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Add the intense rush of exploration and the thrill of discovery to stunning concert experiences and you get Green Umbrella, the Los Angeles Philharmonic at its most daring. This season, the acclaimed new-music series includes the world premieres of Annie Gosfield’s War of the Worlds and Ted Hearne’s opera Place. Conductors include Gustavo Dudamel, John Adams, Susanna Mälkki, Carlos Miguel Prieto, and Christopher Rountree.

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CDMX: New Music from Mexico

Sample the sounds that make Mexico a central destination for cutting-edge musical discovery.

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Program

    • Édgar GUZMÁN

    new work for chamber ensemble (world premiere, LA Phil commission)

    • Juan Felipe WALLER

    new work for ensemble (world premiere, LA Phil commission)

    • Ivan NARANJO

    new work for ensemble (world premiere, LA Phil commission)

    • Diana SYRSE

    new work for ensemble (world premiere, LA Phil commission)

    • Alejandro CASTAÑOS

    new work for chamber ensemble (world premiere, LA Phil commission)

Artists

  • LA Phil New Music Group
  • Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor
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War of the Worlds

Yuval Sharon’s modern take on a “fake news” classic.

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Program

    • Annie GOSFIELD

    War of the Worlds (world premiere, LA Phil commission)

Artists

  • LA Phil New Music Group
  • Christopher Rountree, conductor
  • Yuval Sharon, director
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Green Umbrella: Mälkki Conducts

Our Principal Guest Conductor illuminates the edge of the avant-garde.

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Program

    • Francesca VERUNELLI

    Unfolding

    • Marcos BALTER

    new work for ensemble (world premiere, LA Phil commission)

    • Francesco FILIDEI

    Toccata

    • Helmut LACHENMANN

    Mouvement

Artists

  • LA Phil New Music Group
  • Susanna Mälkki, conductor
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Adams Conducts

The LA Phil Creative Chair leads a provocative program, including intense work from Julius Eastman.

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Program

  • Aura

    • Andrew MCINTOSH

    Shasta (world premiere, LA Phil commission)

    • EASTMAN

    Evil Nigger

    • MARTIRANO

    L's G.A. (with projections by Ron Nameth)

Artists

  • LA Phil New Music Group
  • John Adams, conductor
  • Dynasty Battles, piano
  • Michelle Cann, piano
  • Joanne Pearce Martin, piano
  • Vicki Ray, piano
  • Ron Athey, politico
  • test person
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Dudamel Conducts Hearne and Rzewski

Join us for a night of provocative music, from Rzewski’s fierce Minimalist classic Coming Together to a new work for wearable electronics.

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Program

    • Pauchi SASAKI

    Gama XV: Piece for Two Speaker Dresses

    • Frederic RZEWSKI

    Coming Together

    • Ted HEARNE

    Law of Mosaics

Artists

  • LA Phil New Music Group
  • Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
  • Claire Chase, flutes/vocals/speaker dress
  • Pauchi Sasaki, violin/electronics/vocals/speaker dress
  • Davóne Tines, narrator