2017/18 Walt Disney Concert Hall
Sunday 2
Beloved former LA Phil Music Director Zubin Mehta conducts Bruckner and Mozart, and the LA Phil’s new Principal Guest Conductor Susanna Mälkki leads an evening that includes the massive Alpine Symphony. Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Leila Josefowicz in a performance of his Violin Concerto. The series opens and closes with Gustavo Dudamel leading two afternoons devoted to Mozart and Schumann, respectively.
Mozart 1791: Scenes from The Magic Flute
Dudamel soars as he conducts selections from Mozart’s enchanted opera.
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- MOZART Clarinet Concerto, K. 622
- MOZART Selections from The Magic Flute, K. 620
Artists
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
- Martin Fröst, clarinet
- Julia Bullock, Pamina
- Paul Appleby, Tamino
- Elliot Madore, Papageno
- Jessica Pratt, Queen of the Night
- Additional artists to be announced
West Side Story
Experience the timeless epic, accompanied by the LA Phil.
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- BERNSTEIN West Side Story
Artists
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- David Newman, conductor
Mozart & Bruckner with Michael Tilson Thomas
Michael Tilson Thomas weaves a captivating spell in this powerful pairing of musical greats.
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- MOZART Piano Concerto No. 23 in A, K. 488
- BRUCKNER Symphony No. 9
Artists
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
- Khatia Buniatishvili, piano
Mälkki, Strauss & Dance
Our Principal Guest Conductor builds powerful momentum – with help from Tero Saarinen’s dance company.
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- Johann Sebastian Bach (arr. Webern) Ricercar
- Bernd Alois Zimmermann Concerto for cello and orchestra, en forme de pas de trois (U.S. premiere)
- STRAUSS An Alpine Symphony
Artists
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Susanna Mälkki, conductor
- Robert deMaine, cello
- Tero Saarinen Company
Composer Salonen: Violin Concerto
Esa-Pekka Salonen and Leila Josefowicz team up once again for our Conductor Laureate’s Violin Concerto.
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- BIBER Battalia
- Esa-Pekka SALONEN Violin Concerto
- BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7
Artists
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
- Leila Josefowicz, violin
Mahler’s Song of the Earth (SU2)
Gustavo Dudamel leads the LA Phil in Mahler at his most transcendent.
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- MAHLER Das Lied von der Erde
Artists
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
- Russell Thomas, tenor
- Tamara Mumford, mezzo-soprano
Dvořák's 7th
A striking symphony from the Czech master, plus Bruch’s poignant concerto played by the amazing Labèque sisters.
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- RAVEL Ma mère l’Oye (Mother Goose; piano four-hands)
- BRUCH Concerto in A-flat minor for Two Pianos and Orchestra, Op. 88a
- DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70
Artists
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Semyon Bychkov, conductor
- Katia and Marielle Labèque, pianos
Schumann Focus: Symphony No. 4 • Cello Concerto
For the second weekend of the Schumann Focus, Dudamel and the LA Phil present the composer’s dramatic and powerful Fourth Symphony. Argentine cellist Sol Gabetta joins them for the lyrical flights of Schumann’s Cello Concerto.
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- SCHUMANN Overture to Genoveva, Op. 81
- SCHUMANN Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129
- Intermission
- SCHUMANN Symphony No. 4, in D minor, Op. 120
Artists
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
- Sol Gabetta