2017/18 Walt Disney Concert Hall
Sunday 3
Leila Josefowicz’s performance of a new violin concerto by Luca Francesconi with the Los Angeles Philharmonic kicks off this series. An afternoon of 18th-century programming features music by Bach, Purcell, and Pergolesi. Former Resident Conductor Lionel Bringuier leads a performance of Bruch’s Violin Concerto featuring Principal Concertmaster Martin Chalifour. The series closes with Gustavo Dudamel’s focus on the pure-hearted music of Schumann, which includes Mitsuko Uchida’s performance of the great Romantic composer’s sole piano concerto.
Symphonie Fantastique with Susanna Mälkki
Experience the energy of Berlioz’ dream-induced symphony.
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- BERLIOZ
“Queen Mab” Scherzo
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- Luca FRANCESCONI
Duende – The Dark Notes (U.S. premiere)
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- BERLIOZ
Symphonie fantastique
Artists
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Susanna Mälkki, conductor
- Leila Josefowicz, violin
Bach & Pergolesi
A highly acclaimed conducting talent leads a trio of 18th century masterpieces.
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- PURCELL
Suite from The Fairy Queen
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- RAMEAU
Suite from Les Indes Galantes
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- BACH
Suite No. 3 in D, BWV 1068
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- PERGOLESI
Stabat Mater
Artists
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Emmanuelle Haïm, conductor
- Laura Claycomb, soprano
- Christophe Dumaux, countertenor
Hilary Hahn Plays Bernstein
Preeminent violin virtuoso Hilary Hahn will hold you spellbound.
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- Tania LEÓN
new work for orchestra (world premiere, LA Phil commission)
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- BERNSTEIN
Serenade (after Plato’s “Symposium”)
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- RACHMANINOFF
Symphony No. 3
Artists
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor
- Hilary Hahn, violin
Bernstein's Mass with Dudamel
Dudamel marshals singers, choirs, dancers, a rock band and a marching band for Bernstein’s Mass.
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- BERNSTEIN
Mass
Artists
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
- Elkhanah Pulitzer, director
- Los Angeles Master Chorale
- Grant Gershon, Artistic Director
- Los Angeles Children's Chorus
- Anne Tomlinson, Artistic Director
Pictures at an Exhibition
Mussorgsky’s masterwork carries us through a spectrum of emotions linked by a stately promenade.
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- RAVEL
Le tombeau de Couperin
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- Nico MUHLY
Register, for Organ and Orchestra (world premiere, LA Phil commission)
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- MUSSORGSKY
- arr. RAVEL
Pictures at an Exhibition
Artists
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- James Conlon, conductor
- James McVinnie, organ
Brahms and Dvořák
It’s an afternoon of show-stopping talent and beloved Romantic masterpieces.
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- BRAHMS
Tragic Overture, Op. 81
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- BRUCH
Violin Concerto No. 1, in G minor, Op. 26
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- DVOŘÁK
Symphony No. 8, in G major, Op. 88
Artists
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Lionel Bringuier, conductor
- Martin Chalifour, violin
Dudamel Conducts Salonen & Shostakovich
The first performances of our Conductor Laureate’s latest orchestral work, plus Shostakovich’s most popular symphony.
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- Esa-Pekka SALONEN
Pollux (World Premiere, LA Phil commission with generous support from Elizabeth and Justus Schlichting)
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- VARÈSE
Amériques
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- SHOSTAKOVICH
Symphony No. 5
Artists
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
Schumann Focus: Symphony No. 2 • Piano Concerto
Dudamel and the LA Phil bring Schumann’s uplifting Second Symphony to life and are joined by renowned Schumann pianist Mitsuko Uchida for one of the greatest of all Romantic piano concertos.
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- SCHUMANN
Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
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Intermission
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- SCHUMANN
Symphony No. 2
Artists
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
- Mitsuko Uchida, piano