2017/18 Walt Disney Concert Hall
Thursday 1
Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla, Charles Dutoit, Lionel Bringuier, Zubin Mehta, Esa-Pekka Salonen and, of course, LA Phil Music & Artistic Director Gustavo Dudamel lead the Los Angeles Philharmonic on an exhilarating musical journey! Programs include Ravel’s extraordinary Concerto in G with Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Schumann’s Piano Concerto performed by Mitsuko Uchida, and a special performance of Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde staged by the LA Phil’s Artist-Collaborator Yuval Sharon and Chilean theater company TEATROCINEMA.
Mirga Conducts Mahler
A virtuoso conductor brings new life to a timeless Mahler masterpiece.
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- MESSIAEN Un sourire (A Smile)
- MAHLER Symphony No. 4
Artists
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla, conductor
- Gidon Kremer, violin
- Janai Brugger, soprano
Dutoit Conducts Ravel
Ravel takes center stage in this masterful presentation.
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- RAVEL Pavane for a Dead Princess
- RAVEL Piano Concerto in G
- RAVEL L’heure espagnole
Artists
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Charles Dutoit, conductor
- Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
- Isabel Leonard, Concepcion
- François Piolino, Torquemada
- Ben Hulett, Gonzalve
- Jean-Luc Ballestra, Ramiro
- David Wilson-Johnson, Don Inigo
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
Dudamel Conducts Brahms
Dudamel excites and inspires as he engages with the Romantic genius.
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- STRAVINSKY Fireworks
- Joseph PEREIRA Concerto for timpani and two percussion (world premiere, LA Phil commission)
- BRAHMS Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68
Artists
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
- Joseph Pereira, timpani
- Maraca2, percussion
Composer Salonen: Cello Concerto
A collaboration for the ages: Esa-Pekka Salonen and the masterful Yo-Yo Ma.
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- BIBER Battalia
- Esa-Pekka SALONEN Cello Concerto (West Coast premiere)
- BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7
Artists
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Esa-Pekka Salonen, Conductor Laureate
- Yo-Yo Ma, cello
Brahms and Dvořák
It’s a singular night of show-stopping talent and beloved Romantic masterpieces.
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- BRAHMS Tragic Overture, Op. 81
- BRUCH Violin Concerto No. 1, in G minor, Op. 26
- DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 8, in G major, Op. 88
Artists
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Lionel Bringuier, conductor
- Martin Chalifour, violin
Mahler’s Song of the Earth
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
- TEATROCINEMA
- Yuval Sharon, co-director
- Juan Carlos Zagal, co-director
- Russell Thomas, tenor
- Tamara Mumford, mezzo-soprano
Schumann Focus: Symphony No. 1 • Piano Concerto
Dudamel and Mitsuko Uchida – one of the world’s foremost Schumann interpreters – launch the Schumann Focus with the German master’s beloved Piano Concerto, and Dudamel leads his vibrant “Spring” Symphony.
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- SCHUMANN Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
- Intermission
- SCHUMANN Symphony No. 1, in B-flat major, Op. 38, “Spring”
Artists
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
- Mitsuko Uchida, piano