2018/19 Walt Disney Concert Hall
Friday Midday
Get the most out of our centennial season! Our popular Friday morning series now includes more music than ever, with eight concerts spread throughout the season. You'll hear Mahler conducted by Dudamel, Tchaikovsky led by MTT, Stravinsky with Salonen, and much more.
LA Fest: Dudamel Kicks Off the 100th Season
Gustavo Dudamel conducts a major new work by a visionary composer to kick off LA Fest.
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- Esa-Pekka SALONEN LA Variations
- BEETHOVEN Concerto for Violin, Cello, and Piano in C major, Op. 56
- Intermission
- Andrew NORMAN Sustain (World premiere, LA Phil co-commission with generous support from Lenore S. and Bernard A. Greenberg)
Artists
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
- Martin Chalifour, violin
- Robert deMaine, cello
- Joanne Pearce Martin, piano
Beethoven’s Fifth
Two magnificent Fifths, including the most famous one of them all.
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- KNUSSEN O Hototogisu! fragment of a Japonisme (U.S. premiere)
- SAINT-SAËNS Piano Concerto No. 5, “The Egyptian”
- Intermission
- BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 5
Artists
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Paolo Bortolameolli, conductor
- Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
- Kiera Duffy, soprano
- Denis Bouriakov, flute
Tchaikovsky & Ives with MTT
Michael Tilson Thomas takes on Tchaikovsky’s urgent pathos and Ives’ wild, no-holds-barred invention.
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- TCHAIKOVSKY Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture
- TCHAIKOVSKY Variations on a Rococo Theme, for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 33
- Intermission
- IVES A Symphony: New England Holidays
Artists
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
- Gautier Capuçon, cello
- Los Angeles Master Chorale
- Grant Gershon, Artistic Director
Dudamel Conducts Mahler
Get swept up in the profound emotions of Mahler’s moving Symphony No. 9.
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- MAHLER Symphony No. 9
Artists
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
Mirga Leads Tchaikovsky & Debussy
Don’t miss this astonishing and multi-faceted program featuring titans of talent!
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- TCHAIKOVSKY Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35
- Intermission
- Unsuk CHIN SPIRA – A Concerto for Orchestra (world premiere, LA Phil commission)
- DEBUSSY La mer
Artists
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla, conductor
- Patricia Kopatchinskaja, violin
Salonen’s Stravinsky: Myths
Two remarkable myth ballets showcase Stravinsky’s stunning creativity.
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- STRAVINSKY Orpheus
- STRAVINSKY Perséphone
Artists
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
- Peter Sellars, director
- Paul Groves, tenor
- Cécilia Tsan, narrator
- Amrita Performing Arts, Cambodia
- Sam Sathya, dancer (Perséphone)
- Chumvan Sodhachivy, dancer (Déméter)
- Nam Narim, dancer (Mercure, Démophoon, Triptolème)
- Khon Chan Sithyka, dancer (Pluton)
- James F. Ingalls, lighting designer
- Helene Siebrits, costume designer
- Frederick Vogler, sound designer
- Los Angeles Master Chorale
- Grant Gershon, Artistic Director
- Los Angeles Children's Chorus
- Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, Artistic Director
Dudamel Conducts Mozart and Adès
Dudamel leads an exhilarating combination of Mozart and Adès.
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- MOZART Symphony No. 41, "Jupiter"
- MOZART Violin Concerto No. 1, K. 207
- Intermission
- Thomas ADÈS Dante (U.S. premiere; commissioned by the LA Phil and The Royal Ballet, with generous support from the Lenore S. and Bernard A. Greenberg Fund)
Artists
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
- Michael Barenboim, violin
Dudamel Conducts Mahler’s Eighth
Feel the energy when Gustavo Dudamel ignites the monumental and explosive "Symphony of a Thousand".
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- MAHLER Symphony No. 8
Artists
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
- Tamara Wilson, soprano
- Leah Crocetto, soprano
- Erin Morley, soprano
- Mihoko Fujimura, mezzo-soprano
- Tamara Mumford, mezzo-soprano
- Simon O’Neill, tenor
- Ryan McKinny, baritone
- Morris Robinson, bass
- Los Angeles Master Chorale
- Grant Gershon, Artistic Director
- Pacific Chorale
- Robert Istad, Artistic Director
- Los Angeles Children's Chorus
- Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, Artistic Director
- National Children’s Chorus
- Luke McEndarfer, Artistic Director