This series not only gets you into one of our LA Fest programs – it also includes performances from three LA Phil Music Directors, as well as a celebration of John Williams’ movie music magic.

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Thu / Oct 4, 2018 - 8:00 PM

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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Program

• 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

Thu / Nov 8, 2018 - 8:00 PM

The Tempest

Unforgettable characters from Shakespeare’s enchanting masterpiece set the stage for this captivating production.

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Program

• SIBELIUS and SHAKESPEARE The Tempest

Artists

• Los Angeles Philharmonic
• The Old Globe
• Susanna Mälkki, conductor
• Barry Edelstein, Erna Finci Viterbi Artistic Director
• Los Angeles Master Chorale
• Grant Gershon, Artistic Director
• Patrick McCollum, choreographer
• Mark Wendland, set designer
• , costume designer
• Japhy Weideman, lighting designer
• Jonathan Burke, sound designer
• Jeff Sugg, video designer
• Tracy Lilienfield, C.S.A, casting director
• Joshua Pilote, production stage manager
• Lindsay Lowy, assistant stage manager
• Michelle Blair, assistant stage manager
• Lior Ashkenazi, Prospero
• Kevin Cahoon, Trinculo
• Grantham Coleman, Ferdinand
• Audrey Corsa, Miranda
• Michael Genet, Alonso
• Ruy Iskander, Sebastian
• Zarif Kabier, Francisco & Boatswain
• Peter MacNicol, Stephano
• Beth Malone, Ariel
• Tom McGowan, Caliban
• Mark Pinter, Gonzalo
• Cornell Womack, Antonio
• Elizabeth DeShong, Ariel (mezzo-soprano)
• Ying Fang, Juno (soprano)
• Timothy Mix, Caliban (baritone)
• Jarrett Ott, Stephano (baritone)
• Joshua Wheeker, Trinculo (tenor)
• Jessica Gadzinski, dancer
• Courtney Ozovek, dancer
• Dani Maloney, dancer
• Carolina Beachwood, dancer/Goddess
• Nichol Mason Lazenby, dancer/Goddess
• Kar Will, dancer
• Derek Schiesel, dancer
• Bradford Chin, dancer
• Spencer Jensen, dancer
• Anthony Gabriel, dancer

Thu / Jan 3, 2019 - 8:00 PM

Mehta’s Brahms: Symphony No. 3

The beloved Zubin Mehta teams up with renowned violinist Pinchas Zukerman.

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Program

• BRAHMS Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77
• Intermission
• BRAHMS Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90

Artists

• Los Angeles Philharmonic
• Zubin Mehta, conductor
• Pinchas Zukerman, violin

Thu / Jan 24, 2019 - 8:00 PM

Celebrating John Williams

It’s a tour-de-force sampling of Williams’ unforgettable themes, augmented by film clips.

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Program

• John WILLIAMS Olympic Fanfare & Theme
• John WILLIAMS Excerpts from Close Encounters of the Third Kind
• John WILLIAMS Out to Sea/Shark Cage Fugue from Jaws
• John WILLIAMS Three Selections from Harry Potter
• John WILLIAMS Theme from Schindler’s List
• John WILLIAMS “Adventures on Earth” from E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
• John WILLIAMS Flight to Neverland from Hook
• John WILLIAMS Theme from Jurassic Park
• John WILLIAMS Three Selections from Indiana Jones­
• John WILLIAMS Sayuri’s Theme from Memoirs of a Geisha
• John WILLIAMS Three Selections from Star Wars

Artists

• Los Angeles Philharmonic
• Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
• Simone Porter, violin

Thu / Feb 28, 2019 - 8:00 PM

Dudamel Conducts Mahler

Get swept up in the profound emotions of Mahler’s moving Symphony No. 9.

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Program

• MAHLER Symphony No. 9

Artists

• Los Angeles Philharmonic
• Gustavo Dudamel, conductor

Thu / Mar 28, 2019 - 8:00 PM

Gershwin & Ravel

It’s a meeting of the masters: two extraordinary composers, brought together by two brilliant French artists and the LA Phil.

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Program

• GERSHWIN Cuban Overture
• RAVEL Piano Concerto in G
• Intermission
• RAVEL Valses nobles et sentimentales
• GERSHWIN An American in Paris

Artists

• Los Angeles Philharmonic
• Lionel Bringuier, conductor
• Hélène Grimaud, piano

Thu / May 2, 2019 - 8:00 PM

Emanuel Ax Plays Mozart

Feel the propulsive energy of musical masterpieces by Mozart and Beethoven.

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Program

• MOZART Piano Concerto No. 22, in E-flat, K. 482
• Intermission
• ANDRIESSEN The only one (world premiere, LA Phil commission with generous support from MaddocksBrown Fund for New Music)
• BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21

Artists

• Los Angeles Philharmonic
• Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
• Emanuel Ax, piano
• Nora Fischer, vocals

Thu / May 23, 2019 - 8:00 PM

Beethoven: Piano Concertos 4 & 5

Dudamel is joined by guest artists for two Beethoven masterpieces.

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Program

• BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
• Intermission
• BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73 (“Emperor”)

Artists

• Los Angeles Philharmonic
• Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
• Yulianna Avdeeva, piano
• Javier Perianes, piano