2018/19 Walt Disney Concert Hall
Saturday Matinees
This ever-popular series offers a stunning array of enriching musical experiences, from Mozart to Mahler and Strauss to Gershwin, along with a magnificent afternoon in the company of Shakespeare and Sibelius.
The Tempest
Unforgettable characters from Shakespeare’s enchanting masterpiece set the stage for this captivating production.
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- 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
Britten & Strauss
It’s an extraordinary program of two famed opera composers’ radiant non-operatic music!
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- BRITTEN Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes
- BRITTEN Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings
- Intermission
- STRAUSS Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30
Artists
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Simone Young, conductor
- Michael Slattery, tenor
- Andrew Bain, horn, John Cecil Bessell Chair
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
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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- 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
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