2018/19 Walt Disney Concert Hall
Saturday Evenings 3
The Harlem Renaissance and the film world of John Williams take center stage - plus Dudamel conducts Beethoven and Mehta reveals two sides of Brahms.
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, “Egyptian”
- Intermission
- BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 5
Artists
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Paolo Bortolameolli, conductor
- Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
- Kiera Duffy, soprano
- Denis Bouriakov, flute
Mehta’s Brahms: Symphony No. 2
It’s a delightful and lyrical night of epic contrasts from Brahms.
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- BRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 2
- Intermission
- BRAHMS Symphony No. 2
Artists
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Zubin Mehta, conductor
- Yefim Bronfman, piano
Celebrating John Williams
It’s a tour-de-force sampling of Williams’ unforgettable themes, augmented by film clips.
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- John WILLIAMS Olympic Fanfare and 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
William Grant Still & the Harlem Renaissance: Symphony No. 1
The dean of African-American composers wows with classical form shaped by rhythm and blues.
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- ELLINGTON “Come Sunday” from Black, Brown and Beige
- GERSHWIN Rhapsody in Blue
- Intermission
- ELLINGTON Harlem
- STILL Symphony No. 1, “Afro-American”
Artists
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Thomas Wilkins, conductor
- Charlotte Blake Alston, narrator
- Aaron Diehl, piano
Salonen Conducts Pines of Rome
Respighi’s colorful showpiece, a kaleidoscopic work by Donatoni, and more.
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- DEBUSSY Ibéria
- RAVEL Concerto for the Left Hand
- Intermission
- DONATONI ESA (In cauda V) (LA Phil commission)
- Pines of Rome
Artists
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
- Igor Levit, piano
Masses by Haydn & Beethoven
Tranquil beauty and high drama light up Walt Disney Concert Hall.
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- HAYDN “Lord Nelson” Mass
- Intermission
- BEETHOVEN Mass in C major, Op. 86
Artists
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
- Liv Redpath, soprano
- Anna Larsson, mezzo-soprano
- David Portillo, tenor
- Matthias Goerne, bass-baritone
- Los Angeles Master Chorale
- Grant Gershon, Artistic Director