The riotous Rite and the Romantic sweep of Brahms balance this thrilling Saturday evening series that also includes premieres by John Adams and Steve Reich, as well as a glimpse into the sound world of Stanley Kubrick.

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Sat / Oct 6, 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

Sat / Nov 3, 2018 - 8:00 PM

Mälkki Conducts Mahler’s 5th

Hear a world premiere from Steve Reich and Mahler’s unforgettable Fifth.

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Program

• • Steve REICH
  Music for Ensemble and Orchestra (world premiere, LA Phil co-commission with generous support from Lenore S. and Bernard A. Greenberg)
• Intermission
• • MAHLER
  Symphony No. 5

Artists

• Los Angeles Philharmonic
• Susanna Mälkki, conductor

Sat / Nov 24, 2018 - 8:00 PM

Stanley Kubrick’s Sound Odyssey

Film clips and live performances bring the music selected by the legendary director to life.

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Program

• • Music of Price and Ponder
  Selections from 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange, The Shining, Barry Lyndon, and Eyes Wide Shut

Artists

• Los Angeles Philharmonic
• Jessica Cottis, conductor
• Malcolm McDowell, host
• Los Angeles Master Chorale
• Grant Gershon, Artistic Director

Sat / Dec 8, 2018 - 8:00 PM

Tchaikovsky & Ives with MTT

Michael Tilson Thomas takes on Tchaikovsky’s urgent pathos and Ives’ wild, no-holds-barred invention.

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Program

• • TCHAIKOVSKY
  Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture
• • TCHAIKOVSKY
  Variations on a Rococo Theme, 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

Sat / Jan 5, 2019 - 8:00 PM

Mehta’s Brahms: Symphony No. 4

Brahms’ tragic, noble and magnificent works come alive as never before.

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Program

• • BRAHMS
  Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, Op. 102
• Intermission
• • BRAHMS
  Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Artists

• Los Angeles Philharmonic
• Zubin Mehta, conductor
• Pinchas Zukerman, violin
• Amanda Forsyth, cello

Sat / Mar 9, 2019 - 8:00 PM

Dudamel & Yuja Wang

The world premiere of John Adams’ newest piano concerto pairs perfectly with quintessential music from Mahler.

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Program

• • John ADAMS
  Must the Devil Have All the Good Tunes? (world premiere, LA Phil commission with generous support from the Lenore S. and Bernard A. Greenberg Fund)
• Intermission
• • MAHLER
  Symphony No. 1

Artists

• Los Angeles Philharmonic
• Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
• Yuja Wang, piano

Sat / Apr 13, 2019 - 8:00 PM

Salonen’s Rite of Spring

Esa-Pekka Salonen recreates Stravinsky’s revolutionary genius.

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Program

• • STRAVINSKY
  Funeral Song
• • STRAVINSKY
  Agon
• Intermission
• • STRAVINSKY
  The Rite of Spring

Artists

• Los Angeles Philharmonic
• Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor

Sat / May 4, 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