Skip to page content

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.

8 Events
event photo

LA Fest: Dudamel Kicks Off the 100th Season

Gustavo Dudamel conducts a major new work by a visionary composer to kick off LA Fest.

Learn More

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
event photo

Mälkki Conducts Mahler’s 5th

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

Learn More

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
event photo

Stanley Kubrick’s Sound Odyssey

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

Learn More

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
event photo

Tchaikovsky & Ives with MTT

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

Learn More

Program

  • 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
event photo

Mehta’s Brahms: Symphony No. 4

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

Learn More

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
event photo

Dudamel & Yuja Wang

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

Learn More

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
event photo

Salonen’s Rite of Spring

Esa-Pekka Salonen recreates Stravinsky’s revolutionary genius.

Learn More

Program

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

Artists

  • Los Angeles Philharmonic
  • Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
event photo

Emanuel Ax Plays Mozart

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

Learn More

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