2018/19 Walt Disney Concert Hall
Saturday Evenings 1
From the high drama of Beethoven to the U.S. debut of Saariaho’s work for harp and orchestra, this series suits the most omnivorous of tastes.
Romeo & Juliet
Innovative choreographer Benjamin Millepied joins Gustavo Dudamel and the orchestra for Prokofiev’s acclaimed work.
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- PROKOFIEV
Romeo and Juliet, complete ballet, Op. 64
Artists
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
- Benjamin Millepied, Choreographer
- L.A. Dance Project
Fluxus: Fluxconcert
Brace yourself for the wildest concert of the season!
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Walt Disney Concert Hall Interior and Exterior Spaces - 4PM until 8PM
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- Christopher ROUNTREE
Commitment Booth (LA Phil commission)
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- Ken FRIEDMAN
Sonata for Melons and Gravity
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- Chris KALLMYER
Sonatas and Interludes (LA Phil commission)
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Walt Disney Concert Hall Auditorium - 5PM
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- La Monte YOUNG and Marian ZAZEELA
The Melodic Version (1984) of The Second Dream of The High-Tension Line Stepdown Transformer from The Four Dreams of China (1962) in Dream Light
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- Yoko ONO
Draw Circle Event, Drinking Piece for Orchestra, and Laundry Piece
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Walt Disney Concert Hall Interior and Exterior Spaces - 7PM
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- MACIUNAS
Solo for Conductor
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- Alison KNOWLES
Wounded Furniture, Shoes of Your Choice, and Nivea Cream Piece
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- Simone FORTI
Think about climate change
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- PATTERSON
Scores from Methods and Processes
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- Ken FRIEDMAN
Telephone Clock, Finale, and Explaining Fluxus
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- Christian WOLFF
Collective Score, Sticks
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- OLIVEROS
Rock Piece
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- R.B. SCHLATHER
Karaoke
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Walt Disney Concert Hall Auditorium - 8PM
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- PATTERSON
Overture III
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- La Monte YOUNG
Composition 1960 #13 to Richard Huelsenbeck
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- PAIK
One, for solo violin
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- Yoko ONO
Wall Piece for Orchestra to Yoko Ono
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- Steven TAKASUGI
Howl (world premiere, LA Phil commission with generous support from the Esa-Pekka Salonen Commissions Fund)
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- HIGGINS
The Thousand Symphonies
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- CAGE
Apartment House 1776
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- BERIO
Sinfonia
Artists
- Christopher Rountree, curator, conductor
- R. B. Schlather, co-curator, director
- Elise McMahon, installation designer, performer
- Adam Larsen, projection designer
- Roomful of Teeth
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Arley Marks, mixologist
- Richard Kennedy
- Additional artists to be announced
- CAGE Apartment House 1776 guest vocalists:
- Mia Doi Todd
- Rodrigo Amarante
- Dwight Trible
- Odeya Nini
- Andrew W.K.
- Joe Rainey Sr.
- Georgia Anne Muldrow
- La Monte YOUNG and Marian ZAZEELA : The Melodic Version (1984) of The Second Dream of the High-Tension Line Stepdown Transformer from The Four Dreams of China (1962) in Dream Light:
- Jung Hee Choi, director
- La Monte Young, composer
- Marian Zazeela, lighting design
- Charles Curtis, cello
- Judith Hamann, cello
- Ben Neill, trumpet
- Stephen Burns, trumpet
- C.J. Camerieri, trumpet
- Erick Jovel, trumpet
- Jonah Levy, trumpet
- Stephanie Richards, trumpet
- Nicolás Bejarano, trumpet
- Jennifer Bewerse, cello
- Rob Frear, trumpet
- Ben Hong, cello
MTT and Tchaikovsky 6
It’s a night of passionate music as Michael Tilson Thomas teams up with the LA Phil.
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- Michael Tilson THOMAS
Four Preludes on Playthings of the Wind
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Intermission
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- TCHAIKOVSKY
Symphony No. 6, "Pathétique"
Artists
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
- Measha Brueggergosman, mezzo-soprano
Turangalîla Symphony
Join us for an unforgettably opulent sonic experience.
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- SAARIAHO
Trans for harp and orchestra (U.S. premiere)
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Intermission
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- MESSIAEN
Turangalîla Symphony
Artists
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Susanna Mälkki, conductor
- Xavier de Maistre, harp
- Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
- Cynthia Millar, ondes martenot
Buddha Passion
The composer for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon creates another stunning, evening-length oratorio.
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- Tan DUN
Buddha Passion (U.S. premiere, LA Phil commission*)
Artists
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
- Sen Guo, soprano
- Huiling Zhu, mezzo-soprano
- Kang Wang, tenor
- Shenyang, bass-baritone
- Tan Weiwei, Female Indigenous Singer
- Batubagen, Male Indigenous Singer
- Chen Yining, Fantan Pipa Soloist and Dancer
- Los Angeles Master Chorale
- Grant Gershon, Artistic Director
- Los Angeles Children's Chorus
- Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, Artistic Director
Mirga Leads Tchaikovsky & Debussy
Don’t miss this astonishing and multi-faceted program featuring titans of talent!
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- TCHAIKOVSKY
Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35
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Intermission
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- Unsuk CHIN
SPIRA – A Concerto for Orchestra (world premiere, LA Phil commission)
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- DEBUSSY
La mer
Artists
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla, conductor
- Patricia Kopatchinskaja, violin
Salonen’s Stravinsky: Myths
Two remarkable myth ballets showcase Stravinsky’s stunning creativity.
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- STRAVINSKY
Orpheus
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- STRAVINSKY
Perséphone
Artists
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
- Peter Sellars, director
- Paul Groves, tenor
- Cécilia Tsan, narrator
- Amrita Performing Arts, Cambodia
- Sam Sathya, dancer (Perséphone)
- Chumvan Sodhachivy, dancer (Déméter)
- Nam Narim, dancer (Mercure, Démophoon, Triptolème)
- Khon Chan Sithyka, dancer (Pluton)
- James F. Ingalls, lighting designer
- Helene Siebrits, costume designer
- Frederick Vogler, sound designer
- Los Angeles Master Chorale
- Grant Gershon, Artistic Director
- Los Angeles Children's Chorus
- Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, Artistic Director
Beethoven: Piano Concertos 1 & 3
Two guest virtuosos join Dudamel for outstanding Beethoven concertos.
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- BEETHOVEN
Egmont Overture
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- BEETHOVEN
Piano Concerto No. 1
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Intermission
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- BEETHOVEN
Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37
Artists
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
- Conrad Tao, piano
- Beatrice Rana, piano