CELLISTS BEN HONG, ERIC BYERS AND  
TIMOTHY LOO REPLACE ROBERT DEMAINE IN  
LA PHIL PROGRAM AT  
WALT DISNEY CONCERT HALL 
 
Friday and Saturday January 19 - 20, 2018, at 8 PM 
Sunday, January 21, 2018, AT 2 PM  
 

WHAT: 
Cellists Ben Hong, Eric Byers and Timothy Loo will replace Robert deMaine in the Los Angeles Philharmonic's U.S. premiere of Bernd Alois Zimmermann's Concerto for Cello and Orchestra, en forme de pas de trois program, Friday, January 19 through Sunday, January 21. Due to the highly complex nature of the work, these three cellists will share the role of soloist in these performances. Zimmermann's work was premiered in 1968 and this new production, designed by the Tero Saarinen Company builds upon Zimmermann's original intent for choreography with a contemporary interpretation.

The complete program is as follows:

BACH (arr. WEBERN) Fuga (Ricercata) from The Musical Offering, BWV 1079

ZIMMERMANN Concerto for Cello and Orchestra, en forme de pas de trois (U.S. premiere)

Introduzione (Dans la vallée des songes)

Allegro (La Fée, "Don Quichotte" et la Sentimentale)

               Ben Hong

Adagio (Les trois cygnes blancs)

               Eric Byers

Tempo di marcia (Les trois Paladins)

Blues and Coda (La Fée, cello, and bass)

               Timothy Loo 

Intermission  

STRAUSS An Alpine Symphony, Op. 64

WHEN: 
Friday, January 19, 2018, at 8 PM 
Saturday, January 20, 2018, at 8 PM 
Sunday, January 21, 2018, at 2 PM

WHO:  
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC

SUSANNA MÄLKKI, conductor

BEN HONG, ERIC BYERS and TIMOTHY LOO, cellos

TERO SAARINEN COMPANY

TERO SAARINEN, choreographer/artistic director

MIKKI KUNTTU, lighting and set design

ERIKA TURUNEN, costume design

SINI LÄNSIVUORI, choreographer's assistant

KLAUS EKLUND, technical director

AURI AHOLA, MISA LOMMI, DAVID SCARANTINO, dance 

For full artist biographies, please visit LAPhil.com and terosaarinen.com

WHERE: 
WALT DISNEY CONCERT HALL  
111 S. Grand Avenue, Los Angeles

TICKETS: 
Tickets are available for purchase at LAPhil.com, in person at the Walt Disney Concert Hall Box Office, or by phone at 323.850.2000.

CONTACT:

Sophie Jefferies, 213.972.3422, sjefferies@laphil.org
Lisa White, 213.972.3408, lwhite@laphil.org