IN PARTNERSHIP WITH WFMT RADIO NETWORK,
SERIES TO BE SYNDICATED NATIONWIDE

Thirteen-Concert Series Reaches Listeners in Southern and Central California and Millions More Through Syndication in Over 150 U.S. Markets

The KUSC broadcast series of the Los Angeles Philharmonic has been made possible through the support of the Office of Los Angeles County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl

Los Angeles, CA (March 30, 2016) - The Los Angeles Philharmonic and Classical KUSC continue their annual radio broadcast partnership, reaching listeners in Southern and Central California. The 13 concerts, recorded during the LA Phil’s 2015/16 season, feature the orchestra with an impressive roster of guest artists and conductors. Through the organizations’ ongoing partnership with WFMT Radio Network (Chicago), the 2016 broadcast series will also be syndicated nationwide.

The first concert in the 2016 broadcast series aired locally on KUSC’s SoCal Sunday Night program, the station’s weekly local concert spotlight, on Sunday, March 27, 2015, at 7:00 PM, and featured Music and Artistic Director Gustavo Dudamel leading the LA Phil in Beethoven’s Fifth and Sixth Symphonies.

Additional series highlights include performances by noted soloists: violinists Renaud Capuçon, Sergey Khachatryan, and Leila Josefowicz; pianists Garrick Ohlsson, Yefim Bronfman, Sergio Tiempo; vocalists Tamara Mumford,  Lucy Crowe, Roxana Constantinescu, Paul Appleby, and Luca Pisaroni; violist Carrie Dennis. Guest conductors include: Semyon Bychkov, Ludovic Morlot, LA Phil Assistant Conductor Mirga Gražynté-Tyla, Jesús López-Cobos, LA Phil Conductor Laureate Esa-Pekka Salonen, and LA Phil Creative Chair John Adams.

The series, hosted by KUSC’s Brian Lauritzen, features interviews with soloists and orchestra members, offering unique insights and giving listeners a more in-depth perspective.
 

2016 SCHEDULE OF BROADCASTS

SoCal Sundays at 7:00 PM on KUSC

KUSC AIR DATE: March 27
RECORD DATES: October 3 & 9, 2015
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor

BEETHOVEN  Symphony No. 5
BEETHOVEN  Symphony No. 6

KUSC AIR DATE: April 3
RECORD DATES: October 17 & 18, 2015
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor

STRAVINSKY  Suites No. 1 and 2 for Small Orchestra
ANDRIESSEN  Mysteriën (US Premiere)
STRAVINSKY  The Rite of Spring

KUSC AIR DATE: April 10
RECORD DATES: October 30 & November 1, 2015
Semyon Bychkov, conductor
Renaud Capuçon, violin

MENDELSSOHN  Violin Concerto
STRAUSS  An Alpine Symphony

KUSC AIR DATE: April 17
RECORD DATES: November 14 & 15, 2015
Ludovic Morlot, conductor
Sergey Khachatryan, violin

BEETHOVEN  Violin Concerto
JOHN LUTHER ADAMS  Become Ocean

KUSC AIR DATE: April 24
RECORD DATES: December 11 & 12, 2015
Mirga Gražynté-Tyla, conductor
TBC, soloist

WEINBERG  Suite from The Golden Key
TCHAIKOVSKY  Symphony No. 4

KUSC AIR DATE: May 1
RECORD DATES: January 23 & 24, 2016
Jesús López-Cobos, conductor
Garrick Ohlsson, piano

HALFFTER  Tiento del primer tono y batalla imperial (West Coast premiere)
BRAHMS  Piano Concerto No. 1
DVOŘÁK  Symphony No. 8

KUSC AIR DATE: May 8
RECORD DATES: January 30 & 31, 2016
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Yefim Bronfman, piano

Beethoven  Piano Concerto No. 1
Mahler  Symphony No. 1

KUSC AIR DATE: May 15
RECORD DATES: February 27 & 28, 2016

John WILLIAMS  Soundings
GINASTERA  Piano Concerto No. 1
Andrew NORMAN  Play: Level 1
COPLAND  Appalachian Spring

KUSC AIR DATE: May 22
RECORD DATES: March 5 & 6, 2014

Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
Tamara Mumford, mezzo-soprano
Women of LA Master Chorale
LA Children’s Chorus

MAHLER  Symphony No. 3

KUSC AIR DATE: May 29
RECORD DATES: April 15 & 16, 2016

John Adams, conductor
Leila Josefowicz, violin

RESPIGHI  Pines of Rome
RESPIGHI  Fountains of Rome
ADAMS  Scheherazade.2 (West Coast Premiere)

KUSC AIR DATE: June 5
RECORD DATES: May 21 & 22, 2016
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
Lucy Crowe, soprano
Roxana Constantinescu, mezzo-soprano
Paul Appleby, tenor
Luca Pisaroni, bass-baritone
Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir
   Kaspars Putniņš, artistic director
Latvian Radio Choir
   Sigvards Kļava, artistic director

Arvo PÄRT  Miserere
MOZART  Requiem, K. 626

KUSC AIR DATE: June 12
RECORD DATES: May 28 & 29, 2016
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor

MOZART  Symphony No. 25, K. 183
Arvo PÄRT  Greater Antiphons (world premiere, LA Phil commission)
MOZART  Symphony No. 40, K. 550

KUSC AIR DATE: June 19
RECORD DATES: June 4 & 5, 2016
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
Carrie Dennis, viola

KODALY  Dances of Galánta
BARTOK  Viola Concerto
LIGETI  Apparitions
BARTOK  Miraculous Mandarin Suite

For more information, please visit:
http://www.laphil.com
http://www.kusc.org/socalsundaynight
http://www.wfmt.com/

The Los Angeles Philharmonic Association, under the vibrant leadership of Music Director Gustavo Dudamel, presents an inspiring array of music from all genres – orchestral, chamber and Baroque music, organ and celebrity recitals, new music, jazz, world music and pop – at two of L.A.’s iconic venues, Walt Disney Concert Hall (www.laphil.com) and the Hollywood Bowl (www.hollywoodbowl.com). The LA Phil’s season at Walt Disney Concert Hall extends from September through May, and throughout the summer at the Hollywood Bowl. With the preeminent Los Angeles Philharmonic at the foundation of its offerings, the LA Phil aims to enrich and transform lives through music, with a robust mix of artistic, education and community programs.

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