Pianists Yefim Bronfman and Yuja Wang, along with Vocalists Anna Prohaska and Tim Mead, Join Dudamel and the LA Phil for

All-Mozart Opening Night Concert

Mozart 1791 Concerts Highlight the Music from Mozart’s Final Year

Tickets On Sale Sunday, August 6

WHAT:

Los Angeles Philharmonic Music & Artistic Director Gustavo Dudamel and the orchestra begin the 2017/18 season at Walt Disney Concert Hall with music from throughout Mozart’s illustrious career.  

The LA Phil’s Opening Night Concert & Gala on Tuesday, September 26, at 7pm, highlights Mozart’s early works, starting from his time in Salzburg right up to when he left for Vienna. Pianists Yefim Bronfman and Yuja Wang, as well as vocalists Anna Prohaska and Tim Mead, join Dudamel and the LA Phil for this program.

The Opening Night Concert is followed by Mozart 1791, a series of concerts featuring music from Mozart’s prolific final year. Concerts will include the last piano concerto, the Clarinet Concerto, selections from The Magic Flute and other works from the last year of his life.    

PROGRAM DETAILS:

Opening Night Concert & Gala

Tuesday, September 26, at 7 PM

Los Angeles Philharmonic
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
Yefim Bronfman and Yuja Wang, pianos
Anna Prohaska, soprano
Tim Mead, countertenor 

All-Mozart Program    

Symphony No. 1 in E-flat major, K. 16
“Discede crudelis” from Apollo et Hyacinthus, K. 38
Exsultate jubilate, K. 165
Double Piano Concerto in E-flat major, K. 365

Proceeds from the LA Phil Gala support our education programs, bringing the joy of music and music-making into the lives of 150,000 children and families each year.

Mozart 1791

Friday, September 29, at 11 AM
Saturday, September 30, at 8 PM
Sunday, October 1, at 2 PM

Los Angeles Philharmonic
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
Javier Perianes, piano
J’Nai Bridges, mezzo-soprano
Paul Appleby, tenor
Los Angeles Master Chorale
Grant Gershon, artistic director

All-Mozart Program

Overture to La clemenza di Tito, K. 621        
Piano Concerto No. 27 in B-flat major, K. 595
“Parto, parto, ma tu, ben mio,” from La clemenza di Tito, K. 621
Laut verkünde unsre Freude, K. 623
Ave verum corpus, K. 618

Tuesday, October 3, at 8 PM

Members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic
Martin Fröst, guest clarinet

All-Mozart Program

Sonata for Bassoon and Cello in B-flat major, K. 292
Divertimento No. 17 in D major, K. 334
Quintet in E-flat for piano and winds, K. 452
String Quintet No. 6 in E-flat major, K. 614

Thursday, October 5, at 8 PM
Friday, October 6, at 8 PM
Saturday, October 7, at 8 PM
Sunday, October 8, at 2 PM

Los Angeles Philharmonic
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
Martin Fröst, clarinet
Julia Bullock, Pamina
Paul Appleby, Tamino
Elliot Madore, Papageno
Vanessa Becerra, Papagena
Jessica Pratt, Queen of the Night
additional artists to be announced

All-Mozart Program

Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622
Selections from The Magic Flute, K. 620

WHERE:

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

HOW TO PURCHASE:

Tickets for the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s Opening Night Concert and all Mozart 1791 concerts go on sale Sunday, August 6. Single tickets for the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s 2017/18 season at Walt Disney Concert Hall go on sale Sunday, August 27. To purchase, please visit LAPhil.com or the Walt Disney Concert Hall Box Office. To order by phone with credit card, please call the Walt Disney Concert Hall Box Office at 323.850.2000. For more information, please call 323.850.2000.

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Sophie Jefferies, 213.972.3422, sjefferies@laphil.org