VÍKINGUR ÓLAFSSON REPLACES MURRAY PERAHIA IN
RECITAL AT WALT DISNEY CONCERT HALL

 Sunday, April 21, 2019, at 7:30PM

Pianist Víkingur Ólafsson will replace Murray Perahia in recital at Walt Disney Concert Hall, Sunday, April 21, at 7:30pm. Perahia has been forced to withdraw due to a medical setback that has prevented him from performing publicly. He looks forward to returning to the stage in the not-too-distant future, as soon as his recovery is complete.

The performance is part of the LA Phil’s 2018/19 Colburn Celebrity Recitals series.

The program, which had not yet been announced, is as follows:

BACH: Aria Variata alla maniera Italiana, BWV 989    
BACH:  Prelude and Fugue in D, BWV 850
MARCELLO/BACH: Concerto in D minor, BWV 974
BACH: Prelude and Fugue in E minor, BWV 855 
BACH/RACHMANINOFF: Gavotte, from Violin Partita in E, BWV 1006
BACH: Invention No. 15 in B minor, BWV 786
BACH: Sinfonia No. 15 in B minor, BWV 801
BACH/SILOTI: Prelude in B minor, BWV 855a 
BACH: Fantasia and Fugue in A minor, BWV 904
Philip GLASS: Opening, from Glassworks
Philip GLASS: Etudes Nos. 9, 2, 13, 3, 5, 6

Tickets will be available for purchase at laphil.com, in person at the Walt Disney Concert Hall Box Office, or by phone at 323 850 2000.

About the Los Angeles Philharmonic
The Los Angeles Philharmonic Association, under the vibrant leadership of Music & Artistic 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 (laphil.com) and the Hollywood Bowl (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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Lisa White, lwhite@laphil.org, 213 972 3408 
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