Saturday Evenings 1 (SA1) (SA1)
The music of Mozart opens this series, with Gustavo Dudamel conducting the Los Angeles Philharmonic and renowned clarinetist Martin Fröst. Charles Dutoit, who has made some of the greatest Ravel recordings ever, leads our celebration of the French master. Former LA Phil Music Director Zubin Mehta guides the orchestra and pianist Khatia Buniatishvili in an evening of Mozart and Bruckner, and James Conlon leads an exhilarating program featuring a new organ concerto by Nico Muhly. The season closes with Mitsuko Uchida joining Dudamel and the LA Phil for an evening of Schumann's only piano concerto and his Second Symphony.
Location
Walt Disney Concert Hall
Included
8 Events
Included in this package (8 events)
Mozart 1791: Scenes from The Magic Flute
Dudamel soars as he conducts selections from Mozart’s enchanted opera.
Artists & Program
Program
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MOZART
Clarinet Concerto, K. 622 -
MOZART
Selections from The Magic Flute, K. 620
Artists
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
- Martin Fröst, clarinet
- Julia Bullock, Pamina
- Paul Appleby, Tamino
- Elliot Madore, Papageno
- Jessica Pratt, Queen of the Night
- Additional artists to be announced
Dutoit Conducts Ravel
Ravel takes center stage in this masterful presentation.
Artists & Program
Program
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RAVEL
Pavane for a Dead Princess -
RAVEL
Piano Concerto in G -
RAVEL
L’heure espagnole
Artists
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Charles Dutoit, conductor
- Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
- Isabel Leonard, Concepcion
- François Piolino, Torquemada
- Ben Hulett, Gonzalve
- Jean-Luc Ballestra, Ramiro
- David Wilson-Johnson, Don Inigo
Hilary Hahn Plays Bernstein
Preeminent violin virtuoso Hilary Hahn will hold you spellbound.
Artists & Program
Program
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Tania LEÓN
new work for orchestra (world premiere, LA Phil commission) -
BERNSTEIN
Serenade (after Plato’s “Symposium”) -
RACHMANINOFF
Symphony No. 3
Artists
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor
- Hilary Hahn, violin
Mozart & Bruckner with Michael Tilson Thomas
Michael Tilson Thomas weaves a captivating spell in this powerful pairing of musical greats.
Artists & Program
Program
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MOZART
Piano Concerto No. 23 in A, K. 488 -
BRUCKNER
Symphony No. 9
Artists
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Michael Tilson Thomas
- Khatia Buniatishvili, piano
Mälkki, Strauss & Dance
Our Principal Guest Conductor builds powerful momentum – with help from Tero Saarinen’s dance company.
Artists & Program
Program
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Johann Sebastian Bach (arr. Webern)
Ricercar -
Bernd Alois Zimmermann
Concerto for cello and orchestra, en forme de pas de trois (U.S. premiere) -
STRAUSS
Eine Alpensinfonie (An Alpine Symphony), Op. 64
Artists
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Susanna Mälkki, conductor
- Robert deMaine, cello
- Tero Saarinen Company
Pictures at an Exhibition
Mussorgsky’s masterwork carries us through a spectrum of emotions linked by a stately promenade.
Artists & Program
Program
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RAVEL
Le tombeau de Couperin (orchestral suite) -
Nico MUHLY
Register, for Organ and Orchestra (world premiere, LA Phil commission) -
MUSSORGSKY
Pictures at an Exhibition
Artists
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- James Conlon, conductor
- James McVinnie, organ
Mozart & Vaughan Williams
Join us for a night of incomparable piano and masterful symphonic music.
Artists & Program
Program
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BACEWICZ
Overture -
MOZART
Piano Concerto No. 18, K. 456, “Paradis” -
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Symphony No. 6 in E minor
Artists
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Andrew Manze, conductor
- Richard Goode, piano
Schumann Focus: Symphony No. 2 • Piano Concerto
Dudamel and the LA Phil bring Schumann’s uplifting Second Symphony to life and are joined by renowned Schumann pianist Mitsuko Uchida for one of the greatest of all Romantic piano concertos.
Artists & Program
Program
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SCHUMANN
Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54 -
Intermission
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SCHUMANN
Symphony No. 2
Artists
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
- Mitsuko Uchida