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Saturday Evenings 1 (SA1) (SA1)

8 Events

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Gustavo Dudamel
Thu  Oct 3, 2024  8pm

A Midsummer Night's Dream with Dudamel

Mendelssohn casts his spell, and Alisa Weilerstein debuts Gabriela Ortiz’ Cello Concerto.

Artists & Program

Program

  • Program Note: Of light and shadows
  • Gabriela ORTIZ
    Dzonot

    world premiere

    LA Phil commission

    with generous support from the MaddocksBrown Fund for New Music

  • Intermission
  • MENDELSSOHN
    A Midsummer Night's Dream

Artists

  • Los Angeles Philharmonic
  • Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
  • Alisa Weilerstein, cello
  • Alberto Arvelo, director, video art director
  • María Valverde, narrator
  • Jana McIntyre, soprano
  • Deepa Johnny, mezzo-soprano
  • Los Angeles Master Chorale
  • Grant Gershon, Artistic Director
  • Jenny Wong, Associate Artistic Director
  • Gabriela Camejo, video art producer and coordinator
  • Cindy Figueroa, dress designer
  • Tyler Glover, lighting designer
  • Tyler Lambert-Perkins, lighting designer
  • Nascuy Linares, VFX artist and video art editor
  • Miguel Guerrero, VFX artist
Daniel Harding
Sat  Nov 9, 2024  8pm

Strauss’ Heroic Journey

Daniel Harding leads Strauss’ symphonic self-portrait and Britten’s poetic nightscapes.

Artists & Program

Program

  • BRITTEN
    Nocturne, Op. 60
  • Intermission
  • STRAUSS
    Ein Heldenleben

Artists

  • Los Angeles Philharmonic
  • Daniel Harding, conductor
  • Andrew Staples, tenor
Philippe Jordan
Sat  Jan 18, 2025  8pm

Beethoven & Tchaikovsky

Philippe Jordan revels in the passion of Tchaikovsky’s Sixth, and Yefim Bronfman brings out the power and majesty of Beethoven’s “Emperor.”

Artists & Program

Program

  • BEETHOVEN
    Piano Concerto No. 5, “Emperor”
  • Intermission
  • TCHAIKOVSKY
    Symphony No. 6, "Pathétique"

Artists

  • Los Angeles Philharmonic
  • Philippe Jordan, conductor
  • Yefim Bronfman, piano
Xian Zhang
Sat  Feb 8, 2025  8pm

Tchaikovsky & The Mermaid

Zhang dives into The Mermaid, and Li effortlessly performs Tchaikovsky’s titanic Piano Concerto

Artists & Program

Program

  • Michael ABELS
    Emerge
  • Pyotr Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY
    Piano Concerto No. 1
  • Intermission
  • ZEMLINSKY
    The Mermaid

Artists

  • Los Angeles Philharmonic
  • Xian Zhang, conductor
  • George Li, piano
Emmanuelle Haïm
Sat  Mar 22, 2025  8pm

Haïm Leads Handel & Bach

The sublime beauty of Handel’s Dixit Dominus and Bach’s Magnificat ring through Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Artists & Program

Program

  • HANDEL
    Dixit Dominus, HWV 232
  • Intermission
  • J.S. BACH
    Magnificat, BWV 243

Artists

  • Los Angeles Philharmonic
  • Emmanuelle Haïm, conductor
  • Emöke Baráth, soprano I
  • Eva Zaïcik, soprano II
  • Iestyn Davies, countertenor
  • Lunga Eric Hallam, tenor
  • Krešimir Stražanac, bass-baritone
  • Le Concert d’Astrée, choir
Sat  Apr 5, 2025  8pm

Celebrating John Williams

Experience a thrilling world of wizards, Jedis, and dinosaurs with John Williams’ iconic music and specially edited film clips!

Artists & Program

Program

  • John WILLIAMS
    Olympic Fanfare and Theme
  • John WILLIAMS
    Excerpts from Close Encounters of the Third Kind
  • John WILLIAMS
    Three Selections from Harry Potter: Hedwig’s Theme, Fawkes the Phoenix, Harry’s Wondrous World
  • John WILLIAMS
    Dear Basketball
  • John WILLIAMS
    “Adventures on Earth” from E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
  • Intermission
  • John WILLIAMS
    Superman March
  • John WILLIAMS
    Theme from Jurassic Park
  • John WILLIAMS
    Three Selections from Indiana Jones: Scherzo for Motorcycle and Orchestra, Marion’s Theme, Raiders March
  • John WILLIAMS
    "The Shark Cage Fugue/Out to Sea" from Jaws
  • John WILLIAMS
    Two Selections from Star Wars: Princess Leia’s Theme, Throne Room and Finale

Artists

  • Los Angeles Philharmonic
  • Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
  • John Williams, curator
Pierre-Laurent Aimard
Sat  May 10, 2025  8pm

Esa-Pekka Salonen Leads Debussy & Boulez

Salonen contrasts Bartók and two iconic French composers, capped off by La mer.

Artists & Program

Program

  • Selections from Notations
  • BOULEZ
    Notations IV, for solo piano
  • BOULEZ
    Notations IV, for orchestra
  • BOULEZ
    Notations VII, for solo piano
  • BOULEZ
    Notations VII, for orchestra
  • BARTÓK
    Piano Concerto for Orchestra No. 3
  • DEBUSSY
    La mer
  • Intermission
  • BOULEZ
    Rituel in memoriam Bruno Maderna

    Choreography co-commissioned by the LA Phil with the Orchestre de Paris—Philharmonie, the New York Philharmonic, and L.A. Dance Project

Artists

  • Los Angeles Philharmonic
  • Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
  • Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano
  • L.A. Dance Project
  • Benjamin Millepied, choreographer
Han Kim
Sat  June 7, 2025  8pm

Unsuk Chin & Brahms’ Double Concerto

Unsuk Chin’s haunting Clarinet Concerto and a Brahms showpiece for two rising South Korean stars.

Artists & Program

Program

  • Whan RI-AHN
    Spring Will Come Again

    world premiere

    LA Phil commission

  • Unsuk CHIN
    Clarinet Concerto
  • Intermission
  • BRAHMS
    Double Concerto

Artists

  • Los Angeles Philharmonic
  • Hankyeol Yoon, conductor
  • Han Kim, clarinet
  • Inmo Yang, violin
  • Jaemin Han, cello
  • Unsuk Chin, curator

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