Saturday Evenings 2 (SA2) (SA2)
Star conductors – including Gustavo Dudamel, Esa-Pekka Salonen, and Zubin Mehta – lead fascinating programs of music by a wide range of composers: Beethoven, Dvořák, Mahler, Ives, Fauré, Weill, Hindemith, Duruflé, Prokofiev, and Norman.
Location
Walt Disney Concert Hall
Included
7 Events
Included in this package (7 events)
Sat Oct 12, 2019 8pm
Dudamel Conducts Music from the Americas
Rousing music by Carlos Chávez, Esteban Benzecry, and Aaron Copland
Artists & Program
Program
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CHÁVEZ
Symphony No. 2, "Sinfonía India" -
Esteban BENZECRY
Piano Concerto, “Universos infinitos” (world premiere, LA Phil commission) -
Intermission
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COPLAND
Fanfare for the Common Man -
COPLAND
Rodeo
Artists
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
- Sergio Tiempo, piano
Sat Jan 4, 2020 8pm
Mehta’s Mahler
Mahler’s overwhelmingly transcendent Symphony No. 2, “Resurrection.”
Artists & Program
Program
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MAHLER
Symphony No. 2 in C minor, "Resurrection" -
No Intermission
Artists
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Zubin Mehta, conductor
- Chen Reiss, soprano
- Mihoko Fujimura, mezzo-soprano
- Los Angeles Master Chorale
- Grant Gershon, Artistic Director
Sat Jan 25, 2020 8pm
Beethoven with Emanuel Ax
The timeless power of Beethoven: 3rd Piano Concerto with Ax and the iconic 5th Symphony.
Artists & Program
Program
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BEETHOVEN
Coriolan Overture, Op. 62 -
BEETHOVEN
Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37 -
Intermission
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BEETHOVEN
Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67
Artists
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Nathalie Stutzmann, conductor
- Emanuel Ax, piano
Sat Feb 15, 2020 8pm
Weimar Nightfall: The Seven Deadly Sins
Vibrant musical theater from the Weimar Republic.
Artists & Program
Program
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HINDEMITH
Murderer, Hope of Women -
WEILL/BRECHT
The Berlin Requiem -
WEILL/BRECHT
The Seven Deadly Sins -
No Intermission
Artists
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
- Simon McBurney, director
- Gerard McBurney, music consultant/dramaturge
- Los Angeles Master Chorale
- Grant Gershon, artistic director
- Anna Fleischle, production designer
- Will Duke, video designer
- Paul Anderson, lighting designer
- Frederick Vogler, sound designer
- Leah Hausman, movement director/choreographer
- Sasha Milavic Davies, associate director
- Hannah Whitley, text and image consultant
- Sharon Zhu, executive producer
- Nora Fischer, soprano
- Madeleine Bradbury Rance, soprano
- Alaysha Fox, soprano
- Lacey Jo Benter, soprano
- Sarah Beaty, mezzo-soprano
- Peter Hoare, tenor
- Simon Bode, tenor
- Christopher Purves, baritone
- Jarrett Ott, baritone
- Jorge Arbert, actor
- Scott Rad Brown, actor
- Jay Dunn, actor
- Chihiro Kawasaki, actor
- Brandon Mathis, actor
- Jobel Medina, actor
- Maxime Nourissat, actor
- Gabriella Schmidt, actor
Sat Feb 29, 2020 8pm
Dvořák 9 & Ives 4
Dudamel’s inspired look at two composers who viewed America in their own ways reaches its climax.
Artists & Program
Program
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IVES
The Unanswered Question -
IVES
Symphony No. 4 -
Intermission
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DVOŘÁK
Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95, B. 178, “From the New World”
Artists
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
- Los Angeles Master Chorale
- Grant Gershon, artistic director
Sat Mar 28, 2020 8pm
(Canceled) Requiems: Fauré & Duruflé
Experience the solace and beauty of these exquisite French Requiems.
Artists & Program
Program
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FAURÉ
Requiem, Op. 48 (1893 version) -
Intermission
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DURUFLÉ
Requiem, Op. 9 (1961 version)
Artists
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Bernard Labadie, conductor
- Lydia Teuscher, soprano
- Julie Boulianne, mezzo-soprano
- Jean-François Lapointe, baritone
- Thomas Annand, organ
- La Chapelle de Québec
Sat May 23, 2020 8pm
(Canceled) Dudamel Conducts Norman & Prokofiev
With Dudamel, a charismatic cellist performs a brand-new cello concerto.
Artists & Program
Program
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Andrew NORMAN
Unstuck -
Andrew NORMAN
Cello Concerto (world premiere, LA Phil commission) -
Intermission
Artists
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
- Johannes Moser, cello