Saturday Evenings 3 (SA3) (SA3)
The Harlem Renaissance and the film world of John Williams take center stage - plus Dudamel conducts Beethoven and Mehta reveals two sides of Brahms.
Location
Walt Disney Concert Hall
Included
6 Events
Included in this package (6 events)
Sat Oct 27, 2018 8pm
Beethoven’s Fifth
Two magnificent Fifths, including the most famous one of them all.
Artists & Program
Program
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KNUSSEN
O Hototogisu! fragment of a Japonisme (U.S. premiere) -
SAINT-SAËNS
Piano Concerto No. 5, “The Egyptian” -
Intermission
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BEETHOVEN
Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67
Artists
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Paolo Bortolameolli, conductor
- Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
- Kiera Duffy, soprano
- Denis Bouriakov, flute
Sat Dec 15, 2018 8pm
Mehta’s Brahms: Symphony No. 2
It’s a delightful and lyrical night of epic contrasts from Brahms.
Artists & Program
Program
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BRAHMS
Piano Concerto No. 2 -
Intermission
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BRAHMS
Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73
Artists
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Zubin Mehta, conductor
- Yefim Bronfman, piano
Sat Jan 26, 2019 8pm
Celebrating John Williams
It’s a tour-de-force sampling of Williams’ unforgettable themes, augmented by film clips.
Artists & Program
Program
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John WILLIAMS
Olympic Fanfare and Theme -
John WILLIAMS
Excerpts from Close Encounters of the Third Kind -
John WILLIAMS
"The Shark Cage Fugue/Out to Sea" from Jaws -
John WILLIAMS
Three Selections from Harry Potter -
John WILLIAMS
Theme from Schindler’s List -
John WILLIAMS
“Adventures on Earth” from E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial -
John WILLIAMS
"The Flight to Neverland" from Hook -
John WILLIAMS
Theme from Jurassic Park -
John WILLIAMS
Three Selections from Indiana Jones -
John WILLIAMS
"Sayuri’s Theme" from Memoirs of a Geisha -
John WILLIAMS
Three Selections from Star Wars
Artists
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
- Simone Porter, violin
Sat Feb 16, 2019 8pm
William Grant Still & the Harlem Renaissance: Symphony No. 1
The dean of African-American composers wows with classical form shaped by rhythm and blues.
Artists & Program
Program
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ELLINGTON
“Come Sunday” from Black, Brown and Beige -
GERSHWIN
Rhapsody in Blue -
Intermission
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ELLINGTON
Harlem -
STILL
Symphony No. 1, “Afro-American”
Artists
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Thomas Wilkins, conductor
- Charlotte Blake Alston, narrator
- Aaron Diehl, piano
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Sat Apr 27, 2019 8pm
Salonen Conducts Pines of Rome
Respighi’s colorful showpiece, a kaleidoscopic work by Donatoni, and more.
Artists & Program
Program
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DEBUSSY
Ibéria -
RAVEL
Concerto for the Left Hand -
Intermission
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DONATONI
ESA (In cauda V) (LA Phil commission) -
RESPIGHI
Pines of Rome
Artists
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
- Igor Levit, piano
Sat May 25, 2019 8pm
Masses by Haydn & Beethoven
Tranquil beauty and high drama light up Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Artists & Program
Program
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HAYDN
“Lord Nelson” Mass -
Intermission
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BEETHOVEN
Mass in C major, Op. 86
Artists
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
- Liv Redpath
- Anna Larsson, mezzo-soprano
- David Portillo, tenor
- Matthias Goerne, bass-baritone
- Los Angeles Master Chorale
- Grant Gershon, Artistic Director