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Upbeat LiveOct 08, 2018
Philip Glass: The Complete Etudes, 1-20 with Music Journalist Mark McNeill • LA Phil 2023/24
Music Journalist Mark McNeill guides Philip Glass: The Complete Etudes, 1-20 with Laura Downes and Anton Batagov.
This talk was given at a performance of Philip Glass: The Complete Etudes, 1-20 at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Pieces discussed:
Philip GLASS The Complete Etudes, 1-20
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Bernstein and Wooten with Scholar Marc Bolin • LA Phil 2023/24
Scholar Marc Bolin leads a conversation on Bernstein and Wooten with Victor Wooten.
This talk was given at a performance of Bernstein and Wooten at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Pieces discussed:
COLERIDGE-TAYLOR Ballade in A minor, Op. 33
BERNSTEIN Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
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Superman in Concert with Music Engineer Mike Matessino • LA Phil 2023/24
Music Engineer Mike Matessino discusses Superman in Concert.
This talk was given at a performance of Superman in Concert at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
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Prokofiev and Rachmaninoff with Composer Chris Castro • LA Phil 2023/24
Composer Chris Castro explores Prokofiev and Rachmaninoff with Mao Fujita.
This talk was given at a performance of Prokofiev and Rachmaninoff at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Pieces discussed:
Sofia GUBAIDULINA Poema-Skazka ("Fairy-Tale Poem")
RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
PROKOFIEV Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major, Op. 100
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Wayne Marshall with Educator Thomas Neenan • LA Phil 2023/24
Educator Thomas Neenan explores Wayne Marshall with Wayne Marshall.
This talk was given at a performance of Wayne Marshall at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Pieces discussed:
Wayne MARSHALL Improvised Intrada
FRANCK Choral No. 1 in E major
LAURIN Étude Héroïque
DUPRÉ Evocation
III. Allegro Deciso
WIDOR Symphony No. 5, Op. 42, No. 1
Wayne MARSHALL Improvisation on Rhapsody in Blue
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Mälkki Conducts Brahms with KUSC’s Brian Lauritzen • LA Phil 2023/24
KUSC’s Brian Lauritzen explains Mälkki Conducts Brahm.
This talk was given at a performance of Mälkki Conducts Brahm at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Pieces discussed:
BRAHMS Academic Festival Overture
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Schubert & Beethoven with Conductor Christian Campos • LA Phil 2023/24
Conductor Christian Campos guides Schubert & Beethoven.
This talk was given at a performance of Schubert & Beethoven at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Pieces discussed:
SCHUBERT Symphony No. 6 in C major, D. 589 (“Little C-major”)
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Ravel and Adès with Composer Veronika Krausas • LA Phil 2023/24
Composer Veronika Krausas reflects on Ravel and Adès.
This talk was given at a performance of Ravel and Adès at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Pieces discussed:
Thomas ADÈS Five Spells from The Tempest
RAVEL Piano Concerto for the Left Hand
Thomas ADÈS Concerto for Piano and Orchestra
RAVEL La valse, A Choreographic Poem
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A Century of Film Music with KUSC’s Brian Lauritzen • LA Phil 2023/24
KUSC’s Brian Lauritzen delves into A Century of Film Music.
This talk was given at a performance of A Century of Film Music at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Pieces discussed:
Alfred NEWMAN 20th Century Fox Fanfare
KORNGOLD Main Title from Captain Blood
Miklós RÓZSA Prelude (Main Title) from Ben-Hur
WAXMAN Sunset Boulevard Suite
HERRMANN Scène d’Amour from Vertigo
Alex NORTH “Forest Meeting” and "March" from Spartacus
Alfred NEWMAN Cathy’s Theme from Wuthering Heights (with Ms. Wang)
Maurice JARRE Suite from Lawrence of Arabia
Danny ELFMAN Main Title from Batman
John WILLIAMS Excerpts from Close Encounters of the Third Kind
GOLDSMITH The Hunt from Planet of the Apes
MORRICONE Main Title from Once Upon a Time in the West (with Ms. Newman)
Thomas NEWMAN The Night Window from 1917
John WILLIAMS “Scherzo for Motorcycle and Orchestra” from Indiana Jones
ROTA Suite from The Godfather
Alan SILVESTRI Suite from Back to the Future
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Brahms & Bruckner with Dudamel with Asadour Santourian • LA Phil 2023/24
Educator Asadour Santourian leads a conversation on Brahms & Bruckner with Dudamel.
This talk was given at a performance of Brahms & Bruckner with Dudamel at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Pieces discussed:
BRUCKNER Symphony No. 1 in C Minor
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Dudamel Leads Das Rheingold with Kristi Brown-Montesano • LA Phil 2023/24
Educator Kristi Brown-Montesano delves into Dudamel Leads Das Rheingold with Alberto Arvelo & Cori Ellison.
This talk was given at a performance of Dudamel Leads Das Rheingold at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Pieces discussed:
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Mahler 6 with Dudamel with Paul Gibson • LA Phil 2023/24
Composer Paul Gibson guides Mahler 6 with Dudamel.
This talk was given at a performance of Mahler 6 with Dudamel at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Pieces discussed:
MAHLER Symphony No. 6, “Tragic”
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Christian Schmitt with Christoph Bull • LA Phil 2023/24
Educator Christoph Bull explains Christian Schmitt with Christian Schmitt.
This talk was given at a performance of Christian Schmitt at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Pieces discussed:
MENDELSSOHN Organ Sonata No.4, MWV W 59
Maximilian SCHNAUS Signals (from remote territories)
BACH Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582
FRANCK Choral No. 3 in A minor
BRANDMÜLLER Sieben Stücke zur Passionszeit
REUBKE Sonata on the 94th Psalm
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Mozart’s “Prague” Symphony with Celina Kintscher • LA Phil 2023/24
Composer Celina Kintscher explores Mozart’s “Prague” Symphony
This talk was given at a performance of Mozart’s “Prague” Symphony at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Pieces discussed:
STRAVINSKY Danses concertantes
MOZART Symphony No. 38, K. 504, "Prague"
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Beethoven Symphony with Zubin Mehta with Zach Neufeld • LA Phil 2023/24
Organist Zach Neufeld discusses Beethoven Symphony with Zubin Mehta.
This talk was given at a performance of Beethoven Symphony with Zubin Mehta at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Pieces discussed:
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68, “Pastoral”
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 3, “Eroica”
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Mehta, Mahler, and Seong-Jin Cho with Alan Chapman • LA Phil 2023/24
KUSC’s Alan Chapman leads a conversation on Mehta, Mahler, and Seong-Jin Cho.
This talk was given at a performance of Mehta, Mahler, and Seong-Jin Cho at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Pieces discussed:
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Esa-Pekka Salonen and Ravel with Sarah Cahill • LA Phil 2023/24
Musician Sarah Cahill delves into Esa-Pekka Salonen and Ravel with Grant Gershon.
This talk was given at a performance of Esa-Pekka Salonen and Ravel at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Pieces discussed:
RAVEL Daphnis and Chloé (complete)
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Dudamel and the Music of Tango and Ballet with Marc Bolin • LA Phil 2023/24
Scholar Marc Bolin reflects on Dudamel and the Music of Tango and Ballet with Gabriela Ortiz.
This talk was given at a performance of Dudamel and the Music of Tango and Ballet at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Pieces discussed:
PIAZZOLLA Four Seasons of Buenos Aires
Gabriela ORTIZ Revolución diamantina (concert version)
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Chaparral & Interstates with Mark McNeill • LA Phil 2023/24
Music Journalist Mark McNeill guides Chaparral & Interstates with Dylan Mattingly, Samuel Adams & M.A. Tiesenga.
This talk was given at a performance of Chaparral & Interstates at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Pieces discussed:
Dylan MATTINGLY Sunt Lacrimae Rerum (these are the tears of things)
M.A. TIESENGA Sketches of Chaparral
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James McVinnie with Christoph Bull • LA Phil 2023/24
Educator Christoph Bull discusses James McVinnie with James McVinnie.
This talk was given at a performance by James McVinnie at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Pieces discussed:
Gabriella SMIT Imaginary Pancake
Meredith MONK Ellis Island
Nico MUHLY Patterns
Nico MUHLY II. Palindromes
Nico MUHLY IV. Very Fast Music
inti FIGGIS-VIZUETA build-it-yourself
BACH Duetto 1, BWV 802
BACH Prelude and Fugue in D-sharp minor, BWV 853
BACH “Dies sind die Heiligen zehn Gebot,” BWV 678
BACH Toccata in F major, BWV 540
Philip GLASS A Distant Figure (Passacaglia)
Philip GLASS Dance No. 4
Philip GLASS Music in Fifths
Philip GLASS Etude No. 20
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Dudamel and the LA Phil featuring Silvana Estrada with Chris Castro • LA Phil 2023/24
Composer Chris Castro explores Dudamel and the LA Phil featuring Silvana Estrada with Roberto Sierra, Tania León, Arturo Márquez & Gabriela Ortiz.
This talk was given at a performance of Dudamel and the LA Phil featuring Silvana Estrada at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Pieces discussed:
Gabriela ORTIZ Seis piezas a Violeta
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Dudamel Leads Khachaturian with Veronika Krausas • LA Phil 2023/24
Composer Veronika Krausas discusses Dudamel Leads Khachaturian.
This talk was given at a performance of Dudamel Leads Khachaturian at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Pieces discussed:
KHACHATURIAN Spartacus Suite No. 2: I. Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia
Thomas ADÈS Tower for Frank Gehry (U.S. premiere)
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E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial in Concert with Marc Bolin • LA Phil 2023/24
Scholar Marc Bolin leads a conversation on E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial in Concert.
This talk was given at a performance of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial in Concert at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Pieces discussed:
E.T the Extra-Terrestrial in Concert
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Halloween Organ, Film & Music: The Phantom of the Opera with Alan Chapman • LA Phil 2023/24
KUSC’s Alan Champan delves into Halloween Organ, Film & Music: The Phantom of the Opera with Clark Wilson.
This talk was given at a performance of Halloween Organ, Film & Music: The Phantom of the Opera at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Pieces discussed:
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An Alpine Symphony with Salonen with Veronika Krausas • LA Phil 2023/24
Composer Veronika Krausas guides An Alpine Symphony with Salonen with Nico Muhly.
This talk was given at a performance of An Alpine Symphony with Salonen at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Pieces discussed:
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Sibelius & Swan Lake with Rachel Iba • LA Phil 2023/24
Conductor Rachel Iba explains Sibelius & Swan Lake with Saad Haddad.
This talk was given at a performance of Sibelius & Swan Lake at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Pieces discussed:
TCHAIKOVSKY Selections from Swan Lake
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Gershwin & Rachmaninoff with Brian Lauritzen • LA Phil 2023/24
KUSC’s Brian Lauritzen explores Gershwin & Rachmaninoff at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
This talk was given at a performance of Gershwin & Rachmaninoff at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Pieces discussed:
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Stravinsky and Shostakovich with Dudamel with Alan Chapman • LA Phil 2023/24
KUSC’s Alan Champan discusses Stravinsky and Shostakovich.
This talk was given at a performance of Stravinsky and Shostakovich with Dudamel at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Pieces discussed:
SHOSTAKOVICH Cello Concerto No. 1
STRAVINSKY The Firebird Suite (1919 version)
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Dudamel conducts Mozart with Christian Campos • LA Phil 2021/22
Conductor Christian Campos discusses the story behind Mozart’s final piano concerto and final symphony.
This talk was given at the performance of Dudamel conducts Mozart at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Piece discussed:
MOZART Overture to The Magic Flute
MOZART Piano Concerto No. 27, K. 595
MOZART Symphony No. 41, "Jupiter"
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Dudamel Leads Beethoven and Smith with Brian Lauritzen • LA Phil 2022/23
KUSC’s Brian Lauritzen is joined by composer Gabriella Smith to discuss her latest concerto.
This talk was given at a performance of Dudamel Leads Beethoven and Smith at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Pieces discussed:
Ellen REID West Coast Sky Eternal
Gabriella SMITH Lost Coast: Concerto for Cello and Orchestra
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Salonen, Stravinsky, and Bartók with Thomas Neenan • LA Phil 2022/23
Professor of music at Caltech Thomas Neenan is joined by guest artist Esa-Pekka Salonen to discuss the process behind his new concerto.
This talk was given at the first performance of Salonen, Stravinsky, and Bartók at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Pieces discussed:
STRAVINSKY Petrushka (1947 version)
Esa-Pekka SALONEN Sinfonia concertante for organ and orchestra
BARTÓK The Miraculous Mandarin Suite
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Beethoven and Strauss with Paul Gibson • LA Phil 2022/23
Composer Paul Gibson explores the music of Beethoven, Thorvaldsdóttir, and Strauss.
This talk was given at a performance of Beethoven and Strauss at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Pieces discussed:
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
Anna THORVALDSDÓTTIR ARCHORA (U.S. premiere, LA Phil commission with generous support from Elizabeth and Justus Schlichting)
STRAUSS Der Rosenkavalier Suite
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Dvořák and Bruckner with Russell Steinberg • LA Phil 2022/23
Composer and conductor of the Los Angeles Youth Orchestra Russell Steinberg explains the great Dvořák concerto and Bruckner’s epic 7th Symphony.
This talk was given at a performance of Dvořák and Bruckner at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Pieces discussed:
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Tchaikovsky and Adès with Marc Bolin • LA Phil 2022/23
Performer and scholar Marc Bolin discusses one of Tchaikovsky’s most popular symphonies and Adès’ “Concentric Paths” Violin Concerto.
This talk was given at a performance of Tchaikovsky and Adès at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Pieces discussed:
Thomas ADÈS Violin Concerto, “Concentric Paths”
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Schumann and Scheherazade with Asadour Santourian • LA Phil 2022/23
Educator Asadour Santourian explores Robert Schumann’s brilliant Piano Concerto and the thrilling tall tales of Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade.
This talk was given at a performance of Schumann and Scheherazade at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Pieces discussed:
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Paul Jacobs with Thomas Neenan • LA Phil 2022/23
Professor of music at Caltech Thomas Neenan guides you through a collection of Bach’s organ sonatas.
This talk was given at a performance of Paul Jacobs at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Pieces discussed:
BACH Trio Sonata in E-flat major, BWV 525
BACH Trio Sonata in C minor, BWV 526
BACH Trio Sonata in D minor, BWV 527
BACH Trio Sonata in E minor, BWV 528
BACH Trio Sonata in C major, BWV 529
BACH Trio Sonata in G major, BWV 530
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Payare Conducts Brahms with Russell Steinberg • LA Phil 2022/23
Composer and conductor of the Los Angeles Youth Orchestra Russell Steinberg delves into the music of Still, Wagner, and Brahms.
This talk was given at a performance of Payare Conducts Brahms at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Pieces discussed:
STILL Darker America
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Sibelius and Brahms with Paul Gibson • LA Phil 2022/23
Composer Paul Gibson is joined by soloist Inon Barnatan and composer Donghoon Shin to explore the music of Brahms and Sibelius.
This talk was given at a performance of Sibelius and Brahms at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Pieces discussed:
Donghoon SHIN Upon His Ghostly Solitude (world premiere, LA Phil commission)
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Tchaikovsky and Sibelius with Henry Michaels • LA Phil 2022/23
Henry Michaels discusses Tarrodi, Tchaikovsky, and Sibelius.
This talk was given at a performance of Tchaikovsky and Sibelius at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Pieces discussed:
Andrea TARRODI Liguria
TCHAIKOVSKY Violin Concerto
SIBELIUS Symphony No. 2
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Mälkki Leads Dvořák with Patrick Posey • LA Phil 2022/23
Saxophonist and educator at the USC Thornton School of Music Patrick Posey explains music by Dvořák and Lara.
This talk was given at a performance of Mälkki Leads Dvořák at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Pieces discussed:
DVOŘÁK Slavonic Dances, Op. 46
Felipe LARA Double Concerto (U.S. premiere, LA Phil commission)
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LA Phil New Music Group with John Adams with Rachel Iba • LA Phil 2022/23
Musician and conductor Rachel Iba explores music by Esa-Pekka Salonen, Anthony Cheung, Katherine Young, and John Adams.
This talk was given at a performance of LA Phil New Music Group with John Adams at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Pieces discussed:
Esa-Pekka SALONEN Objets Trouvés for solo viola
Anthony CHEUNG Parallel Play (world premiere, LA Phil commission)
Katherine YOUNG Spores (world premiere, LA Phil commission)
John ADAMS Hallelujah Junction
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Symphonie fantastique with Mehta with Alan Chapman • LA Phil 2022/23
KUSC’s Alan Chapman delves into one of George Crumb’s most important pieces and Berlioz’ timeless fantasy.
This talk was given at a performance of Symphonie fantastique with Mehta at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Pieces discussed:
CRUMB Ancient Voices of Children
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Stephen Tharp with Sarah Cahill • LA Phil 2022/23
Pianist and writer, Sarah Cahill guides you through the organ works of Handel, Bach, Beethoven and more!
This talk was given at the performance of Stephen Tharp at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Pieces discussed:
HANDEL (trans. Stephen Tharp)Overture to Music for the Royal Fireworks
BACH"Allein Gott in der Höh’ sei Ehr’," BWV 662
BACH (adapted by Stephen Tharp)Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue, BWV 903
BEETHOVEN (trans. Stephen Tharp)Scherzo from Symphony No. 3, Op. 55, “Eroica”
George BAKERVariations on the hymn tune “Rouen”
WAGNER (trans. Stephen Tharp)"Ride of the Valkyries" from Die Walküre
VIERNEAdagio from Organ Symphony No. 3, Op. 28
Stephen THARP Improvisation on a submitted theme
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Mehta Conducts Mahler 3 with Asadour Santourian • LA Phil 2022/23
Educator Asadour Santourian explores Mahler’s Symphony No. 3.
This talk was given at a performance of Mehta Conducts Mahler 3 at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Pieces discussed:
MAHLER Symphony No. 3
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Lang Lang Plays Grieg with Christopher Russell • LA Phil 2022/23
Associate Professor and Chair of the Music Performance department at Azusa Pacific University Christopher Russell discusses the music of Grime, Grieg, and Brahms.
This talk was given at a performance of Lang Lang Plays Grieg at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Pieces discussed:
Helen GRIME Meditations on Joy (world premiere, LA Phil commission)
GRIEG Piano Concerto
BRAHMS Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90
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Yuja Wang & Dudamel: Rachmaninoff Concerto 3 with Kristi Brown-Montesano • LA Phil 2022/23
Chair of Music History at the Colburn Conservatory of Music Kristi Brown-Montesano explains Rachmaninoff’s virtuosic Third Concerto and haunting choral.symphony.
This talk was given at a performance of Yuja Wang & Dudamel: Rachmaninoff Concerto 3 at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Pieces discussed:
RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, op. 30
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Yuja Wang & Dudamel: Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody with Thomas Neenan • LA Phil 2022/23
Caltech Professor of music Thomas Neenan discusses the story behind the music of Rachmaninoff.
This talk was given at a performance of Yuja Wang & Dudamel: Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Pieces discussed:
RACHMANINOFF Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
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LA Phil New Music Group with Paolo Bortolameolli with Daniel Allas • LA Phil 2022/23
Composer and educator Daniel Allas leads a conversation with all four composers featured in the program.
This talk was given at a performance of LA Phil New Music Group with Paolo Bortolameolli at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Pieces discussed:
Carolina HEREDIA Ausencias/Ausências/Absences
Erika VEGA No oyes ladrar a los perros for sinfonietta and organ (world premiere, LA Phil commission with generous support from the Deborah Borda Women in the Arts Initiative)
Katherine BALCH all around the sea blazed gold (world premiere, LA Phil commission)
Courtney BRYAN Piano Concerto, House of Pianos (world premiere, LA Phil commission with generous support from the MaddocksBrown Fund for New Music)
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Ray Chen plays Mendelssohn with Christopher Russell • LA Phil 2022/23
Associate Professor and Chair of the Music Performance department at Azusa Pacific University Christopher Russell delves into the works of Mendelssohn, and Brahms.
This talk was given at a performance of Ray Chen plays Mendelssohn at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Pieces discussed:
BRAHMS (orch. Schoenberg) Piano Quartet No. 1
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Ensemble intercontemporain with Sarah Cahill • LA Phil 2022/23
Pianist and writer Sarah Cahill reflects on contemporary score for a 1924 silent film, Die Stadt ohne Jude.
This talk was given at a performance of Ensemble intercontemporain at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Pieces discussed:
Olga NEUWIRTH Die Stadt ohne Juden (The City Without Jews)
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