Leila Josefowicz delivered a magnificent virtuosic performance of John Adams’ Violin Concerto with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at Walt Disney Concert Hall on April 5.  Her selection for this role by Adams himself speaks to the integrity of her portrayal, and the Thursday night performance was truly unforgettable for her brilliant energy that is still [...]

The Philharmonic Society of Orange County is offering a 10% discount off tickets to the Cleveland Orchestra on Tuesday, April 17, at 8 p.m. The Cleveland Orchestra will make its debut in the Renée & Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall under the musical direction of Austrian conductor Franz Welser-Möst. This is an exclusive Los Angeles/Orange County [...]

There’s something mystical going on at the Masonic Lodge in Culver City, and it has to do with the letter ‘O.’ The Woman in the Wall is a new Opera, composed by O-Lan Jones, with music director/conductor David O. Is it a well-rounded piece of avant-garde performance art, an Opening to the infinite, or just [...]

The Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra Westside Connections series continued a three-concert celebration of food and music on March 21 with Pulitzer Prize-winning restaurant critic Jonathan Gold at the Broad Stage in Santa Monica.
Gold’s witty introduction described the obvious synesthesia between taste and sound, and the anecdotes from his professional history as both music and food [...]

Georgian pianist Eteri Andjaparidze and lighting designer Jennifer Tipton brought their unique light and music experience called Spectral Scriabin to the Broad Stage on March 19.  The show originally premiered in October 2010 at the Baryshnikov Arts Center in New York City as part of the Lincoln Center White Light Festival.  Tipton’s lighting and [...]

On March 15, Estonian conductor Neeme Järvi conducted the first in a series of concerts as part of the Piatigorsky International Cello Festival featuring the Cello Concerto in B minor by Dvorák with soloist Ralph Kirshbaum and the Symphony No. 5 in D minor by Shostakovich. Also on the program was the Carnival Overture by [...]

Don’t miss your chance to see master pianist Garrick Ohlsson as he returns to Orange County with a dynamic collaboration with the Takács Quartet on Shostakovich’s delightful and difficult Piano Quintet. The March 20 concert is presented by the Philharmonic Society of Orange County.
Ohlsson captures the audience with his flawless technique, strong grasp of form [...]

Start your week with this month’s edition of Southwest Chamber Music’s Cage 2012 Festival in Pasadena, then next weekend don’t miss the continuing Piatigorsky International Cello Festival.  Or you can hear Emanuel Ax, Eteri Andjaparidze, the Juilliard String Quartet, Jacaranda’s “music at the edge,” and a fabulous program at Chamber Music Palisades with the Lyris [...]

Martin Chalifour was brilliant in the West Coast premiere of James Matheson’s Violin Concerto on March 2 at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
The Concerto was co-commissioned by the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and was premiered in both venues, by different conductors, with different soloists.  The Chicago premiere featured Baird Dodge and Esa-Pekka [...]

Le Salon de Musiques magically transformed the fifth-floor banquet room at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion into an intimate salon space for sharing the joy of their special music on Sunday, Feb. 26.  Music Director Francois Chouchan combined Impressionists Gabriel Fauré and Francis Poulenc with an interesting variant from across the channel by English composer Sir [...]