A Selective Guide to the Arts in Los Angeles

Don’t miss classical music all summer long at the Hollywood Bowl. The Los Angeles Philharmonic presents the following concerts, for which Culture Spot LA is offering free tickets. To be entered into a drawing for a pair of tickets, please send an email to editor@culturespotla.com with the concert date of your choice. Winners will receive an email with details about claiming their tickets.

Tchaikovsky with Dudamel & Wang

Thu  AUG 9  8pm

Stunning pianist Yuja Wang teams up with Gustavo Dudamel for Tchaikovsky’s First Piano Concerto, certain to set the night on fire.

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Carmina Burana

Tue & Thu  AUG 28 & 30  8pm

In 1936 Carl Orff set to music the now ubiquitous “O Fortuna” and other medieval poems about love, morals, mockery and drinking. Now Orff’s most famous work, this iconic cantata will be led by one of our favorite Spanish conductors, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos.

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Perlman Plays Tchaikovsky

Thu  SEP 13  8pm

Itzhak Perlman, the violinist of a generation, returns to perform the irresistible Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto. Bramwell Tovey leads the final classical concert of the season, including masterpieces by Brahms and Dvořák.

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