by Henry Schlinger | May 20, 2025 | Classical Music and Opera |
The American organist Cameron Carpenter returned to Walt Disney Concert Hall on May 18 to perform works by Bach, Franck and Mussorgsky. The first half of the evening included the Prelude and Fugue in B minor, BWV 544 by Bach and two Chorales by Franck, No. 2 in B...
by Henry Schlinger | Apr 28, 2025 | Classical Music and Opera |
When I was a young boy, my mother took me to see Arthur Rubinstein when he performed in Dallas. In my 20s, I traveled to Houston from Dallas to see Vladimir Horowitz. When I was in graduate school in Michigan, I drove to Chicago to see Maurizio Pollini. Although I...
by Henry Schlinger | Apr 11, 2025 | Classical Music and Opera |
On Thursday night, the famed Baroque conductor Nicholas McGegan conducted the LA Phil at Walt Disney Concert Hall in three works: The Four Seasons, Op. 8, Nos. 1-4 by Vivaldi with LA Phil Concertmaster Martin Chalifour as soloist, the Chaconne...
by Henry Schlinger | Mar 17, 2025 | Classical Music and Opera |
On Sunday afternoon, the German conductor Joana Mallwitz and the LA Phil delivered an electrifying performance of three works: GHB/tanzaggregat by Marko Nikodijevic; the Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35 by Tchaikovsky with Augustin Hadelich as soloist; and...
by Henry Schlinger | Mar 14, 2025 | Classical Music and Opera |
On Thursday night, the renowned violinist Midori returned to Walt Disney Concert Hall to perform a recital of works by Schumann, Brahms, Poulenc and Ravel. Accompanied by her longtime collaborator, Turkish-American pianist Özgür Aydin, Midori held spellbound the...
