by Henry Schlinger | Feb 5, 2024 | Classical Music and Opera |
On Jan. 27, Gustavo Dudamel conducted the LA Phil in two works: the Concerto in A minor, Op. 102 “Double Concerto,” by Johannes Brahms with violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter and cellist Pablo Ferrández, and the Symphony No. 1 in C minor by Anton Bruckner. The...
by Henry Schlinger | Dec 17, 2023 | Classical Music and Opera |
On Saturday night, Zubin Mehta, conductor emeritus of the LA Philharmonic, and revered and esteemed by fans of the Phil, returned for his annual pilgrimage to Los Angeles to conduct two warhorse symphonies by Beethoven, the Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68,...
by Henry Schlinger | Dec 3, 2023 | Classical Music and Opera, Featured, Spotlight |
The Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra performed all six of the Brandenburg Concertos by J. S. Bach on the evening of Nov. 30 at The Soraya at Cal State Northridge. What a treat it was to hear an esteemed orchestra play some of the most famous musical works ever written in...
by Henry Schlinger | Nov 15, 2023 | Classical Music and Opera |
On Nov. 12, as part of the Sundays with Coleman 2023-2024 chamber music series at Caltech’s Beckman Auditorium, the Castalian String Quartet performed a concert of three very demanding works: the Quartet No. 1, “Kreutzer Sonata,” by the Czech composer Leoš...
by Henry Schlinger | Jun 6, 2023 | Classical Music and Opera, Featured, Spotlight |
On Saturday night, Gustavo Dudamel, the music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, continued his return to conducting the orchestra this season not with a concert of new works, but with a return to the traditional. On the program were three late works by Mozart:...
