by Theodore Bell | Jun 27, 2017 | Classical Music and Opera |
The Los Angeles Master Chorale deservedly was on proud display at Walt Disney Concert Hall on June 22, celebrating a musical family reunion of sorts honoring Morten Lauridsen and the 20th anniversary of his 1997 masterpiece Lux Aeterna. Thursday’s performance was...
by Theodore Bell | Jan 15, 2017 | Classical Music and Opera |
Now in its seventh season, Le Salon de Musiques, the vision of François Chouchan, continues to fascinate LA audiences with the “Masters Rediscovered” series. This concert, the fourth of the season on Jan. 8, was all Russian, focusing mostly on the “Moscow School” as...
by Theodore Bell | Nov 3, 2016 | Classical Music and Opera, Featured |
A bit of Los Angeles’ music culture came to San Francisco’s Davies Symphony Hall on Halloween night, Oct. 31, when the Los Angeles Philharmonic, with conductor Gustavo Dudamel, introduced young Los Angeles composer Andrew Norman’s composition titled “Play.” Norman...
by Theodore Bell | Aug 29, 2016 | Classical Music and Opera |
Andrew Manze brought his early music acumen to the masses conducting the Los Angeles Philharmonic with violinist Arabella Steinbacher in an all-Mozart concert at the Hollywood Bowl on Aug. 13. Manze made great choices for the program: Mozart’s enduring Violin Concerto...
by Theodore Bell | Apr 19, 2016 | Classical Music and Opera |
Conductor James Gaffigan returned to Los Angeles’ Walt Disney Concert Hall with pianist Stephen Hough to an enthusiastic audience on April 11, the last of their three performances with the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Liszt’s Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major for...
