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Classical Music and Opera
Review: LA Phil With James Gaffigan, Hélène Grimaud and James Matheson
On Sunday, French pianist Hélène Grimaud performed the Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 83 by Brahms under...
Review: LA Opera’s ‘Salome’ With Soprano Patricia Racette
LA Opera delivers a creepy valentine this month with Richard Strauss’ “Salome.” Of course, creepy can be good in the...
Review: Pacific Opera Project’s ‘The Elixir of Love’
Call me a reactionary, but I love Donizetti operas. While he composed nearly 70 operas in a variety of genres, he is...
Review: Dudamel Conducts LA Phil with Lisa Batiashvili
On Saturday night, Gustavo Dudamel conducted the LA Phil in works by three Russian-born composers, (K)ein...
Review: LA Opera’s ‘Abduction From the Seraglio’
When Wolfgang Mozart was born in 1756, there would still have been many old-timers who remembered the great siege of...
Free Tickets to Los Angeles Master Chorale
The Los Angeles Master Chorale will present its first performances of Beethoven’s powerful Missa solemnis in 13 years...
Music Review: Russian Legends at Le Salon de Musiques
Now in its seventh season, Le Salon de Musiques, the vision of François Chouchan, continues to fascinate LA audiences...
Review: The Berlin Philharmonic Performs Mahler at Walt Disney Concert Hall
On Saturday night, the Berlin Philharmonic, under the baton of its music director, Sir Simon Rattle, gave LA...