We need contemporary opera. The art form has to continue and evolve. That means opera houses have to challenge us with...
Review: Semyon Bychkov Conducts the LA Phil in Mendelssohn and Strauss
On Nov. 1, Russian conductor Semyon Bychkov led the LA Phil in two Opus 64 works, the Violin Concerto in E minor, Op....
Review: András Schiff Conducts the LA Phil in Mozart and Haydn
After concluding his three-part series of the final sonatas of Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven and Shubert last week (see our...
LACO à la carte
On Oct. 8, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra’s “LACO à la carte” series took music lovers to Finland … via the Bel Air...
Review: András Schiff Plays Last Sonatas of Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert at Disney Hall
On Sunday evening, Sir András Schiff concluded his three-part series of the final sonatas of Haydn (Sonata in E-flat...
Dudamel Conducts Stravinsky
On Saturday night, Gustavo Dudamel led the LA Phil in a program featuring three works by Igor Stravinsky, the Suites...
GRAND AVE ARTS: ALL ACCESS
Spotlighting Grand Avenue’s status as a vibrant world-class arts destination, 11 cultural organizations along this...
CD Review: ‘Far in the Heavens: Choral Music by Stephen Paulus’
In one of life’s bitter ironies, American composer Stephen Paulus suffered a major stroke just six weeks after...
‘uCarmen’ from Isango Ensemble at the Broad Stage
What, you may be wondering, is uCarmen? As you might guess, it is a version of Bizet’s popular opera Carmen, but...