Violinist Rachel Iba guides Strauss’ Heroic Journey.

This talk was given at a performance of Strauss’ Heroic Journey at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Pieces discussed:

BRITTEN  Nocturne, Op. 60

STRAUSS  Ein Heldenleben

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Educator Robert Fink explains Día de Los Muertos with Dudamel with Gabriela Ortiz.

This talk was given at a performance of Día de Los Muertos with Dudamel at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Pieces discussed:

VILLA-LOBOS  Chôros No. 10, “Rasga o Coração”

Gabriela ORTIZ  Yanga

REVUELTAS  La noche de los Mayas

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Composer & Conductor Geoffrey Pope explores An Evening of Film & Music: From Mexico to Hollywood.

This talk was given at a performance of ⁠An Evening of Film & Music: From Mexico to Hollywood⁠ at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Pieces discussed:

ESPERÓN  Suite México 1910

⁠REVUELTAS⁠  Excerpts from La noche de los Mayas

⁠REVUELTAS⁠  Music from Redes

RAMÍREZ  Tribute to Emilio “El Indio” Fernández

ESPERÓN  The Genre of La Comedia Ranchera

BRETÓN  Tribute to Luis Buñuel

⁠RAVEL⁠  Tribute to Mario Moreno (Cantinflas)

WHITING,  “Hooray for Hollywood”

arr. ⁠John WILLIAMS⁠

RÓZSA  Prelude and Finale from Double Indemnity

⁠GERSHWIN⁠  Excerpts from An American in Paris

STEINER,  A Tribute to Bette Davis: Theme from Now Voyager

arr. ⁠John WILLIAMS⁠

JARRE (adapted by Eddie Karam)  Suite from Dr. Zhivago

ROSENMAN  A Tribute to James Dean: Music from East of Eden

STEINER  Finale from Casablanca

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Composer & Conductor Russell Steinberg discusses A Midsummer Night’s Dream with Dudamel with Alberto Arvelo

This talk was given at a performance of A Midsummer Night’s Dream with Dudamel at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Pieces discussed:

Gabriela ORTIZ  Dznot

MENDELSSOHN  A Midsummer Night’s Dream

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Artistic Lead Daniel Mallanpalli discusses Beethoven’s Fidelio with Dudamel and Deaf West Theatre with Alberto Arvelo, DJ Kurs & Colin Analco.

This talk was given at a performance of Beethoven’s Fidelio with Dudamel and Deaf West Theatre at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Pieces discussed:

BEETHOVEN  Fidelio

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Educator Thomas Neenan discusses Dvořák and Ortiz with Dudamel.

This talk was given at a performance of Dvořák and Ortiz with Dudamel at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Pieces discussed:

John WILLIAMS  Olympic Fanfare and Theme

Gabriela ORTIZ  Altar de cuerda

DVOŘÁK  Symphony No. 9, “From the New World”

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Educator Kristi Brown-Montesano discusses Dudamel Leads Beethoven and Strauss.

This talk was given at a performance of Dudamel Leads Beethoven and Strauss at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Pieces discussed:

Andreia PINTO CORREIA  Cortejo

BEETHOVEN  Piano Concerto No. 4

STRAUSS  Don Quixote

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Composer Sarah Cahill discusses Pan-American New Music with Ileana Perez Velázquez, Alejandro Cardona, Alejandro Viñao & Francisco Cortés-Álvarez.

This talk was given at a performance of Pan-American New Music at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Pieces discussed:

Gabriela ORTIZ  Tin-Tan-Fanfarria y Mambo

Ileana PEREZ VELÁZQUEZ  Columnas de luz

Alejandro CARDONA  Hacha de trueno

Alejandro VIÑAO  Cuaderno del Ritmo

Francisco CORTÉS-ÁLVAREZ  Operación Tamarindo

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Conductor Christopher Russell discusses Bartók and Mozart with Inon Barnatan

This talk was given at a performance of Bartók and Mozart at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Pieces discussed:

BEETHOVEN  Overture to The Creatures of Prometheus, Op. 43

MOZART  Piano Concerto No. 25, K. 503

BARTÓK  Concerto for Orchestra

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Conductor Russell Steinberg discusses Anna Lapwood with Anna Lapwood.

This talk was given at a performance of Anna Lapwood at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Pieces discussed:

Kristina ARAKELYAN  Star Fantasy

Bach (Arr: Gounod), arr. Anna LAPWOOD  Ave Maria

Hans ZIMMER, arr. Anna LAPWOOD  Suite from Interstellar, Cornfield Chase

BRITTEN, arr. Anna LAPWOOD  Four Sea Interludes: Dawn and Sunday Morning from Peter Grimes

Alan MENKEN, arr. Anna LAPWOOD  The Bells of Notre Dame from The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Olivia BELLI  Limina Luminis

Hans ZIMMER, arr. Anna LAPWOOD  Suite from Interstellar, Stay

PRICE  An Elf on a Moonbeam

DEBUSSY, arr. Anna LAPWOOD  Clair de lune

DURUFLÉ  Prélude et Fugue sur le nom d’Alain, Op. 7

Hans ZIMMER, arr. Anna LAPWOOD  Suite from Interstellar, No Time for Caution

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