Upbeat Live

Chair of Music History at the Colburn Conservatory of Music, Kristi Brown-Montesano, explains the connection to nature in pieces by Bach, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Gabriella Smith and Strauss.

This talk was given at the performance of Strauss, Smith, and Salonen at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Pieces discussed:

BACH Preludio from Partita No. 3, BWV 1006 for solo violin

Esa-Pekka SALONEN Fog (U.S. premiere of orchestral version)

Gabriella SMITH Breathing Forests (world premiere, LA Phil commission with generous support from the Lenore S. and Bernard A. Greenberg Fund)

STRAUSS Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30

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Pianist and writer, Sarah Cahill discusses music by Russian composers: Rachmaninoff,  Prokofiev and Borodin.

This talk was given at the performance of Bronfman Plays Rachmaninoff’s Third at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Pieces discussed:

BORODIN Overture to Prince Igor

RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, op. 30

PROKOFIEV Suite from Romeo and Juliet

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Pianist and writer, Sarah Cahill discusses music by Beethoven and Mendelssohn.

This talk was given at the performance of Beethoven and Mendelssohn at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Pieces discussed:

Elizabeth OGONEK Cloudline (U.S. premiere, LA Phil commission with generous support from Elizabeth and Justus Schlichting)

BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 3

MENDELSSOHN Symphony No. 4, “Italian”

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Saxophonist and educator at the USC Thornton School of Music, Patrick Posey delves into the life and music of jazz legend, Duke Ellington.

This talk was given at the performance of Symphonic Ellington: Sacred Concerts at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Pieces discussed:

Duke ELLINGTON (ARR. PERESS) Black, Brown & Beige

Duke ELLINGTON (ARR. GOULD) Solitude

ELLINGTON “David Danced” from the Sacred Concerts (Chloé Arnold and Loren Smith)

ELLINGTON Selections from the Sacred Concerts

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Saxophonist and educator at the USC Thornton School of Music, Patrick Posey delves into the life and music of jazz legendd, Duke Ellington. He is joined briefly by the evening’s conductor Thomas Wilkins.

This talk was given at the performance of Symphonic Ellington: New World A-Comin’ at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Pieces discussed:

Duke ELLINGTON (ARR. BERGER) Night Creature

ELLINGTON New World A-Comin’

Duke ELLINGTON (ARR. PERESS) Black, Brown & Beige

Duke ELLINGTON (ORCH. COLLIER) The River Suite

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Pianist and writer, Sarah Cahill, discusses music by Mahler, Berg and Brahms.

This talk was given at the performance of Ax Plays Brahms at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Pieces discussed:

MAHLER Blumine

BERG Three Pieces for Orchestra, Op. 6

BRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 1

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Violinist and educator, Rachel Iba, explores the musical storytelling behind pieces by Angélica Negrón, Nathalie Joachim, Pamela Z, Allison Loggins-Hull and Nina Shekhar.

This talk was given at the performance of Nathalie Joachim + Pamela Z at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Pieces discussed:

Angélica NEGRÓN This Person

Nathalie JOACHIM “Suite pou Dantan” from Fanm d’Ayiti

Pamela Z The Schmetterling

Allison LOGGINS-HULL The Pattern

Pamela Z Silent H (world premiere, LA Phil commission with generous support from the Deborah Borda Women in the Arts Initiative)

Nathalie JOACHIM In Between (world premiere, LA Phil commission)

Nina SHEKHAR Dear Abby

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Professor of music at Caltech, Thomas Neenan, discusses music by Prokofiev, Michael Tilson Thomas and Fauré.

This talk was given at the performance of Prokofiev and MTT at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Pieces discussed:

FAURÉ Pavane

Michael TILSON THOMAS Meditations on Rilke

PROKOFIEV Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major, Op. 100

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KUSC’s Brian Lauritzen discusses pieces by Beethoven, Julia Adolphe and Nokuthula Ngwenyama.

This talk was given at the performance of Beethoven and Julia Adolphe at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Pieces discussed:

Nokuthula NGWENYAMA Primal Message

Julia ADOLPHE Woven Loom, Silver Spindle (world premiere, LA Phil commission)

BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7

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Educator, Thomas Neenan, takes a look into the music of Conor D'Netto, Korngold and Brahms.

This talk was given at the performance of Brahms and Korngold at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Pieces discussed:

Connor D'NETTO Uncertain Planning (U.S. premiere)

KORNGOLD Violin Concerto

BRAHMS Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

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