Upbeat Live

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Key thinkers and guest musicians share their expertise and offer historical and cultural context for an inspiring array of orchestral music, giving you a deeper understanding of the music. These talks... more

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October 28, 2019 Beethoven’s Ninth with Dudamel with Christian Campos • SUN / OCT 27, LA Phil 2019/20
About This Performance:

We extend our Centennial festivities throughout the weekend, with each Music Director leading a specialty of his. As he did at the outset of his music directorship, Dudamel leads the musical monument that accompanies the world’s greatest celebrations: Beethoven’s epic Ninth.

Program:

Gabriela ORTIZ: Yanga (world premiere, LA Phil commission with generous support from R. Martin Chavez)

BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 9

Artists:

Los Angeles Philharmonic

Gustavo Dudamel, conductor

Golda Schultz, soprano

Tamara Mumford, mezzo

Mario Chang, tenor

James Rutherford, bass-baritone

Tambuco Percussion Ensemble

Los Angeles Master Chorale

Grant Gershon, Artistic Director

SUN / OCT 27, 2019 – 8:00PM

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45min
October 27, 2019 Salonen & Sibelius with Russell Steinberg • SAT / OCT 26, LA Phil 2019/20
About This Performance:

We extend our Centennial celebration throughout the weekend, with each Music Director leading a specialty. Salonen not only brings music by Sibelius but also the premiere of his complete Gemini. Joining him for Luonnotar is stunning South African soprano Golda Schultz.

Program:

SIBELIUS: Luonnotar

Esa-Pekka SALONEN: Gemini (world premiere, LA Phil commission with generous support from Elizabeth and Justus Schlichting)

SIBELIUS: Symphony No. 5

Artists:

Los Angeles Philharmonic

Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor

SAT / OCT 26, 2019 – 8:00PM

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41min
October 26, 2019 Mehta's Mahler with Brian Lauritzen • FRI / OCT 25, LA Phil 2019/20
About This Performance:

We extend our Centennial celebration throughout the weekend, with each Music Director leading a specialty of his. Mehta’s affinity for Mahler will shine through this performance of the composer’s overwhelming “Resurrection.”

Program:

MAHLER: Symphony No. 2, “Resurrection”

Artists:

Los Angeles Philharmonic

Zubin Mehta, conductor

Kristin Lewis, soprano

Mihoko Fujimura, mezzo-soprano

Los Angeles Master Chorale

Grant Gershon, Artistic Director

FRI / OCT 25, 2019 – 8:00PM

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33min
October 19, 2019 Salonen Conducts Tchaikovsky & Bartók with Veronika Krausas • FRI / OCT 18, LA Phil 2019/20
About This Performance:

Salonen conducts his own latest orchestral work to launch this program, followed by rising star violinist Daniel Lozakovich, hand-picked by Salonen to play the Tchaikovsky. Salonen and the LA Phil also perform one of their signature works, Bartók’s late masterpiece, which shows off every section of the orchestra to full advantage.

Program:

Esa-Pekka SALONEN: Castor (world premiere, LA Phil commission with generous support from Elizabeth and Justus Schlichting)

TCHAIKOVSKY: Violin Concerto

BARTÓK: Concerto for Orchestra

Artists:

Los Angeles Philharmonic

Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor

Daniel Lozakovich, piano

FRI / OCT 18, 2019 – 8:00PM

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39min
October 11, 2019 Dudamel Conducts Music from the Americas with Thomas Neenan • THU / OCT 10, LA Phil 2019/20
About This Performance:

Dudamel focuses on rousing music from the Americas, including a world premiere – featuring acclaimed Argentine virtuoso Sergio Tiempo – and concluding with the exuberant, infectious rhythms of Copland’s well-loved ballet score.

Program:

CHÁVEZ: Symphony No. 2, "Sinfonía India"

Esteban BENZECRY: Piano Concerto, “Universos infinitos” (world premiere, LA Phil commission)

COPLAND: Fanfare for the Common Man

COPLAND: Rodeo

Artists:

Los Angeles Philharmonic

Gustavo Dudamel, conductor

Sergio Tiempo, piano

THU / OCT 10, 2019 – 8:00PM

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39min
October 04, 2019 Dudamel Conducts Gershwin & Copland with Alan Chapman • FRI / OCT 3, LA Phil 2019/20
KUSC's Alan Chapman is joined by soprano Julia Bullock to discuss the program, which includes masterworks by Gershwin, Copland, Previn, and Barber.
About This Performance:
Dudamel launches our season with the beauty and bravura of masterworks by beloved American composers.
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37min
June 15, 2019 ATLAS with Yuval Sharon • FRI / JUN 14, LA Phil 2018/19
About This Performance:
Meredith Monk’s ATLAS receives a staggeringly ambitious new production by the LA Phil's Artist-Collaborator Yuval Sharon, collaborating with visual artist Es Devlin. This landmark work from one of modern music's most influential composers weaves a tale about a young girl's journey to the four corners of our world and beyond. Sharon's production incorporates visual art, movement, and an innovative use of Walt Disney Concert Hall to cap his three-year residency with the orchestra.

Program:
Meredith MONK : ATLAS, an opera in three parts

Artists:
LA Phil New Music Group
Paolo Bortolameolli conductor
Yuval Sharon director
Es Devlin designer
Luke Halls projection designer
Danielle Agami choreographer
Emma Kingsbury costume designer
John Torres lighting designer
Meredith Monk composer / artistic advisor
Katie Geissinger music coach
Wayne Hankin music advisor
Diana Wyenn associate director
Jeannette LoVetri vocal consultant
Mark Grey sound designer
Amalie White associate designer
Allison Sniffin score preparation
Stefanie Cytron costume supervisor
Dan Gower audio engineer
Barbara Donner stage manager
Ross Jackson assistant stage manager
Lindsay Lowy assistant stage manager

FRI / JUN 14, 2019 – 8:00PM

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32min
June 03, 2019 Dudamel Conducts Mahler’s Eighth with Asadour Santourian • SUN / JUN 2, LA Phil 2018/19
About This Performance:
Dudamel is renowned for his Mahler interpretations, but neither he nor anyone else has performed the monumental “Symphony of a Thousand” inside Walt Disney Concert Hall. Just imagine the huge orchestra, pipe organ and massed choirs in the explosive opening movement, “Come, Creator Spirit.”

Program:
MAHLER : Symphony No. 8

Artists:
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Gustavo Dudamel conductor
Tamara Wilson soprano
Leah Crocetto soprano
Erin Morley soprano
Mihoko Fujimura mezzo-soprano
Tamara Mumford mezzo-soprano
Simon O’Neill tenor
Ryan McKinny baritone
Morris Robinson bass
Los Angeles Master Chorale
Grant Gershon Artistic Director
Pacific Chorale
Robert Istad Artistic Director
Los Angeles Children’s Chorus
Fernando Malvar-Ruiz Artistic Director
National Children’s Chorus
Luke McEndarfer Artistic Director

SUN / JUN 2, 2019 – 2:00PM

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29min
May 27, 2019 Masses by Haydn & Beethoven with Kristi Brown-Montesano • SUN / MAY 26, LA Phil 2018/19
About This Performance:
Performed by Russian pianist Yulianna Avdeeva, Beethoven’s timeless Fourth Concerto, with its extraordinarily poetic slow movement, is followed by Beethoven’s noble and majestic final concerto, played for us by Spanish virtuoso Javier Perianes.

Program:
HAYDN : “Lord Nelson” Mass (Missa in Angustiis) in D minor, Hob. XXII/11
Intermission
BEETHOVEN : Mass in C major, Op. 86

Artists:
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Gustavo Dudamel conductor
Liv Redpath soprano
Anna Larsson mezzo-soprano
David Portillo tenor
Matthias Goerne bass-baritone
Los Angeles Master Chorale
Grant Gershon Artistic Director

SUN / MAY 26, 2019 – 2:00PM

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38min
May 25, 2019 Beethoven: Piano Concertos 4 & 5 with Christian Campos • FRI / MAY 24, LA Phil 2018/19
About This Performance:
Performed by Russian pianist Yulianna Avdeeva, Beethoven’s timeless Fourth Concerto, with its extraordinarily poetic slow movement, is followed by Beethoven’s noble and majestic final concerto, played for us by Spanish virtuoso Javier Perianes.

Program:
BEETHOVEN : Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
Intermission
BEETHOVEN : Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73 (“Emperor”)

Artists:
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Gustavo Dudamel conductor
Yulianna Avdeeva piano
Javier Perianes piano

FRI / MAY 24, 2019 – 8:00PM

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42min

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