Classical Californians: Lina González-Granados

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This week's Classical Californian, Lina González-Granados, is the Resident Conductor at Los Angeles Opera. Last Fall, she led performances there of Gustavo Santaolalla's original score for Spanish Dracula, and she's currently conducting their production of Ainadamar by Osvaldo Golijov. Her lineup of music includes works conducted by mentors and friends like Riccardo Muti and Yannick Nézet-Séguin, with some of her favorite composers, including Rachmaninoff and Verdi, as well as a unique arrangement of Piazzolla's Four Seasons of Buenos Aires.

(Various): “Chavosuite” – Kronos Quartet, Gustavo Santaolalla

Giuseppe Verdi: “Dies Irae, Dies Illa” from Requiem – Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Riccardo Muti

Osvaldo Golijov: “Balada” from Act I of Ainadamar – Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Ladies of the Atlanta Symphony Chorus, Robert Spano; Dawn Upshaw, mezzo-soprano

Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Violin Concerto mvt. 1 – Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Bramwell Tovey; James Ehnes, violin

Astor Piazzolla: Las 4 Estaciones Porteñas ("Primavera Porteña") – Cuarteto Latinoamericano, Unitas Ensemble; Lina González-Granados

Sergei Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 1, mvt. 1 – Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Giuseppe Verdi: “Dite alla giovine” from La Traviata – National Philharmonic Orchestra, Richard Bonynge; Dame Joan Sutherland, soprano