Upcoming broadcasts
LA Phil Broadcasts on Classical California are made possible through the endowed LA Phil Broadcast Program Fund, generously supported by the Lenore S. and Bernard A. Greenberg Fund.
Saturday, October 10
Mendelssohn & Haydn Louis Langrée leads a lyrical night of Austrian and German delights, including Mendelssohn’s ingenious Violin Concerto with Marc Bouchkov.
When Bouchkov performs “he doesn’t only serve us a prepared version of a piece, but tells us a story with it in the heat of the moment” (Violinist.com). Hear him chronicling the work that’s been a hit since 1845, following The Hebrides—Mendelssohn’s majestic adventure to the dark, coastal caves of Scotland.
Haydn’s Symphony No. 104 was the final symphony of his career and named after the city that treated him like a rock star. Full of charging joy, dark drama, and a potpourri of folk tunes, the “London” Symphony is simply sensational, with melodies that Haydn contemporary Charles Burney described as “such as were never heard before, of any mortal’s production.”
Los Angeles Philharmonic Louis Langrée, conductor Marc Bouchkov, violin
MENDELSSOHN The Hebrides (Fingal’s Cave) MENDELSSOHN Violin Concerto YSAYE Sonata No. 5 for Solo Violin in G Major, Op. 27/5: II. Danse Rustique (encore) HAYDN Symphony No. 104, “London”
Past broadcasts
LA Phil Broadcasts on Classical California are made possible through the endowed LA Phil Broadcast Program Fund, generously supported by the Lenore S. and Bernard A. Greenberg Fund.
Saturday, October 3
Beethoven’s Fifth It only takes four notes to recognize Beethoven’s iconic Fifth Symphony. It’s defiant, ferocious, and instantly unforgettable. Anna Handler, a former Dudamel Fellow and incoming Conductor-in-Residence, returns to the Hollywood Bowl to unleash its liberating forces, pairing one of classical music’s most legendary statements with one of Beethoven’s rarely heard gems: the Triple Concerto.
Acting Concertmaster Bing Wang, Principal Cello Robert deMaine, and keyboardist Joanne Pearce Martin—a triple threat that has spent a combined 71 years with the Los Angeles Philharmonic—come together for the composer’s merging of symphonic and chamber music.
The program opens with a short, woodwind-rich piece by Grace-Evangeline Mason, an up-and-coming composer from the UK, that represents her impression of the moon as “a flower of gold hanging in a dark sky.
Los Angeles Philharmonic Anna Handler, conductor Bing Wang, violin Robert deMaine, cello Joanne Pearce Martin, piano
Grace-Evangeline MASON ABLAZE THE MOON BEETHOVEN Concerto for Violin, Cello, and Piano BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67
Saturday, September 26
Celebrating Gustavo at the Bowl: Beethoven 9 Join us in celebrating Gustavo Dudamel’s legacy as LA Phil Music & Artistic Director at the Hollywood Bowl! After 17 years of pushing the boundaries of classical music and exploring genres of all kinds, Dudamel leads a program that represents his belief in the life-changing power of music. A devoted Beethoven champion, Dudamel invites us into the realm of uplift and inspiration that is his Ninth Symphony. The famed work features “Ode to Joy,” the composer’s testament to freedom, peace, and unity. “We have to believe in the text,” Dudamel says. “‘Freude, Freude!’ (Joy, joy!)...We have to end by embracing each other!” The evening begins with a world premiere from the Oscar-winning composer behind Disney’s The Incredibles, Coco, Up, and Ratatouille. Michael Giacchino’s new orchestral piece features a children’s choir singing lyrics by Amanda Gorman—the first poet to perform at the Super Bowl and the youngest presidential inaugural poet in US history.
Los Angeles Philharmonic Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Amanda Gorman, narrator Abraham Laboriel Sr., electric bass Alex Acuña, percussion Saioa Hernández, soprano Tamara Mumford, mezzo-soprano David Portillo, tenor Ryan Speedo Green, bass-baritone
Members of YOLA (Youth Orchestra Los Angeles) Los Angeles Master Chorale Grant Gershon, Artistic Director Jenny Wong, Associate Artistic Director Los Angeles Children's Chorus Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, Artistic Director Education Through Music-Los Angeles
Michael GIACCHINO/Amanda GORMAN New work (world premiere, LA Phil commission) BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 9, Choral
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Los Angeles Philharmonic Anna Handler, conductor Bing Wang, violin Robert deMaine, cello Joanne Pearce Martin, piano
Grace-Evangeline MASON ABLAZE THE MOON BEETHOVEN Concerto for Violin, Cello, and Piano BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67
