concerts
infinite enchantment
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- Saturday, 25 Sep 2010
- Alex Theatre
- 8 pm
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- Sunday, 26 Sep 2010
- Royce Hall
- 7 pm
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- Jeffrey Kahane, conductor
- Leila Josefowicz, violin
- Mendelssohn Overture, Scherzo & Nocturne from A Midsummer Night’s Dream
- Prokofiev Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major
- Pierre Jalbert Les espaces infinis (“The Infinite Spaces”)
- Haydn Symphony No. 88 in G major
Imagine. Glistening gossamer and chimerical creatures evoked by the power of ethereal music. In this season-opening concert, LACO performs colorful works in a program of pure
enchantment that features violinist Lelia Josefowicz.
Leila Josefowicz photo J. Henry Fair
discover beethoven 7
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- Saturday, 06 Nov 2010
- Ambassador Auditorium
- 8 pm
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- Jeffrey Kahane, conductor & musical tour guide
- Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major
Did you know that the familiar rhythm of the slow movement of Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony is the dactylic hexameter of Homer? In our musical exploration, Jeffrey Kahane discusses the notion that Symphony No. 7 was inspired by Homer’s poetry. The evening culminates in a performance of the Symphony. Be there to hear this much-loved work like never before!
Jeffrey Kahane photo Michael Burke
baroque conversations 1
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- Thursday, 09 Dec 2010
- Zipper Concert Hall
- 7 pm
- Jeffrey Kahane, leader & keyboard
- Bach Goldberg Variations
Explore the genesis of orchestral music through intimate performances with the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra. In signature LACO style, the artists will introduce the music from the stage, share their insights, and invite your questions to conclude the evening.
Jeffrey Kahane photo Michael Burke
spotlight on LACO
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- Saturday, 11 Dec 2010
- Alex Theatre
- 8 pm
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- Sunday, 12 Dec 2010
- Royce Hall
- 7 pm
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- Jeffrey Kahane, conductor
- Joshua Ranz, clarinet
- Andrew Shulman, cello
- Daniel Kellogg Mozart’s Hymn
- Osvaldo Golijov Last Round
- Copland Clarinet Concerto
- Wolf Italian Serenade
- Schumann Cello Concerto in A minor
All of the LACO players are soloists in their own right, ready to step into the spotlight at any time. Cheer on Joshua Ranz as he performs the iconic Clarinet Concerto. Then, celebrate the bicentennial of Schumann’s birth when principal cello Andrew Shulman shines in the great Romantic composer’s tender, elegiac concerto. The Orchestra displays its versatility in Wolf, Schumann, Kellogg and Golijov.
Andrew Shulman photo Michael Burke
haydn's drum roll
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- Saturday, 22 Jan 2011
- Alex Theatre
- 8 pm
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- Sunday, 23 Jan 2011
- Royce Hall
- 7 pm
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- Ignat Solzhenitsyn, conductor & piano
- Mozart Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor
- Lutosławski Musique funèbre (“Funeral Music”)
- Haydn Symphony No. 103 in E-flat major, “Drum Roll”
Drum roll, please. The Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra presents the best of Haydn – his 103rd Symphony. Praised by The Boston Globe for his “breathtaking…immaculately detailed” playing, Solzhenitsyn conducts Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 20 from the keyboard and leads the Orchestra in Lutosławski’s immensely powerful tribute to Bartók.
Ignat Solzhenitsyn photo Paul Sirochman
baroque conversations 2
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- Thursday, 27 Jan 2011
- Zipper Concert Hall
- 7 pm
- Allan Vogel, host & oboe
- Margaret Batjer, violin
- Andrew Shulman, cello
- David Shostac, flute
- Kenneth Munday, bassoon
- Patricia Mabee, harpsichord
- Handel Trio Sonata in G minor, No. 8
- Boismortier Trio Sonata in E minor, No. 2
- Telemann Quartet in G major from Tafelmusik, Part 1
- Bach Capriccio on the Departure of his Most Beloved Brother
- Bach Contrapunctus 1 and 4 from Art of the Fugue
- Vivaldi La Pastorella
Explore the genesis of orchestral music through intimate performances with the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra. In signature LACO style, the artists will introduce the music from the stage, share their insights, and invite your questions to conclude the evening.
Allan Vogel photo CCS International
family concert 1: hip hop peter and the wolf
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- Sunday, 13 Feb 2011
- Alex Theatre
- 2 pm
- Lucinda Carver, conductor
- PROJECT Trio, featuring Greg Pattillo, Eric Stephenson, Peter Seymour
- PROJECT Trio Fast
- PROJECT Trio Winter in June
- Prokofiev Peter and the Wolf
- PROJECT Trio Random Roads Suite
For the delight of the whole family, LACO brings you Prokofiev’s classic with a twist. This concert features the dynamic young group PROJECT Trio, featuring Greg Pattillo on flute, Eric Stephenson on cello and Peter Seymour on bass. Join us for a sonic experience that’s not to be missed!
PROJECT Trio
baroque conversations 3
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- Thursday, 17 Feb 2011
- Zipper Concert Hall
- 7 pm
- Jory Vinikour, conductor & harpsichord
- Muffat Concerto Grosso No. 12
- Handel Chaconne from Terpsichore
- WF Bach Harpsichord Concerto in D major
- Royer Suite in C minor for Solo Harpsichord
- Rameau Suite of Dances from Hypolite et Aricie
Explore the genesis of orchestral music through intimate performances with the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra. In signature LACO style, the artists will introduce the music from the stage, share their insights, and invite your questions to conclude the evening.
Jory Vinikour photo Kobie van Rensburg
french connection
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- Saturday, 26 Feb 2011
- Alex Theatre
- 8 pm
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- Sunday, 27 Feb 2011
- Royce Hall
- 7 pm
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- Louis Langrée, conductor
- Lise de la Salle, piano
- Ravel Pavane pour une infante défunte (“Pavane for a Dead Princess”)
- Saint-Saëns Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor
- Beethoven Symphony No. 2 in D major
Bienvenue en France! Acclaimed for her “extraordinarily imaginative playing” and her “sense of infinitesimal, digital ease,” (Piano le Magazine) 21-year-old French pianist Lise de la Salle makes her LACO debut in Saint-Saëns’ delightful showstopper. Her dynamic countryman, Louis Langrée, is at the helm for the concert.
Lise de la Salle photo Stéphane Gallois
westside connections 1
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- Thursday, 03 Mar 2011
- The Broad Stage
- 7 pm
- Margaret Batjer, leader
- LACO musicians, TBD
- Chamber music selections
Margaret Batjer photo Michael Burke
baroque conversations 4
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- Thursday, 10 Mar 2011
- Zipper Concert Hall
- 7 pm
- Margaret Batjer, leader & violin
- John Schneiderman, lute
- Tereza Stanislav, violin
- Geminiani Concerto Grosso in C major
- Kohaut Concerto in F major for Lute and Strings
- Handel Concerto Grosso in B-flat major, No. 7
- Vivaldi Concerto in A minor for Two Violins
Explore the genesis of orchestral music through intimate performances with the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra. In signature LACO style, the artists will introduce the music from the stage, share their insights, and invite your questions to conclude the evening.
Margaret Batjer photo Michael Burke
bach's birthday
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- Saturday, 19 Mar 2011
- Alex Theatre
- 8 pm
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- Sunday, 20 Mar 2011
- Royce Hall
- 7 pm
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- Jeffrey Kahane, conductor & keyboard
- Sasha Cooke, mezzo-soprano
- Bach Keyboard Concerto No. 6 in F major
- Bach Cantata 170, “ Vernügte Ruh, beliebte Seenlenlust” (“Contented rest, beloved soul’s desire”)
- Bach “Erbarme dich, mein Gott” (“Have mercy, my God”) from St. Matthew Passion
- Bach Suite No. 3 in D major
Gather with other Baroque lovers on Bach’s birthday weekend. Our concert celebrates the incredible range of the composer’s sound atmosphere and emotion. Making her Los Angeles debut, Sasha Cooke displays her “rich, supple sound and passionate delivery” (The New York Times). Jeffrey Kahane brings his masterful touch to the “Air” that gave rise to Air on the G String and conducts the opening Concerto from the piano. This concert is pure gold!
Sasha Cooke photo Nick Granito
westside connections 2
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- Thursday, 24 Mar 2011
- The Broad Stage
- 7 pm
- LACO musicians, TBD
- Chamber music selections
LACO musicians LACO archives
family concert 2: ragtime xylophonia
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- Sunday, 27 Mar 2011
- Alex Theatre
- 2 pm
- Wade Culbreath, percussion
- Alan Chapman, host
- GH Green Triplets
- GH Green/Becker Jovial Jasper
- GH Green/Becker Cross Corners
- GH Green/Becker The Humming Bird
- J Green/Cahn Xylophonia
- GH Green/Cahn Fluffy Ruffles
LACO “goes Green” with an entire program of percussive fun with works by composer and xylophonist George Hamilton Green and his brother Joe. Get into the groove as you learn about rhythm and beat in this fun, kid-friendly concert. Be there!
Wade Culbreath photo LACO archives
baroque conversations 5
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- Thursday, 31 Mar 2011
- Zipper Concert Hall
- 7 pm
- Harry Bicket, conductor & harpsichord
- Handel Concerto Grosso in B-flat major
- Henry Purcell Chaconne from The Fairy Queen
- Arne Trio No. 4 in F minor
- Corelli Concerto Grosso in F major
- Handel Concerto Grosso in A major
Explore the genesis of orchestral music through intimate performances with the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra. In signature LACO style, the artists will introduce the music from the stage, share their insights, and invite your questions to conclude the evening.
Harry Bicket
photo Geraint Lewis
beethoven's emperor
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- Saturday, 16 Apr 2011
- Alex Theatre
- 8 pm
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- Sunday, 17 Apr 2011
- Royce Hall
- 7 pm
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- Jeffrey Kahane, conductor
- Jon Kimura Parker, piano
- John Harbison Gli accordi più usati (“The Most Often Used Chords”)
- Dvořák Serenade in E major for Strings
- Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, “Emperor”
Romp through scales and chords with Harbison’s “charming spoof of pedantic rudimentary musical instructions.” (The New York Times) Jon Kimura Parker adventurer both in music and in life, brings his powerful playing to the “Emperor” Concerto, the final and grandest of Beethoven’s five piano concertos.
Jon Kimura Parker photo Jerry Beznos
westside connections 3
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- Thursday, 28 Apr 2011
- The Broad Stage
- 7 pm
- LACO musicians, TBD
- Chamber music selections
LACO musicians LACO archives
family concert 3: whimsical winds
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- Sunday, 01 May 2011
- Alex Theatre
- 2 pm
- Joshua Ranz, leader & clarinet
- LACO musicians, winds
- Alan Chapman, host
- Beethoven Sextet in E-flat for Two Clarinets, Two Horns and Two Bassoons
- Plog Animal Ditties VI
- Poulenc Sonata for Horn, Trumpet and Trombone
- PDQ Bach Octoot
Join the LACO winds on a journey through the music of Beethoven, Poulenc and PDQ Bach. Then, embark on a musical safari through Plog’s upbeat tribute to the animal kingdom.
Joshua Ranz photo Michael Burke
mozart's prague
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- Saturday, 14 May 2011
- Alex Theatre
- 8 pm
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- Sunday, 15 May 2011
- Royce Hall
- 7 pm
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- Jeffrey Kahane, conductor & piano
- Margaret Batjer, violin
- Luciana Souza, voice
- Mendelssohn Concerto in D minor for Violin and Piano
- Derek Bermel Sound Investment commission (world premiere)
- Mozart Symphony No. 38 in D major, “Prague”
On January 19, 1787, the sweeping panoramic views and eclectic architecture of Prague set the backdrop for the highly-anticipated premiere of Mozart’s Symphony No. 38. LACO recreates the excitement of that evening, pairing a virtuosic performance of Mozart’s most dramatic Symphony with the world premiere of Derek Bermel’s genre-bending fusion of Luciana Souza’s soulful bossa nova vocals and classical instrumentation.
Luciana Souza photo Gabriel Rinaldi