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concerts

infinite enchantment

  • 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 Leila Josefowicz

    photo J. Henry Fair

discover beethoven 7

  • 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 Jeffrey Kahane

    photo Michael Burke

baroque conversations 1

  • 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 Jeffrey Kahane

    photo Michael Burke

spotlight on LACO

  • 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 Andrew Shulman

    photo Michael Burke

haydn's drum roll

  • 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 Ignat Solzhenitsyn

    photo Paul Sirochman

baroque conversations 2

  • 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 Allan Vogel

    photo CCS International

family concert 1: hip hop peter and the wolf

  • 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 PROJECT Trio

baroque conversations 3

  • 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 Jory Vinikour

    photo Kobie van Rensburg

french connection

  • 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 Lise de la Salle

    photo Stéphane Gallois

westside connections 1

  • Chamber music selections
  • Margaret Batjer Margaret Batjer

    photo Michael Burke

baroque conversations 4

  • 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 Margaret Batjer

    photo Michael Burke

bach's birthday

  • 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 Sasha Cooke

    photo Nick Granito

westside connections 2

  • LACO musicians, TBD
  • Chamber music selections
  • LACO musicians LACO musicians

    LACO archives

family concert 2: ragtime xylophonia

  • 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 Wade Culbreath

    photo LACO archives

baroque conversations 5

  • 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 Harry Bicket

    photo Geraint Lewis

beethoven's emperor

  • 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 Jon Kimura Parker

    photo Jerry Beznos

westside connections 3

  • LACO musicians, TBD
  • Chamber music selections
  • LACO musicians LACO musicians

    LACO archives

family concert 3: whimsical winds

  • 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 Joshua Ranz

    photo Michael Burke

mozart's prague

  • 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 Luciana Souza

    photo Gabriel Rinaldi