2008-09 season
LACO turns 40!
Share the occasion with festive concerts and special celebrations September 27, 2008 through June 2009. Highlights include:
- season kick-off at the Ambassador Auditorium with Sir Neville Marriner, LACO’s first music director, and current music director Jeffrey Kahane
- the west coast premiere of Osvaldo Golijov’s Azul with Yo-Yo Ma
- guest appearances by marimbist Makoto Nakura, pianists Ingrid Fliter, Jonathan Biss and David Fung, violinist Cho-Liang Lin and conductor Joana Carneiro
- the Brandenburg Concertos featuring LACO’s virtuosos, lead by concertmaster Margaret Batjer
- world premieres by Christopher Theofanidis and LACO’s versatile Richard Todd and Damian Montano
- US premieres of Lalo Schifrin’s Tangos Concertantes and Pierre Jalbert’s Concerto for Marimba and Orchestra
“Our Chamber Orchestra is now, more than ever, a precious part of the musical life of this entire region.”
L.A. Weekly
our next performance
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- Saturday, 27 Sep 2008
- Ambassador Auditorium
- 6:30 pm
marriner gala
- Sir Neville Marriner, conductor
- Jeffrey Kahane, piano
- Schumann/Paul Chihara Overture, Scherzo, Childhood Dreams and Finale
- Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major
- Stravinsky Pulcinella Suite
- Kodály Dances of Galánta
Toast 40 years of superb artistry in a joyful concert gala led by Sir Neville Marriner, the Orchestra’s legendary first music director and the world’s most prolific classical recording artist. Jeffrey Kahane marks this historic occasion as soloist in the Beethoven, playing under Sir Neville’s direction for the very first time. Filled with dazzling displays of orchestral virtuosity, the program celebrates the very essence of our Chamber Orchestra—40 soloists who delight in performing the classical repertoire together.
upcoming performance
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- Saturday, 04 Oct 2008
- Alex Theatre
- 8 pm
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- Sunday, 05 Oct 2008
- Royce Hall
- 7 pm
celebration
- Jeffrey Kahane, conductor
- Richard Todd, horn
- Martin Concerto for Seven Wind Instruments, Percussion and Strings
- Mozart Horn Concerto No. 4 in E-flat major
- Todd ceLebrACiOn
- Mozart Symphony No. 39 in E-flat major
special event
ruby jubilee
LACO’s Ruby Jubilee will launch the Orchestra’s 40th Anniversary Season at the Ambassador Auditorium in Pasadena. Join LACO’s legendary first music director, Sir Neville Marriner, and the Orchestra’s beloved current music director, Jeffrey Kahane, as we commemorate 40 extraordinary years and build upon this solid foundation to ensure an equally incredible future. Includes pre-concert hors d’oeuvres and a champagne toast, concert and post-concert gala with dinner, dancing & live auction.
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- Saturday, 27 Sep 2008
- Ambassador Auditorium
- 5:30 pm
about laco
The Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra was founded in 1968 as an artistic outlet for the film and record studios’ most gifted musicians. The respected music critic Jim Svejda recently praised LACO as “America’s finest chamber orchestra.” Learn More.
