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2008-09 40th Anniversary Season Schedule

March 28, 2008

2008-09 season – 40th anniversary

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orchestral series

7 Saturdays at the Alex Theatre or 7 Sundays at Royce Hall

celebration
sat oct 4 at 8pm Alex Theatre, Glendale
sun oct 5 at 7pm Royce Hall, UCLA

Jeffrey Kahane conductor
Richard Todd horn

Martin, Concerto for Seven Wind Instruments, Percussion and Strings
Mozart, Horn Concerto No. 4 in E-flat major
Richard Todd, ceLebrACiOn (LACO commission – world premiere)
Mozart, Symphony No. 39 in E-flat major

brandenburg
sat nov 1 at 8pm Alex Theatre, Glendale
sun nov 2 at 7pm Royce Hall, UCLA campus

Margaret Batjer leader & violin

Bach, Brandenburg Concertos
No. 1 in F major, No. 3 in G major,
No. 5 in D major, No. 6 in B-flat major
No. 4 in G major, No. 2 in F major

marimba
sat dec 13 at 8pm Alex Theatre, Glendale
sun dec 14 at 7pm Royce Hall, UCLA campus

Jeffrey Kahane conductor
Makoto Nakura marimba

R Strauss, Serenade for Winds
Pierre Jalbert, Concerto for Marimba and Orchestra (US premiere)
Haydn, Symphony No. 31 in D major, “Hornsignal”

romance
sat jan 24 at 8pm Alex Theatre, Glendale
sun jan 25 at 7pm Royce Hall, UCLA campus

Jeffrey Kahane conductor
Ingrid Fliter piano

Damian Montano, Overture (LACO commission – world premiere)
Chopin, Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor
Mendelssohn, Symphony No. 3 in A minor, “Scottish”

tango
sat feb 21 at 8pm Alex Theatre, Glendale
sun feb 22 at 7pm Royce Hall, UCLA campus

Jeffrey Kahane conductor
David Shostac flute
Cho-Liang Lin violin

David Shostac, Carmen Fantasy
Lalo Schifrin, Tangos Concertantes (LACO co-commission – US premiere)
Haydn, Symphony No. 92 in G major, “Oxford”

firsts
sat apr 18 at 8pm Alex Theatre, Glendale
sun apr 19 at 7pm Royce Hall, UCLA campus

Joana Carneiro conductor
David Fung piano

Mozart, Symphony No. 31 in D major “Paris”
Ravel, Piano Concerto in G major
Schoenberg, Chamber Symphony No. 1 in E major
Beethoven, Symphony No. 1 in C major

fire
sat may 16 at 8pm Alex Theatre, Glendale
sun may 17 at 7pm Royce Hall, UCLA campus

Jeffrey Kahane conductor
Jonathan Biss piano

Christopher Theofanidis, LACO Sound Investment commission (world premiere)
Schumann, Piano Concerto in A minor
de Falla, Ritual Fire Dance from El amor brujo
Ginastera, Variaciones concertantes

special events

marriner gala
sat sept 27
celebratory toast for all ticket holders beginning at 6 pm
concert at 6:30pm
Ambassador Auditorium, Pasadena

Sir Neville Marriner conductor
Jeffrey Kahane piano

Schumann, Overture, Scherzo and Finale
Beethoven, Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major
Stravinsky, Pulcinella Suite
Kodály, Dances of Galánta

yo-yo ma plays golijov
sun jan 11 at 7pm
Royce Hall, UCLA campus

Jeffrey Kahane conductor
Yo-Yo Ma cello
Michael Ward-Bergeman hyper-accordion
Jamey Haddad percussion

Fauré, Elegy
Osvaldo Golijov, Azul (West Coast premiere)
Beethoven, Symphony No. 7 in A major