Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra: making great music personal



schedule 2011-12 season

February March April May
the crystal ball
artists: Jeffrey Kahane, piano; Margaret Batjer, concertmaster; Chris Thile, mandolin; Jon Kimura Parker, piano
program: Chamber music selections
baroque conversations 2
baroque conversations
artists: Patricia Mabee, leader & harpsicord; John Schneiderman, baroque guitar & lute; Jill Chadroff, dancer; Linda Tomko, dancer; Tereza Stanislav, violin; Sarah Thornblade, violin; Armen Ksajikian, cello; Roland Kato, viola & viola d’amore; Victoria Miskolczy, viola
program: Vivaldi Trio Sonata in D minor, RV 63, “La folia” (“The Folly”); Antonio Soler Fandango in D minor, S. 146; Gaspar Sanz Pavanas; Gaspar Sanz Canarios; André Campra Selection from Les fêtes vénitiennes (“The Venetian Festivals”); Jean-Baptiste Lully Selection from Atys; Rameau Selection from Dardanus; André Campra Selections from L’Europe gallant (“Galant Europe”)
discover bach's magnificat
artists: Jeffrey Kahane, conductor & musical tour guide; Charlotte Dobbs, soprano; Zanaida Robles, soprano; Janelle DeStefano, mezzo-soprano; Ben Bliss, tenor; Daniel Armstrong, baritone; USC Thornton Chamber Singers, chorus
program: Bach Magnificat in D major
family concert 1: project trio's appalachian spring
family concerts
artists: Jacomo Bairos, conductor; PROJECT Trio; LACO musicians
program: PROJECT Trio Original Works; Copland Appalachian Spring
westside connections 1 with special guest Michael Ruhlman
westside connections
artists: Michael Ruhlman, author, food blogger, cook & journalist; Joanne Pearce Martin, piano; Josefina Vergara, violin; Jacqueline Brand, violin; Giovanna M. Clayton, cello; Nico Abondolo, bass; Roland Kato, viola; Margaret Batjer, violin; Andrew Shulman, cello
program: Rossini String Sonata No. 1 in G major; Giacomo Puccini Crisantemi (“Chrysanthemums”); de Falla Suite Populaire Espagnole (arr. for Violin and Piano from “Popular Spanish Songs” by Kochanski); Paul Schoenfield Café Music
jeffrey kahane and LACO: a 15th anniversary celebration
artists: Jeffrey Kahane, piano; Margaret Batjer, violin; Andrew Shulman, cello
program: Bach French Suite No. 5 in G major, BWV 816; Gabriel Kahane Django: Tiny Variations on a Big Dog; Chopin Three Mazurkas: Op. 24 No 4 in B-flat minor, Op. 56 No. 3 in C minor, Op. 50 No. 3 in C-sharp minor; Chopin Barcarolle in F-sharp major, Op. 60; Chopin Polonaise-Fantasy in A-flat major, Op. 61; Brahms Piano Trio No. 1 in B major, Op. 8
piatigorsky international cello festival: opening concert
program: Vivaldi Double Cello Concerto in G minor; Haydn Cello Concerto No. 2 in D major; Camille Saint-Saëns Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor; Thomas Demenga Double Concerto (US premiere); Haydn Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major
baroque conversations 3
baroque conversations
artists: Monica Huggett, leader & violin; Margaret Batjer, violin
program: Pietro Locatelli Introduzione teatrale in G major, Op. 4, No. 4; Pietro Locatelli Sinfonia in F minor, “Sinfonia Funebre” (“Funeral Sinfonia”); Unico Willem van Wassenaer Concerto Armonico No. 6 in E-flat major; Jean-Marie Leclair Violin Concerto in A major, Op. 7, No. 6; Vivaldi Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, Op. 3, No. 11, RV 565, “L’Estro Armonico” (“Harmonic Inspiration”)
piatigorsky international cello festival: beethoven plus
artists: Antonio Lysy, cello; Evan Drachman, cello; Nathan Rosen, cello; Andrew Shulman, cello; Antoinette Perry, piano; Jeffrey Kahane, piano; John Rubinstein, narrator
program: Beethoven Variations for cello & piano in E flat major; Osvaldo Golijov Omaramor; Haydn/Piatigorsky Divertimento in D major; Gregor Piatigorsky Prayer; Grant Beglarian Of Fables, Foibles and Fancies; Beethoven Cello Sonata in C major, Op. 102, No. 1
westside connections 2 with special guest Jonathan Gold
westside connections
artists: Jonathan Gold, food critic; Elissa Johnston, soprano; Timothy Andres, piano; Margaret Batjer, violin; Allan Vogel, oboe; Armen Ksajikian, cello; Patricia Mabee, organ; Jeffrey Kahane, piano; Sarah Thornblade, violin; Roland Kato, viola; Joshua Ranz, clarinet; David Everson, horn
program: Bach “Ich esse mit Freuden” (“I eat with joy”), from Cantata No. 84; Bernstein La Bonne Cuisine—Four Recipes for Voice and Piano; William Bolcom Lime Jello Marshmallow Cottage Cheese Surprise; Timothy Andres Sorbet; Dohnányi Sextet in C major for Piano, Violin, Viola, Cello, Clarient and Horn, Op. 37
refracted
orchestral series
mini series: make a night of it
mini series: thrill to electrifying soloists
artists: Jeffrey Kahane, conductor; Timothy Andres, piano
program: Timothy Andres Old Keys (commissioned by LACO’s Sound Investment– world premiere); Mozart/Andres Mozart “Coronation” Concerto re-composition (for piano and orchestra) (West Coast premiere); Mozart Symphony No. 40 in G minor
family concert 2: fool for dance
family concerts
artists: Lucinda Carver, conductor; Dancers from American Contemporary Ballet; LACO musicians
program: Respighi Gli uccelli (The Birds); Ravel Le tombeau de Couperin
westside connections 3 with special guest Susan Feniger
westside connections
artists: Susan Feniger, chef, restaurateur, cookbook author, radio and TV personality; Robert Thies, piano; Tereza Stanislav, violin; JoAnn Turovsky, harp; Chris Stoutenborough, clarinet; Kenneth Munday, bassoon; Darren Mulder, trumpet; Katia Popov, violin; Trevor Handy, cello; Margaret Batjer, violin; Maia Jasper, violin; Roland Kato, viola; Andrew Shulman, cello
program: Saint-Saëns Fantaisie for Violin and Harp, Op. 124; Bohuslav Martinů La Revue de Cuisine, Jazz Suite for Clarinet, Bassoon, Trumpet, Violin, Cello and Piano, H. 161; Ravel String Quartet in F major
baroque conversations 4
baroque conversations
artists: Jeffrey Kahane, host & keyboard; Andrew Shulman, cello; Allan Vogel, oboe; Margaret Batjer, violin
program: Bach Viola da Gamba Sonata in G major, BWV 1027; Bach Oboe Sonata in G minor, BWV 1030b; Bach Violin Sonata in E major, BWV 1016
kahane 2
orchestral series
mini series: make a night of it
mini series: relive greatest hits
artists: Jeffrey Kahane, conductor; Gabriel Kahane, piano & voice
program: Ives Three Places in New England; Gabriel Kahane Crane Palimpsest (West Coast premiere) (Co-commission with American Composers Orchestra); Haydn Symphony No. 104 in D major,
baroque conversations 5
baroque conversations
artists: Martin Haselböck, conductor & organ
program: Handel Water Music, Selections from Suites No. 1 in F major & No. 2 in D major; Handel Organ Concerto No. 4 in F major, Op. 4; Telemann Water Music Suite in C major, TWV 55:C3
family concert 3: mozart & me
family concerts
artists: Jeffrey Bernstein, conductor & host; Dan Selon, actor; Ray Ushikubo, piano; Pasadena Master Chorale, chorus; LACO musicians
program: Mozart Andante in C major for Piano, K. 1a; Mozart Allegro in C major for Piano, K. 1b; Mozart Twelve Variations for Piano on “Ah vous dirai-je, Maman” (“Mom, I will tell you”), K. 300e; Mozart Piano Concerto No. 5 in D major, K. 175, Movement 1; Mozart “Gloria” from “Corination” Mass, K. 317; Mozart “Kyrie” from Mass in C minor, K. 417a
23rd annual silent film
artists: Carl Davis, C.B.E. (Hon.), composer & conductor
program: Harold Lloyd The Kid Brother; Harold Lloyd High and Dizzy