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, led 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
schedule
ruby jubilee
Saturday, 27 Sep 2008 5:30 pm Ambassador Auditoriummarriner gala
Saturday, 27 Sep 2008 6:30 pm Ambassador Auditoriumcelebration
Saturday, 04 Oct 2008 8 pm Alex TheatreSunday, 05 Oct 2008 7 pm Royce Hall
brandenburg
Saturday, 01 Nov 2008 8 pm Alex TheatreSunday, 02 Nov 2008 7 pm Royce Hall
marimba
Saturday, 13 Dec 2008 8 pm Alex TheatreSunday, 14 Dec 2008 7 pm Royce Hall
yo-yo ma plays golijov
Sunday, 11 Jan 2009 7 pm Royce Hallbaroque conversations 1 2009
Thursday, 22 Jan 2009 7 pm Zipper Concert Hallromance
Saturday, 24 Jan 2009 8 pm Alex TheatreSunday, 25 Jan 2009 7 pm Royce Hall
GRAMMY salute to classical music honoring sir neville marriner and LACO
Monday, 02 Feb 2009 7 pm Walt Disney Concert Hallfamily concert 1: green eggs and ham
Sunday, 08 Feb 2009 2 pm Alex Theatrewestside connections 1 2009
Thursday, 12 Feb 2009 7 pm The Broad Stagemasters in the chapel
Saturday, 14 Feb 2009 7 pm First Lutheran Church of Venicetango
Saturday, 21 Feb 2009 8 pm Alex TheatreSunday, 22 Feb 2009 7 pm Royce Hall
baroque conversations 2 2009
Thursday, 26 Feb 2009 7 pm Zipper Concert Hallwestside connections 2 2009
Thursday, 05 Mar 2009 7 pm The Broad Stagecollege of the canyons neighborhood concert
Sunday, 08 Mar 2009 4 pm Santa Clarita Performing Arts Centerbaroque conversations 3 2009
Thursday, 19 Mar 2009 7 pm Zipper Concert Hallnate holden theatre neighborhood concert
Saturday, 21 Mar 2009 6:30 pm Nate Holden Performing Arts Centerfamily concert 2: springtastic strings
Sunday, 22 Mar 2009 2 pm Alex Theatrefirsts
Saturday, 18 Apr 2009 8 pm Alex TheatreSunday, 19 Apr 2009 7 pm Royce Hall
westside connections 3 2009
Thursday, 23 Apr 2009 7 pm The Broad Stagebaroque conversations 4 2009
Thursday, 30 Apr 2009 7 pm Zipper Concert Hallfamily concert 3: through the looking glass
Sunday, 03 May 2009 2 pm Alex Theatrefire
Saturday, 16 May 2009 8 pm Alex TheatreSunday, 17 May 2009 7 pm Royce Hall