SOCAL SUNDAYS WITH KUSC + LACO
Join LACO + KUSC for three-week broadcast series as part of the radio network’s long-standing SoCal Sundays program, featuring recordings of three concerts from LACO’s Orchestral Series at the Alex Theatre and UCLA’s Royce Hall, all conducted by LACO Music Director Jaime Martín during the 2022/23 and 2023/24 seasons.
Sunday, MAR 10 | 7 PM
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra Presents: Shankar Plays Shankar
Jaime Martín Conductor
Anoushka Shankar Sitar
Program:
MANUEL DE FALLA El sombrero de tres picos (The Three-Cornered Hat Suite No.1)
RAVI SHANKAR Concerto No. 3 for Sitar
MARC LOWENSTEIN HaZ’màn HaZèh (translates to: “this present time”) (LACO Sound Investment Commission, World Premiere)
GEORGES BIZET Symphony No. 1 in C major
Performed Live and Recorded May 20, 2023, at Glendale’s Alex Theatre, and May 21, 2023, at UCLA’s Royce Hall
The concert features the LACO debut of internationally renowned sitarist Anoushka Shankar performing Concerto No. 3 for Sitar, composed by her legendary father, the late Ravi Shankar. Also featured is the world premiere of HaZ’màn HaZèh (translation: “this present time”) by 2022-23 LACO Sound Investment composer Marc Lowenstein, whose music is infused with a searching sense of narrative and mysticism. LACO Sound Investment is a groundbreaking program the Orchestra established in 2001 that engages audience members in developing new classical works. De Falla’s colorful The Three-Cornered Hat Suite No. 1, opens the program, which wraps with Bizet’s Symphony No. 1 in C major.
Sunday, MAR 17 | 7 PM
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra Presents Dimensions: Hadelich + Mendelssohn
Jaime Martín Conductor
Augustin Hadelich Violin
PROGRAM:
DAI WEI Invisible Portals (LACO Co-Commission, West Coast Premiere)
FELIX MENDELSSOHN Violin Concerto in E minor
W.A. MOZART Symphony No. 41 in C major, “Jupiter”
Performed Live and Recorded October 21, at Glendale Alex Theatre, and October 22, 2023, at UCLA’s Royce Hall
Highlights include the West Coast premiere of Dai Wei’s poignant Invisible Portals, a co-commission by LACO and the American Composer’s Orchestra. The Chinese-born composer, who filters musical traditions through her unique experimental lens, is also featured on the work. Additionally, the program spotlights Grammy Award-winning violinist Augustin Hadelich performing Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto in E minor, and concludes with Mozart’s Symphony No. 41 in C major, “Jupiter.”
Sunday, MAR 24 | 7 PM
Visions: Tetzlaff + Brahms
Jaime Martín Conductor
Christian Tetzlaff Violin
PROGRAM:
ROSSINI The Italian Girl in Algiers Overture
MOZART Symphony No. 39 in E-flat major
BRAHMS Violin Concerto in D major
Performed Live and Recorded December 9, at Glendale’s Alex Theatre, and December 10, 2023, at UCLA’s Royce Hall
Featuring acclaimed violinist Christian Tetzlaff performing Brahms’ Violin Concerto in D major. It also includes Mozart’s Symphony No. 39 in E-flat major and the overture from Rossini’s comic opera The Italian Girl in Algiers.