ROMANTICS: SCHUBERT’S TROUT
- Sat, Sep 28 | 7:30 pm | The Wallis Get Tickets
- Sun, Sep 29 | 4 pm | The Huntington, Rothenberg Hall Get Tickets
Chamber Series
Join us as we journey through the evolution of romanticism, where familiar refrains and the discovery of new works converge. The new season climbs to higher peaks of emotion, color, and intimacy – a true feast for the senses.
Subscribe to our 2024/25 season. Select from the Orchestral Series, Chamber Series, and Baroque Series, or Choose Your Own (CYO) Series to personalize your experience.
Chamber Series
Orchestral Series
Orchestral Series
Baroque Series
Orchestral Series
Orchestral Series
Chamber Series
Orchestral Series
Orchestral Series
Baroque Series
Jaime Martín is joined by guest artists like Thomas Bauer, Lara Downes, Kelly Hall-Tompkins and Nemanja Radulović. Traverse through grand sonic landscapes with works by W.A Mozart, Joseph Haydn, L.V. Beethoven, and Florence Price among others.
LACO will have two guest conductors this season: Jeannette Sorrel who joins forces with pianist Awadagin Pratt on Mozart, and Matthias Pinscher on a French program with Mezzo Michelle DeYoung.
Orchestral Series
Orchestral Series
Orchestral Series
Orchestral Series
Orchestral Series
Schubert‘s “Trout” features pianist Juho Pohjonen. Experience the depth and complexities of love between Robert and Clara Schumann. Director of Chamber Music Margaret Batjer weaves her way through Romanticism to the modern times with works by Sarah Gibson Nokuthula Ngwenyama, and Louise Farrenc shining a spotlight on female composers.
Chamber Series
Chamber Series
As a violin soloist, chamber musician, and teacher, Margaret Batjer has established herself as a versatile and respected artist worldwide. She has appeared as a soloist with America’s leading orchestras including the Chicago Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, Seattle Symphony Orchestra, and the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. Batjer has also performed with leading European ensembles such as the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, the Prague Chamber Orchestra, the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra (of Ireland), Berlin Symphony Orchestra and the Hallé Orchestra.
An esteemed chamber musician, Batjer has performed at the Marlboro Music Festival, La Jolla Summerfest, Sarasota Music as well as the Naples and Salzburg Festivals in Europe. In 2020, she formed the Los Angeles Piano Trio with colleagues Fabio Bidini and Andrew Shulman.
Ms. Batjer has had an extensive recording career over the last several decades. Her most recent recording with the LA Chamber Orchestra includes the live premiere of the Pierre Jalbert Violin Concerto, and works by Bach, Pärt and Vasks released on the BIS label. She recorded the Bach Concerto for Two Violins with Salvatore Accardo and the Chamber Orchestra of Europe for the Philips label, and later a 2003 Deutsche Grammophon recording pairing Batjer and Hilary Hahn as soloists with Jeffrey Kahane conducting the LA Chamber Orchestra. She has also made numerous chamber music recordings on the EMI, Nuova Era and BMG labels.
Batjer is a graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music. She is Adjunct Professor of Violin at the USC Thornton School of Music, and on the violin faculty at the Colburn School.
Become enraptured by two Baroque concerts that are an absolute must for any music lover. A program that features countertenor Reginald Mobley on Vivaldi’s Stabat Mater, and a commission by Jeff Beal, Concerto for Two Trumpets, will be performed by David Washburn and Paul Merkelo. Music Director Jaime Martín leads the complete J.S. Bach Orchestral Suites in an exhilarating adventure of counterpoint and harmony.
Baroque Series
Baroque Series
Jaime Martín is joined by guest artists like Thomas Bauer, Lara Downes, Kelly Hall-Tompkins and Nemanja Radulović. Traverse through grand sonic landscapes with works by W.A Mozart, Joseph Haydn, L.V. Beethoven, and Florence Price among others.
LACO will have two guest conductors this season: Jeannette Sorrel who joins forces with pianist Awadagin Pratt on Mozart, and Matthias Pinscher on a French program with Mezzo Michelle DeYoung.
Orchestral Series
Orchestral Series
Schubert‘s “Trout” features pianist Juho Pohjonen. Experience the depth and complexities of love between Robert and Clara Schumann. Director of Chamber Music Margaret Batjer weaves her way through Romanticism to the modern times with works by Sarah Gibson, Nokuthula Ngwenyama, and Louise Farrenc shining a spotlight on female composers.
As a violin soloist, chamber musician, and teacher, Margaret Batjer has established herself as a versatile and respected artist worldwide. She has appeared as a soloist with America’s leading orchestras including the Chicago Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, Seattle Symphony Orchestra, and the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. Batjer has also performed with leading European ensembles such as the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, the Prague Chamber Orchestra, the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra (of Ireland), Berlin Symphony Orchestra and the Hallé Orchestra.
An esteemed chamber musician, Batjer has performed at the Marlboro Music Festival, La Jolla Summerfest, Sarasota Music as well as the Naples and Salzburg Festivals in Europe. In 2020, she formed the Los Angeles Piano Trio with colleagues Fabio Bidini and Andrew Shulman.
Ms. Batjer has had an extensive recording career over the last several decades. Her most recent recording with the LA Chamber Orchestra includes the live premiere of the Pierre Jalbert Violin Concerto, and works by Bach, Pärt and Vasks released on the BIS label. She recorded the Bach Concerto for Two Violins with Salvatore Accardo and the Chamber Orchestra of Europe for the Philips label, and later a 2003 Deutsche Grammophon recording pairing Batjer and Hilary Hahn as soloists with Jeffrey Kahane conducting the LA Chamber Orchestra. She has also made numerous chamber music recordings on the EMI, Nuova Era and BMG labels.
Batjer is a graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music. She is Adjunct Professor of Violin at the USC Thornton School of Music, and on the violin faculty at the Colburn School.
Become enraptured by two Baroque concerts that are an absolute must for any music lover. A program that features countertenor Reginald Mobley on Vivaldi’s Stabat Mater, and a commission by Jeff Beal, Concerto for Two Trumpets, will be performed by David Washburn and Paul Merkelo. Music Director Jaime Martín leads the complete J.S. Bach Orchestral Suites in an exhilarating adventure of counterpoint and harmony.
Create your own, tailor-made LACO season! Select any 4 or 5 concerts across our three main series (Orchestral, Chamber, and Baroque) and curate your own musical journey. See your favorite musicians, hear your favorite pieces, and experience the 24/25 season as you see fit.
Chamber Series
Orchestral Series
Orchestral Series
Baroque Series
Orchestral Series
Orchestral Series
Chamber Series
Orchestral Series
Orchestral Series
Baroque Series