Earlier this week, the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra released details of their 2026-27 season. It will be their last one with Jaime Martin as Music Director before he steps down and becomes Music Director Laureate. (Incidentally, the prior Music Director, Jeffrey Kahane, had been Music Director Laureate since he stepped down in 2018, and now … Continue reading
What if I told you the Los Angeles Philharmonic decided to bring in a guest conductor who could ostensibly be a viable Music Director candidate, let him conduct a compelling pair of symphonies and local premiere of a concerto featuring one of the orchestra’s star principals, and yet the organization seemed to collectively shrug as … Continue reading
You still pondering who could be the next Music Director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic? Paavo Järvi has entered the chat. Continue reading
The Pacific Symphony’s choice of Alexander Shelley as its next Music Director has been a solid so far. He has crafted compelling programs. He’s made concise yet informative pre-performance comments from the podium. And it doesn’t hurt that he’s young, dashing, personable, and therefore a marketing department’s dream. Most importantly, he’s shown the capacity for … Continue reading
Last Thursday, the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Gustavo Dudamel trotted out the first of two programs they’ll be taking on their upcoming tour of Asia. On the bill: ballet music by Igor Stravinsky — The Firebird Suite (1919 version) and The Rite of Spring — along with the U.S. premiere of Frenzy: a short symphony … Continue reading
This past weekend marked the beginning of the end of the Gustavo Dudamel era at the Los Angeles Philharmonic. The orchestra’s outgoing Music & Artistic Director kicked off his final season at Walt Disney Concert Hall with a banger of a pairing: An Alpine Symphony by Richard Strauss and world premiere performances of Earth Between … Continue reading
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