As I mentioned in advance of Vineta Sareika’s appearance as guest concertmaster of the Los Angeles Philharmonic a few weeks ago, the buzz around the orchestra was palpable, even before the first concert. After those performances, it seemed less a matter of if the orchestra would offer her the position and more about whether she’d … Continue reading
The Los Angeles Philharmonic’s 2025/26 indoor season kicks off tonight at Walt Disney Concert Hall, the final one of Gustavo Dudamel’s tenure before he decamps for New York. The program includes the world premiere of Ellen Reid’s Earth Between Oceans and Strauss’s An Alpine Symphony (which of course is actually a tone poem, not a … Continue reading
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