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Opera: WE HOLD THESE TRUTHS (LA Opera Digital Short)
LA Opera’s next Digital Short, We Hold These Truths, premieres on March 4, 2022 LA Opera has commissioned some of today’s most in-demand artists to create a series of short musical films. Superstar composers team up with talented visual artists including animators, experimental filmmakers and choreographers to bring you a number of new pieces throughout the fall and…
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Jazz: CONNIE HAN TRIO (The Wallis in Beverly Hills)
Pianist and composer Connie Han takes on the pantheon of jazz piano ranging from Harlem stride to modal post-bop with her own fiery, contemporary style. Her performances are both powerful and elegant, putting a fresh spin on tradition. The New York Times calls her “the rare musician with fearsome technical chops and a breadth of…
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Album Release: 89 (Charlie Gabriel and Preservation Hall Band)
DREAMY JAZZ ALBUM 89 IS THE TONIC FOR OUR TIME “I’ve been playing since I was 11 years old,” says Charlie Gabriel, the most senior member of the legendary Preservation Hall Band, “I never did anything in my life but play music. I’ve been blessed with that gift that God gave me, and I’ve tried…
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Upcoming Music: FOG (premiere); BREATHING FORESTS (premiere); ALSO SPRACH ZARATHUSTRA (Esa-Pekka Salonen)
When architect Frank Gehry designed Walt Disney Concert Hall, he took into account how musicians would experience the building. He believed if the sound is good, the musicians would feel more confident and, in turn, would play better. With this in mind, Gehry worked closely with expert acoustician Yasuhisa Toyota and then-Los Angeles Philharmonic Music…
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Music Review: MENDELSSOHN & BEETHOVEN (Igor Levit, piano; Elim Chan, conductor; LA Philharmonic)
COME FOR IGOR LEVIT: STAY FOR MENDELSSOHN’S FOURTH SYMPHONY Along with Daniil Trifonov, pianist Igor Levit’s concerts and CDs must recall what it first felt like to encounter Gilels and Richter, two other super-talented Russian pianists who brought excitement to classical music. When I saw Mr. Levit live, one of the most striking aspects for…
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Recommended Music Concert: AMERICAN YOUTH SYMPHONY (Sounds About Town at Disney Concert Hall, March 6, 2022)
The American Youth Symphony (AYS), led by Music Director Carlos Izcaray, returns to Walt Disney Concert Hall on the LA Phil’s “Sounds About Town” series on Sunday, March 6, 2022 at 7:30 p.m. Works by Brian Raphael Nabors, Jennifer Higdon, Unsuk Chin, Jimmy Lopez, Tchaikovsky and Izcaray complete a program that celebrates cultural diversity through…
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Album: ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER: SYMPHONIC SUITES (Decca)
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Suites from Three of His Best-Loved Musicals: Evita, The Phantom of the Opera, and Sunset Boulevard Recorded at the Newly Restored Theatre RoyalDrury Lane with an 81-Piece Orchestra Concert Film on YouTube Purchase and Stream:https://alw.lnk.to/SymphonicSuitesSo www.andrewlloydwebber.com Andrew Lloyd Webber’s new album, Symphonic Suites, is out on Decca Records. Music from three of the composer’s best-loved…
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Jazz Preview: JAZZ AT NAZ (Feb. 5-19 at The Soraya in Northridge)
JAZZING UP THEIR GAME AT THE SORAYA The Soraya has long been at the epicenter of Jazz in LA’”from CSUN’s nationally respected Jazz studies program, to The Soraya’s stellar reputation for Jazz programming. This year, The Soraya dials up its investment in America’s one true original art form with its first annual, month-long jazz Festival Jazz…
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Classical Album: UNCOVERED VOLUME 2: FLORENCE B. PRICE (Catalyst Quartet)
On Friday, February 4, 2022, GRAMMY Award-winning Catalyst Quartet releases UNCOVERED Volume 2: Florence B. Price on Azica Records. The digital album is the second issue of a multi-volume anthology highlighting string quartet works by historically important Black composers which aims to bring greater awareness and programming of their music. Volume 2 is entirely devoted…
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Opera: THE CENTENNIAL SEASON REVEALED (SF Opera)
The 2022–23 Season FRI, SEP 9, 2022 AT 8PM Don’t miss Opera Ball: The Centennial Celebration, an evening of music and delight that honors San Francisco Opera’s first 100 years and sets the stage for an exciting second century. Please note the Opening Night Concert is sold as part of Opera Ball and is not in any subscription series….
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Music Review: NATHALIE JOACHIM & PAMELA Z (Disney Hall)
A GRAND AVANT-GARDE EVENING ON GRAND AVENUE Tuesday of last week was a quiet night in downtown Los Angeles, January’s usual gloom conspiring with new waves of COVID statistics to keep people home. The sidewalks of Grand Avenue and its surrounding areas were just about empty. Still, the Walt Disney Concert Hall’s characteristic glint warded…
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Jazz Preview: THE PLAYBOY JAZZ FESTIVAL IS NOW THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL JAZZ FESTIVAL (LA Phil)
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES INITIAL LINEUP FOR 2022 HOLLYWOOD BOWL JAZZ FESTIVAL Beloved Festival Celebrates 42nd Year in 2022 Artists Slated to Appear Include The Roots, Gregory Porter, Tower of Power, Terri Lyne Carrington, Femi Kuti, Cory Wong, Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah, José James, Gerald Clayton, Azar Lawrence, Gordon Goodwin and more June 25–26, 2022,…
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Upcoming Music: SYMPHONIC ELLINGTON: NEW WORLD A-COMIN’ & SACRED CONCERTS (LA Phil/Thomas Wilkins)
DUKING IT OUT In 1943, Duke Ellington premiered two works about the experience of Black Americans’”one, Black, Brown, and Beige, traced their collective history and another, New World A-Coming, imagined a hopeful future. Ellington wrote about the latter in his biography, “I visualized this new world as a place in the distant future, where there would…
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Music Preview: JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER ORCHESTRA WITH WYNTON MARSALIS (SCFTA, Costa Mesa; The Soraya, Northridge)
Wynton Marsalis has received a plethora of awards from numerous countries, committees and academies for his talents and contributions to the world as a musician, arranger, composer, and cultural ambassador. In 2009, he received the Insignia Chevalier of the Legion of Honor from France; it’s the equivalent of attaining knighthood in the UK. French Ambassador Pierre Vimont…
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Music: THAT WAS THEN (New EP by Trevor Daniel)
Houston bred/LA based singer, songwriter Trevor Daniel releases his new single “Dadada” today via ALAMO/RCA Records. Listen HERE. “Dadada” follows Trevor’s previously released tracks “Alone” which interpolates the Alice DJ smash “Better Off Alone” and “Fingers Crossed” with Julia Michaels which was released to much celebration earlier this year. All 3 tracks are featured on…
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Opera Review: FLORENCIA EN EL AMAZONAS (Lyric Opera)
FLORENCIA EX MACHINA Mexican composer Daniel Catán wrote a handful of operas before his untimely death in 2011 at the age of 62. Most premiered in the United States, including Florencia en el Amazonas, which was co-commissioned by Houston Grand Opera, Los Angeles Opera, and Seattle Opera. Although it premiered in 1996, this is Lyric’s…
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Recommended Concert: ECO ENSEMBLE TOSHIO HOSOKAWA PORTRAIT CONCERT (Cal Performances at UC Berkeley)
CAL PERFORMANCES AT UC BERKELEY PRESENTSECO ENSEMBLETOSHIO HOSOKAWA PORTRAIT CONCERTFEATURING STACEY PELINKA, FLUTESSATURDAY, FEBRUARY 5 AT 8PMIN HERTZ HALL Cal Performances at UC Berkeley welcomes back the university’s ensemble-in-residence, Eco Ensemble, in a concert showcasing the music of Toshio Hosokawa, one of Japan’s pre-eminent living composers, on Saturday, February 5 at 8pm at Hertz Hall. The…
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Music Concert Recommendation: GAUTIER CAPUÇON & YUJA WANG (Michael Tilson Thomas & SF Symphony, Jan. 20-29, 2022)
Music Director Laureate Michael Tilson Thomas (MTT) returns to conduct the San Francisco Symphony in two weeks of concerts at Davies Symphony Hall featuring two longtime collaborators. January 20–22 concerts include Sergei Prokofiev’s Symphony No. 5 and Dmitri Shostakovich’s Cello Concerto No. 2 performed by cellist Gautier Capuçon and January 27–29 concerts feature pianist Yuja…
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Music, Dance, Theater & Concerts: THE BROAD STAGE (Santa Monica)
The Broad Stage is presenting these twenty-eight attractions Jan to June 2022 Subscription packages, starting at $47, are on sale at thebroadstage.org or 310.434.3200. Premieres — The Broad Stage is a theatre conceived and designed toshowcase new work; 2022 season features a world premiere and three Los Angeles premieres Iphigenia (February 17-19) premiere opera by jazz great esperanza spalding and…
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Music Review: JEAN-YVES THIBAUDET, Piano (Debussy’s Preludes at Walt Disney Concert Hall)
C’EST MAGNIFIQUE In a recent interview Jean-Yves Thibaudet described his decision to “stick with” the piano over the violin after years spent learning both as a child. On the keys, he realized, “You feel like king of the world. You can create every color, every dynamic.” And last week, on a foggy night in his…
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