Pre-Concert Talk
LA Phil’s Upbeat Live Lecture: Holland, Ravel, and Saint-Saëns
BP Hall at Walt Disney Concert HallWhat a great weekend! I will be the Upbeat Live speaker for a terrific program: a new work by American composer Jonathan Bailey Holland, Ravel’s Tzigane (spotlighting concertmaster Martin Chalifour) and Mother Goose Suite, and Find out more »
LA Phil’s Upbeat Live Lecture: Holland, Ravel, and Saint-Saëns
BP Hall at Walt Disney Concert HallWhat a great weekend! I will be the Upbeat Live speaker for a terrific program: a new work by American composer Jonathan Bailey Holland, Ravel's Tzigane (spotlighting concertmaster Martin Chalifour) and Mother Find out more »
Le Salon de Musiques: Concert Intro and postconcert Q&A
La Jolla Women's Club 7791 Draper Avenue, La Jolla, CA, United StatesThe first Salon de Musiques of the spring season offers two of my favorites works: Mozart's String Quartet in C Major ("Dissonance") and Beethoven's Emperor Concerto (in an arrangement for Find out more »
Preconcert Lecture: Esa-Pekka Salonen and the San Francisco Symphony
McCallum Theatre 73000 Fred Waring Drive, Palm Desert, CA, United StatesMusic Director Esa-Pekka Salonen and the San Francisco Symphony come to the desert! I will be introducing their all-Sibelius program, part of the wonderful concert series presented by the Palm Find out more »
Mason Concert
Mar Vista, CAWhat's better than ONE fabulous pianist? Why, TWO fabulous pianists, of course! Mason Home Concerts welcomes the exuberant Vieness Piano Duo—wife and husband, Eva Schaumkell and Vijay Venkatesh—in a "beast" Find out more »
Le Salon de Musiques: Concert Intro and postconcert Q&A
La Jolla Women's Club 7791 Draper Avenue, La Jolla, CA, United StatesVive la France! The February Salon spotlights two French composers of the later Romantic era: Camille Saint-Saëns and Gabriel Fauré. My preconcert introduction will explore the importance of chamber music Find out more »
Prelude Lecture: La Jolla Music Society presents Lucas & Arthur Jussen
The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center 7600 Fay Avenue, La Jolla, CA, United StatesChampioning repertoire for two pianists, brothers Lucas and Arthur Jussen offer a challenging program showcasing the range of possibilities: Mozart's Sonata for Two Pianos in D Major, K. 448, Schubert's Find out more »
Upbeat Live: Dudamel leads the LA Phil in “Das Rheingold”
BP Hall at Walt Disney Concert HallThis special presentation of Wagner's Das Rheingold celebrates architect Frank Gehry, a dedicated friend to the Los Angeles Philharmonic and, of course, designer of the gorgeous Walt Disney Concert Hall. Gehry Find out more »
Upbeat Live: Dudamel leads the LA Phil in “Das Rheingold”
BP Hall at Walt Disney Concert HallThis special presentation of Wagner's Das Rheingold celebrates architect Frank Gehry, a dedicated friend to the Los Angeles Philharmonic and, of course, designer of the gorgeous Walt Disney Concert Hall. Gehry Find out more »
Upbeat Live: Dudamel leads the LA Phil in “Das Rheingold”
BP Hall at Walt Disney Concert HallThis special presentation of Wagner's Das Rheingold celebrates architect Frank Gehry, a dedicated friend to the Los Angeles Philharmonic and, of course, designer of the gorgeous Walt Disney Concert Hall. Gehry Find out more »