Pre-Concert Talk
Upbeat Live: Yuja Wang and Dudamel—Rachmaninoff Concerto #4 (18 FEB)
BP Hall at Walt Disney Concert HallThe Los Angeles Philharmonic and Music Director Gustavo Dudamel celebrate Rachmaninoff in a cycle of concerts spotlighting the composer’s four concertos for piano and orchestra. The ferociously talented Yuja Wang plays Find out more »
Upbeat Live: Yuja Wang and Dudamel—Rachmaninoff Concerto #3 (17 FEB)
BP Hall at Walt Disney Concert HallThe Los Angeles Philharmonic and Music Director Gustavo Dudamel celebrate Rachmaninoff in a cycle of concerts spotlighting the composer’s four concertos for piano and orchestra. Yuja Wang, arguably one of Find out more »
Upbeat Live: Yuja Wang and Dudamel—Rachmaninoff Concerto #3
BP Hall at Walt Disney Concert HallThe Los Angeles Philharmonic and Music Director Gustavo Dudamel celebrate Rachmaninoff in a cycle of concerts spotlighting the composer's four concertos for piano and orchestra. Yuja Wang, arguably one of Find out more »
Introduction/Interview: Mason Concerts
Mar Vista, CAThe first concert of this intimate chamber-music series features the Zelter Quartet playing works by Haydn, Puccini, Todd Mason, and Jessie Montgomery. Dr. Brown-Montesano will offer a short introductory "lesson" Find out more »
UpBeat Live /The Nutcracker with Dudamel
Disney Hall 111 S Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, United StatesGustavo Dudamel leads the Los Angeles Philharmonic in a magical program combining Tchaikovsky's beloved holiday score with selections from Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn's swinging Nutcracker Suite, including "Sugar Rum Find out more »
Pre-performance Lectures: LA Opera’s “Tosca” (all performances)
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion 135 North Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, United StatesThe Los Angeles Opera presents Puccini's immortal Tosca—a suspenseful political drama and love story centered on the fictional diva and force of nature, Floria Tosca. Dr. Brown-Montesano will delve into Find out more »
“Insights” Lecture and Interview / Pasadena Symphony
The Ambassador Auditorium - Pasadena 131 S. St. John Ave, Pasadena, CA, United StatesFor its second concert of the season, the Pasadena Symphony spotlights two late Romantic favorites: Sibelius's masterful Violin Concerto in D Minor, featuring violinist Alexandra Conunova, and Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. Find out more »
Prelude Lecture / Daniil Trifonov
The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center 7600 Fay Avenue, La Jolla, CA, United StatesThe La Jolla Music Society presents celebrated Russian pianist Daniil Trifonov in a tour-de-force program that showcases his ferocious technical skill and expressive artistry. Join Dr. Brown-Montesano for a pre-concert Find out more »
UpBeat Live / Power to the People!
Disney Hall 111 S Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, United StatesPower to the People! Dr. Kristi Brown-Montesano will interview Angélica Negrón, whose Moriviví is a world premiere and LA Phil commission. A multi-talented Puerto Rico-born artist, Ms. Negrón has composed for a vast Find out more »
Pre-Concert Lecture / Behzod Abduraimov
The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center 7600 Fay Avenue, La Jolla, CA, United StatesBehzod Abduraimov joins the La Jolla Music Society Piano Series, where Dr. Kristi Brown-Montesano presents "Sources of Inspiration: a look at extramusical influences on composition." Concert program includes: PRICE Fantasie Negre Find out more »