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Los Angeles Philharmonic: “Invited Rehearsal” Lecturer
BP Hall at Walt Disney Concert HallHooray! I am returning to Walt Disney Concert Hall to introduce LA–area music students to the background of works by Rachmaninoff and Nico Muhly. After the lecture, the students and Find out more »
LA Phil’s Upbeat Live Lecture: Dudamel conducts “Harry Potter”
BP Hall at Walt Disney Concert HallAs a Harry Potter fan, of course I put my name in the Sorting Hat for a chance to introduce this concert, the final installment of LA Phil’s John Williams Spotlight series. Opening with Find out more »
LA Phil’s Upbeat Live Lecture: Dudamel conducts “Harry Potter”
BP Hall at Walt Disney Concert HallAs a Harry Potter fan, of course I put my name in the Sorting Hat for a chance to introduce this concert, the final installment of LA Phil's John Williams Find out more »
LA Phil’s Upbeat Live Lecture: Correia, Beethoven, and Strauss
BP Hall at Walt Disney Concert HallMaestro Gustavo Dudamel leads the LA Philharmonic in a program featuring three creative artists of the Iberian Peninsula: composer Andreia Pinto Correia, beloved piano virtuoso Maria João Pires, and Miguel Find out more »
LA Phil’s Upbeat Live Lecture: Correia, Beethoven, and Strauss
BP Hall at Walt Disney Concert HallMaestro Gustavo Dudamel leads the LA Philharmonic in a program featuring three creative artists of the Iberian Peninsula: composer Andreia Pinto Correia, beloved piano virtuoso Maria João Pires, and Miguel Find out more »
LA Phil’s Upbeat Live Lecture: Correia, Beethoven, and Strauss
BP Hall at Walt Disney Concert HallMaestro Gustavo Dudamel leads the LA Philharmonic in a program featuring beloved piano virtuoso Maria João Pires, playing Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 4 in a double bill with Strauss's celebrated Find out more »
LA Phil’s Upbeat Live Lecture: Correia, Beethoven, and Strauss
BP Hall at Walt Disney Concert HallMaestro Gustavo Dudamel leads the LA Philharmonic in a program featuring three creative artists of the Iberian Peninsula: composer Andreia Pinto Correia, beloved piano virtuoso Maria João Pires, and Miguel Find out more »
Los Angeles Philharmonic: Invited Rehearsal Lecturer
BP Hall at Walt Disney Concert HallAnother adventure with the Los Angeles Philharmonic's free Invited Rehearsal program! For this event, I will be introducing LA–area music students to the history and aesthetics of the concert overture 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 »
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 »
Los Angeles Philharmonic: Invited Rehearsal Lecturer
BP Hall at Walt Disney Concert HallThe Los Angeles Philharmonic's free Invited Rehearsal program for music students is BACK! I had so much fun being a part of these special events before COVID hit, and now Find out more »
Lecture Presentation: Committee of Professional Women/LA Phil Association
St. Bede's Episcopal Church 3590 Grand View Blvd, Los AngelesI'm honored to be the invited speaker at this gathering of the Committee of Professional Women, affiliated with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association. This Affiliate group has member from across 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 »
Upbeat Live: Dudamel Leads World Premiere of Ortiz’s “Glitter Revolution”/ California Festival (Nov 19)
Disney Hall 111 S Grand Avenue, Los AngelesLed by Gustavo Dudamel, this concert is part of the statewide California Festival, a statewide music showcase spotlighting the most compelling and forward-looking voices in performances of works written in Find out more »
Upbeat Live: Dudamel Leads World Premiere of Ortiz’s “Glitter Revolution”/ California Festival (Nov 18)
Disney Hall 111 S Grand Avenue, Los AngelesLed by Gustavo Dudamel, this concert is part of the statewide California Festival, a statewide music showcase spotlighting the most compelling and forward-looking voices in performances of works written in the Find out more »
Upbeat Live: Dudamel Leads World Premiere of Ortiz’s “Glitter Revolution”/ California Festival (Nov 17)
Disney Hall 111 S Grand Avenue, Los AngelesLed by Gustavo Dudamel, this concert is part of the statewide California Festival, a statewide music showcase spotlighting the most compelling and forward-looking voices in performances of works written in Find out more »
Upbeat Live: Dudamel Leads World Premiere of Ortiz’s “Glitter Revolution”/ California Festival (Nov 16 KBM cancelled due to illness)
Disney Hall 111 S Grand Avenue, Los AngelesLed by Gustavo Dudamel, this concert is part of the statewide California Festival, a statewide music showcase spotlighting the most compelling and forward-looking voices in performances of works written in Find out more »
Seminar Lecture: Santa Monica-Westside Philharmonic Committee
I will be lecturing to the Santa Monica-Westside Philharmonic Committee, and Affiliated Committee. My subject, appropriately for members of this volunteer group that supports the Los Angeles Philharmonic, is the Find out more »
Upbeat Live: Yuja Wang and Dudamel—Rachmaninoff Concerto #4 (19 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 #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 »
UpBeat Live /The Nutcracker with Dudamel
Disney Hall 111 S Grand Avenue, Los AngelesGustavo 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 »
UpBeat Live / Power to the People!
Disney Hall 111 S Grand Avenue, Los AngelesPower 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 »
LA Phil / Salonen, Strauss + 2 Premieres
Disney Hall 111 S Grand Avenue, Los AngelesJoin Dr. Kristi Brown-Montesano for UpBeat Live to explore this Esa-Pekka Salonen-led program featuring two exciting premieres. Salonen’s own Fog (a tribute to Frank Gehry) takes as inspiration the Bach Find out more »
CANCELED / Invited Rehearsal / Norman Prokoviev LA Phil
Disney Hall 111 S Grand Avenue, Los AngelesCanceled as COVID-19 Precaution. As part of the orchestra's outreach and education program, the LA Phil sometimes invites LA-area students to sit in on a rehearsal. For some young people, Find out more »
Invited Rehearsal / Ives Dvorak LA Phil
Disney Hall 111 S Grand Avenue, Los AngelesAs part of the orchestra's outreach and education program, the LA Phil sometimes invites LA-area students to sit in on a rehearsal. For some young people, this event may well be Find out more »
Invited Rehearsal / Weimar & LA Phil
Disney Hall 111 S Grand Avenue, Los AngelesWeimar Republic, Germany, 1919-1933. Historically speaking, it's a long way from Los Angeles 2020. So I help prepare local school music students (grades 6-12) for what they're about to hear Find out more »
Invited Rehearsal / Beethoven & LA Phil
Disney Hall 111 S Grand Avenue, Los AngelesInvited rehearsals are a wonderful LA Phil education program. Local school music students (grades 6-12) get to sit in on a live rehearsal. And I help set the stage for Find out more »
Subscriber Appreciation / LA Phil
BP Hall at Walt Disney Concert HallSubscribers make the difference! And the LA Phil knows how to throw a party. So this is going to be a really great day of food trucks and musical family Find out more »
LA Phil / Double Mass Program
BP Hall at Walt Disney Concert HallUpBeat Live with Dr. Kristi Brown-Montesano. For listeners used to the brawny drama of Beethoven’s Fifth and the epic vision of his Missa solemnis, the composer’s Mass in C may Find out more »
LA Phil / Salonen Conducts Respighi
BP Hall at Walt Disney Concert HallUpbeat Live with Dr. Kristi Brown-Montesano. Friday, April 26, 2019 @ 7pm Saturday, April 2, 2019 @ 7pm Sunday, April 28, 2019 @ 1pm In addition to the sweeping Pines Find out more »