LA Phil’s Upbeat Live Lecture: Dudamel conducts “Harry Potter”

LA Phil’s Upbeat Live Lecture: Dudamel conducts “Harry Potter”

As 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 the renowned composers’ Flight to Neverland (from Peter-Pan redux Hook, 1991), the...
LA Phil’s Upbeat Live Lecture: Correia, Beethoven, and Strauss

LA Phil’s Upbeat Live Lecture: Correia, Beethoven, and Strauss

Maestro 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 Cervantes, whose enduring work, Don Quixote, provided...
Upbeat Live: Dudamel leads the LA Phil in “Das Rheingold”

Upbeat Live: Dudamel leads the LA Phil in “Das Rheingold”

This 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 has crafted the scenic design for this Rheingold...
Upbeat Live: Dudamel leads the LA Phil in “Das Rheingold”

Upbeat Live: Dudamel leads the LA Phil in “Das Rheingold”

This 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 has crafted the scenic design for this Rheingold...
Upbeat Live: Dudamel leads the LA Phil in “Das Rheingold”

Upbeat Live: Dudamel leads the LA Phil in “Das Rheingold”

This 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 has crafted the scenic design for this Rheingold...