Los Angeles Philharmonic: “Invited Rehearsal” Lecturer

Los Angeles Philharmonic: “Invited Rehearsal” Lecturer

Hooray! 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 their music teachers will attend part of an actual rehearsal of the Los Angeles...
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...
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...