CLASSICAL.Byline: - Fred Shuster Fall is the time when the Los Angeles Philharmonic The Los Angeles Philharmonic (LAP) is an American orchestra based in Los Angeles, California, United States. History Founded in 1919 by William Andrews Clark, Jr. comes in from the Hollywood Bowl. But besides the orchestra's glittery season-opener at Disney Hall - now in its second year - other notable classical events take in the L.A. Opera's 17th season, highlighted by Samuel Barber's ``Vanessa,'' starring soprano Kiri Te Kanawa Dame Kiri Janette Te Kanawa, ONZ, AC, DBE, (IPA: /ˈkiːri ˈteɪ ˈkɑːnəwə/, born March 6, 1944) is an internationally famous New Zealand opera singer. . Also, UCLA Live brings in Phillip Glass & Bang on a Can Bang on a Can is a multi-faceted musical organization based in New York City. It was founded in 1987 by three American composers who remain its artistic directors: Julia Wolfe, David Lang, and Michael Gordon. All-Stars to perform new arrangements of Glass' `60s work. SATURDAY Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra The Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO) is a 40-member American chamber orchestra based in Los Angeles, California, praised by the music critic Jim Svejda as "America's finest chamber orchestra."[1]. , ``Age of Innocence,'' Alex Theatre, $17-$75. SUNDAY Los Angeles Master Chorale The Los Angeles Master Chorale is a famous professional chorus in Los Angeles, California. Grant Gershon has been its music director since 2001, succeeding Paul Salamunovich. , ``Illumine,'' Disney Hall, $15-$79. Intimate Opera Company, ``Cinderella,'' Victory Boulevard Elementary School, North Hollywood, $10-$18. TUESDAY REDCAT Musical Exploration Series: Arte Sonoro Festival, CalArts Theater, Disney Hall, $16. Also Wednesday. OCT. 14 Los Angeles Philharmonic, ``Shostakovich Eleventh,'' Disney Hall, $15-$125; also Oct. 15-16. OCT. 17 American Youth Symphony, Royce Hall, Free. OCT. 18 Pianist Daniel Barenboim, Disney Hall, $15-$78. OCT. 19 Los Angeles Philharmonic New Music Group, ``Silenced Voices: The Emperor of Atlantic,'' Wilshire Boulevard Temple, $20-$95. OCT. 22 Los Angeles Opera The Los Angeles Opera is an opera company in Los Angeles, California, United States. The company's home base is the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, part of the Los Angeles Music Center. , ``Carmen,'' Dorothy Chandler Pavilion The Dorothy Chandler Pavilion is one of the halls in the Los Angeles Music Center (which is one of the three largest performing arts centers in the United States). The Music Center's other halls include the Mark Taper Forum, Ahmanson Theatre, and Walt Disney Concert Hall. , $25-$190. Also various days through Nov. 7. Los Angeles Philharmonic, ``First Nights - Mahler First,'' Disney Hall, $15-$125. OCT. 24 Los Angeles Master Chorale, ``Dare,'' Disney Hall, $19-$79. OCT. 26 Brahms Trio, Los Angeles County Museum of Art The Los Angeles County Museum of Art, also known as LACMA, is the official and world-renowned art museum of the County of Los Angeles, California, located on Wilshire Boulevard along Museum Row in the Miracle Mile vicinity of Los Angeles. , Leo S. Bing Theater, $20. OCT. 28 Classical Music and Folk Songs of Korea, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Leo S. Bing Theater, Free. OCT. 29 Los Angeles Philharmonic, ``Silenced Voices Project II - Dvorak Seventh,'' Disney Hall, $15-$125. Also Oct. 30-31. OCT. 30 Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, ``Brandenburg Bonanza,'' Zipper Hall, $17-$75. Also Oct. 31. NOV. 1 Los Angeles Philharmonic, ``Green Umbrella - American Voices,'' Disney Hall, $15-$41. NOV. 5 Los Angeles Philharmonic, ``Leila Josefowicz Plays Adams,'' Disney Hall, $15-$125. Also Nov. 6-7. NOV. 6 San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. Symphony Orchestra, ``Fall Classic'' (Tchaikovsky, Domine), Pierce College Performing Arts Theater, $20. NOV. 7 Los Angeles Philharmonic, ``Celebrity Recital: Lang Lang,'' Disney Hall, $15-$78. NOV. 10 Phillip Glass & Bang on a Can All-Stars, Royce Hall, $25-$45. NOV. 11 Los Angeles Philharmonic, ``Quasthoff Sings Mahler,'' Disney Hall, $15-$125. Also Nov. 12-13. NOV. 13 Los Angeles Master Chorale: College Choir Festival,'' Disney Hall, $20. Pasadena Symphony, Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 3, Pasadena Civic Auditorium, $15-$69. NOV. 14 Moscow Virtuosi, Royce Hall, $28-$50. NOV. 17 St. Petersburg Philharmonic The St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra was formed in 1882 and is Russia 's oldest symphony orchestra. It was initially known as the "Imperial Music Choir" and performed privately for the court of Alexander III of Russia. , Disney Hall, $36-$125. NOV. 18 Los Angeles Philharmonic, ``Mahler Tenth,'' Disney Hall, $15-$125. Also Nov. 19-20. NOV. 20 Los Angeles Opera, ``La Boheme,'' Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, $25-$190. Also various days through Dec. 19. NOV. 26 Los Angeles Philharmonic, ``Alexander Toradze Plays Rachmaninoff No. 3,'' Disney Hall, $15-$125. Also Nov. 27-28. NOV. 27 Los Angeles Opera, ``Vanessa,'' Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, $25-$190. Various days through Dec. 18. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Philip Glass Royce Hall Nov. 10 Steve Granitz/WireImage.com |
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