Los Angeles

Boston Ballet’s opulent and beautifully danced Swan Lake in Los Angeles

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United StatesUnited States Tchaikovsky, Swan Lake: Dancers of Boston Ballet, Members of Los Angeles Opera Orchestra and other artists / Mischa Santora (conductor). Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, 26.6.2025. (JRo)

Boston Ballet’s Swan Lake –  Prince Siegfried (Sangmin Lee) and Odile (Viktorina Kapitonova) © Theik Smith

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LA Opera’s Così fan tutte: a romp at a lavish American country club

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United StatesUnited States Mozart, Così fan tutte: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of LA Opera / James Conlon (conductor). Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, 16.3.2025. (JRo)

[l-r] Anthony León (Ferrando), Rod Gilfry (Don Alfonso), Ana María Martínez (Despina), and Justin Austin (Guglielmo) © Cory Weaver

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From Brahms to Lockenkopf: Tatjana Masurenko’s viola-centric feast at LA’s Colburn School

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United StatesUnited States Various – Colburn Presents Viola Plus: Martin Beaver, Margaret Batjer (violins), Tatjana Masurenko (viola), Peter Lloyd (double bass), Alexandra Hötz (soprano). Los Angeles Viola Ensemble and students. Thayer Hall, Colburn School, Los Angeles, 1.2.2025. (LV)

Martin Beaver, Sam Glicklich, Tatjana Masurenko, Sengyu Meng and Peter Lloyd play Vaughan Williams

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Batiashvili’s masterful Beethoven and Ticciati’s vibrant Dvořák was the LA Phil’s music-making at its finest

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United StatesUnited States Batiashvili Plays Beethoven: Lisa Batiashvili (violin), Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra / Robin Ticciati (conductor). Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, 5.1.2025. (LV)

Violinist Lisa Batiashvili plays Beethoven at the Walt Disney Concert Hall © Elizabeth Asher

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