United States Yvette Janine Jackson, Harvest: Artists of Radio Opera Workshop / Yvette Janine Jackson (conductor). The Nimoy at UCLA, Los Angeles, 2.10.2026. (JRo)
Music and art align in Harvest, Yvette Janine Jackson’s avant-garde soundscape
Los Angeles
Webern Quartet’s romantic Robert Schumann highlights a summer afternoon at LA’s Music Guild
United States ‘Time and Texture’ – Haydn, Schubert, R. Schumann: Webern Quartet (Benjamin Hoffman, Chiai Tajima [violins], Alex Granger [viola], Stella Cho [cello]). Music Guild, St. Alban’s Episcopal Church, Los Angeles, 2.8.2026. (LV)
Hugo Marchand leads a stellar troupe of dancers from Paris Opera Ballet in Los Angeles
United States ‘BalletNOW, Superstars of Paris’: Dancers of Paris Opera Ballet, Elena Bonnay (piano), Julie Sévilla-Fraysse (cello). Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, 1.8.2026. (JRo)
New York City Ballet returns to LA with two Balanchine works and ballets by Peck and Wheeldon
United States Various: Dancers of New York City Ballet, NYCB Orchestra / Andrew Litton (conductor). Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, 27.6.2026. (JRo)
Superb cast and Dudamel’s vigorous conducting make three-evening Die Walküre a winner in Los Angeles
United States Wagner, Die Walküre: Soloists, Los Angeles Philharmonic / Gustavo Dudamel / (conductor). Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, 19-21.5.2026. (HS)
Verdi’s Falstaff, in all his rotund glory, returns to delight audiences in Los Angeles
United States Verdi, Falstaff: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of LA Opera / James Conlon (conductor). Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, 18.4.2026. (JRo)
Paavo Järvi and the LA Phil: a strong case but not a revelation
United States Various: Behzod Abduraimov (piano), Los Angeles Philharmonic / Paavo Järvi (conductor). Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, 29.3.2026. (LV)
For LA Opera, John Holiday’s nuanced performance and exquisite sound makes Akhnaten human
United States Glass, Akhnaten: Soloists, Chorus, Orchestra of LA Opera / Dalia Stasevska (conductor). Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, 8.3.2026. (JRo)
