United States Verdi, Aida: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of LA Opera / James Conlon (conductor). Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, 21.5.2022. (JRo)
Musically and dramatically, an outstanding Aida from LA Opera
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Redemption arrives 700 years later in Thomas Adès’s Dante from the LA Phil
United States Adès, Dante: Gen X Festival, Los Angeles Master Chorale, Los Angeles Philharmonic / Gustavo Dudamel (conductor). Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, 29.4.2022. (DD)
Breadth and depth tie in Yuja Wang’s mesmerizing Los Angeles recital
United States Various: Yuja Wang (piano). Colburn Celebrity Recital at Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, 4.6.2022. (DD)
James Conlon leads a stirring St Matthew Passion danced at LA Opera
United States J. S. Bach, St Matthew Passion: Singers, Dancers of The Hamburg Ballet, Los Angeles Children’s Chorus, Chorus and Orchestra of LA Opera / James Conlon (conductor). Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, 20.3.2022. (JRo)
A patchwork of Leonard Bernstein’s life in John Neumeier’s Bernstein Dances
United States Bernstein, Bernstein Dances: Dancers of the Hamburg Ballet, Tai Murray (violin), Sebastian Knauer (piano), members of the Los Angeles Opera Orchestra and other artists / Garrett Keast (conductor). Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, 13.3.2020. (JRo)
Three composers, three differing compositions, three different approaches: one superb LA Phil concert
United States Thorvaldsdóttir, Prokofiev, Shostakovich: Sergio Tiempo (piano), Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra / Ludovic Morlot (conductor), Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, 12.3.2022. (DD)
MTT and Prokofiev’s Fifth Symphony – both born in 1944 – join together with the LA Phil
United States Fauré, Tilson Thomas, Prokofiev: Sasha Cooke (mezzo-soprano), Dashon Burton (bass-baritone), Los Angeles Philharmonic / Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor). Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, California, 9.1.2022. (LV)
Nicola Benedetti probes the sexual chemistry of Korngold’s Violin Concerto with the LA Philharmonic
United States Connor D’Netto, Korngold, Brahms: Nicola Benedetti (violin), Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra / Simone Young (conductor). Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, 28.12.2021. (LV)
