Laurence Vittes

Peter Oundjian, new Principal Conductor of the Colorado Symphony, in conversation with Laurence Vittes

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On 15 February, the Colorado Symphony Association announced the appointment of Peter Oundjian as Principal Conductor. In addition to conducting six Classics performances each season, Oundjian, who served as the orchestra’s Principal Guest Conductor from 2003 to 2006, will take a leading role in ‘reimagining’ the traditional symphonic model and positioning the Colorado Symphony as … Read more

Bassoonist’s dream farewell – Mozart’s K.297b – with a dream orchestra, conductor and soloists at Ambassador Auditorium

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United StatesUnited States Various: Claire Brazeau (oboe), Joshua Ranz (clarinet), Kenneth Munday (bassoon), Michael Thornton (horn), Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra / Jaime Martín (conductor). Ambassador Auditorium, Pasadena, 29.1.2022. (LV)

Background, Jaime Martin and LACO (© Timothy Norris) honor Kenneth Munday (insert)

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MTT and Prokofiev’s Fifth Symphony – both born in 1944 – join together with the LA Phil

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United StatesUnited 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)

Michael Tilson Thomas conducts the Los Angeles Philharmonic

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Dancing cheek to cheek with Nicholas McGegan and the Santa Barbara Symphony

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United StatesUnited States Various: Erik Rynearson (viola), Jennifer Ohlson, Katherine Marsh (flutes), Santa Barbara Symphony Orchestra / Nicholas McGegan (conductor). Granada Theatre, Santa Barbara, California, 14.11.2021. (LV)

Nicholas McGegan and the Santa Barbara Symphony at the Granada Theatre

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Salonen’s love affair with Bruckner’s Sixth continues with the youthful Colburn Orchestra

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United StatesUnited States Shostakovich, Bruckner: Hao Zhou (violin), Colburn Orchestra / Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor). Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts, Northridge, California, 13.11.2021. (LV)

Hao Zhou playing Shostakovich’s First Violin Concerto © Luis Luque

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