Yo-Yo Ma and HK Phil sublime in Dvorak’s cello… Beethoven’s Leonore Overture No. 3 is an expression of nobility, tragedy, and ultimately freedom. The composer had…
Sonically monumental: Esa-Pekka Salonen’s… Does last week’s news that Los Angeles Philharmonic Chief Executive Chad Smith will leave the orchestra to head…
Yuja Wang is ravishing in Magnus Lindberg’s new… Composer Magnus Lindberg’s evolution has been fascinating, parallel to some other lapsed modernists but…
Concerto Italiano play boldly in Monteverdi:… The Italians came late to period performance style, but they have certainly made up for lost time. Rinaldo…
Review: John Williams, at 90 and with a new… There is nothing new in the Los Angeles Philharmonic celebrating John Williams, as the orchestra did for its annual…
John Williams’ Violin Concerto No. 2 receives an… As John Williams celebrates his 90th birthday this year, the music that he has written away from Hollywood…
Dora Pejačević: Piano Concerto and Symphony —… Catch a clip of this music on the radio and you are likely to run out and buy the disc. Who could be the…
Review: With Susanna Mälkki and Leila Josefowicz… On Sunday afternoon, principal guest conductor Susanna Mälkki began her last concert of the season with the Los…