Performances Magazine | Hollywood Bowl, July 2024

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YOUR GO TO PLACE WHEN YOU NEED TO BE ALONE , TO SIT WITH A FRIEND, OR GATHER WITH FAMILY. A PLACE FOR SERIOUS CONVERSATION OR SERENE CONTEMPLATION. YOUR SPOT TO STRETCH YOUR LEGS, READ A GOOD BOOK, TO THINK , POWER NAP OR SIMPLY ... DO NOTHING AT ALL!

YOUR GO TO PLACE WHEN YOU NEED TO BE ALONE , TO SIT WITH A FRIEND, OR GATHER WITH FAMILY. A PLACE FOR SERIOUS CONVERSATION OR SERENE CONTEMPLATION. YOUR SPOT TO STRETCH YOUR LEGS, READ A GOOD BOOK, TO THINK , POWER NAP OR SIMPLY ... DO NOTHING AT ALL!

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GUSTAVO DUDAMEL

BALLET FOLKLÓRICO DE MÉXICO DE AMALIA HERNÁNDEZ

SYLVAN ESSO

COUNT BASIE ORCHESTRA

MARIA SCHNEIDER

HARRY CONNICK, JR.

THOMAS WILKINS

WELCOME!

It’s an absolute thrill and honor to join you all for the 2024 Hollywood Bowl season. This summer marks the beginning of a long-held dream for me as I step into the role of President & CEO of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association.

For many years, I’ve admired the LA Phil for showing how music can build community by bringing together this great city and visitors from beyond to share in the power of live performance. Music can inspire and transform us, and we strive to make that experience available to all. Nowhere is this felt more deeply than at the Hollywood Bowl. Founded by visionary Southern Californians who hoped to unite their community in song, the Bowl embodies a spirit of accessibility, from its $1 tickets to its role as a Los Angeles County public park, to its commitment to music education.

In my own musical journey, I have found inspiration in everything from punk rock to symphony orchestras. Artistry takes so many forms that we should celebrate, and this season truly showcases the diverse power of artistic expression, from the Roots to Rachmaninof to Rodgers & Hammerstein.

I am so excited to be welcomed into the LA Phil family and your Hollywood Bowl community. It is a distinct privilege to be entrusted with the legacy of this lauded institution, and it is a joy to work with the talented musicians, dedicated staf, generous donors, and all of our valued partners as we create new and transformational ways to touch hearts and souls through music.

Warmly,

Kim Noltemy President & CEO

David C. Bohnett Presidential Chair Los Angeles Philharmonic Association

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Jane B. Eisner*

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Jay Rasulo*

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Jennifer Broder

Kawanna Brown

Andrea Chao-Kharma*

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Christian D. Chivaroli

Jonathan L. Congdon

Donald P. de Brier*

Louise D. Edgerton

Geoff Rich

Laura Rosenwald

Richard Schirtzer

G. Gabrielle Starr

Jay Stein*

Lisa Field

David A. Ford

Alfred Fraijo Jr.

Hilary Garland

Jennifer Miller Goff*

Tamara Golihew

Carol Colburn Grigor

Marian L. Hall

Antonia Hernández*

Teena Hostovich

Jonathan Kagan*

Darioush Khaledi

Christian Stracke*

Jason Subotky

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Jack Suzar

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Megan Watanabe

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Jenny Williams

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Debra Wong Yang

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WELCOME FROM SUPERVISOR BARGER

COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION

I’m excited to welcome you to the Hollywood Bowl, one of the most historic and beloved venues in Los Angeles County. Whether this iconic facility is hosting a performance by the exceptional Los Angeles Philharmonic or a concert by a visiting world-class musician, the Hollywood Bowl is known for its commitment to excellence both on the stage and behind the scenes. It’s particularly special to me that the Hollywood Bowl finds its home in Los Angeles County’s Fifth District among the communities I have the privilege to represent. With such a rich and storied history, and host to some of the biggest names in music today, the Bowl is one of the landmarks that make our district unique. Whether you’re visiting from down the street, across the county, or around the world, I hope you enjoy your time at this remarkable venue. I still hold near and dear the many fond and fun memories I’ve made at the

Hollywood Bowl throughout my life. I know your experience here will be just as memorable, whether it’s your first show or you’re a regular visitor. Throughout the season, I encourage you to take advantage of all the incredible opportunities available to you. To hop on the convenient and afordable Park & Ride shuttles accessible from all over the county, look at the delicious food options, get a sneak peek at your seats, and find everything else you need to know, head to hollywoodbowl.com/visit so you can make the most of your evening. You can stay in touch with me at kathrynbarger.lacounty.gov or on social media for the latest community updates and resources. I look forward to connecting with you and hope to see you at a Hollywood Bowl concert soon!

Best wishes, Supervisor Kathryn Barger Fifth District, Los Angeles County

A MESSAGE FROM DIRECTOR NORMA EDITH GARCÍA- GONZALEZ

I am proud that the Hollywood Bowl, a world-class venue, is owned and operated by the County of Los Angeles Department of Parks and Recreation (LA County Parks). When the Los Angeles Philharmonic and other musicians are not onstage, the Hollywood Bowl is open to the public for recreation and exercise.

LA County Parks and the LA Phil partner to enhance the dual role of the Hollywood Bowl as a public park and a one-ofa-kind performance venue.

concert series creating memories and experiences for families, friends, and visitors alike. Summer at the Hollywood Bowl is certainly a time of excitement, not only for music lovers but also for those who work behind the scenes to make it a memorable experience for all. This season the Hollywood Bowl features diverse music and exceptional performances for all ages and music enthusiasts.

The Hollywood Bowl ofers a magnifi cent park where visitors can stroll, take pictures in front of the iconic shell, and learn about the venue’s history at the on-site museum. The Hollywood Bowl is also the perfect setting for a great workout, with exercise enthusiasts taking advantage of the steps throughout the park.

The Hollywood Bowl never falls short of ofering a dynamic summer

LA County Parks and the LA Phil have also partnered to support the Hollywood Bowl Access Program. Each season hundreds of teens and seniors from LA County Parks programs experience the magic of Hollywood Bowl summer concerts. This partnership further strengthens the commitment of the County of Los Angeles Board of Supervisors and LA County Parks to access for all!

For more LA County Parks summer programming, follow us via social media @lacountyparks.

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Miranda Lambert July 21

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GUSTAVO DUDAMEL

Gustavo Dudamel is driven by the belief that music has the power to transform lives, to inspire, and to change the world. Through his dynamic presence on the podium and his tireless advocacy for arts education, Dudamel has introduced classical music to new audiences around the globe and has helped to provide access to the arts for countless people in under-resourced communities. He currently serves as the Music & Artistic Director, Walt and Lilly Disney Chair, of the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Music Director of the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra.

Dudamel’s bold programming and expansive vision led The New York Times to herald the LA Phil as “the most important orchestra in America—period.” In the 2022/23 season, Dudamel and the LA Phil continued their visionary, multiyear Pan-American Music Initiative and celebrated the 90th birthday of legendary film composer John Williams with a Gala event. Further highlights with the LA Phil included a fall tour with performances at Carnegie Hall, Boston, and Mexico City and Guanajuato as part of the Cervantino Festival; a multi-week exploration of the piano/ orchestral works of Rachmaninof with Yuja Wang; and the return of Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde, directed by Peter Sellars, with video by Bill Viola.

Following his inaugural season as Music Director of the Paris Opera, the 2022/23 season featured Dudamel leading productions of Puccini’s Tosca, Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde, a new production of John Adams’ Nixon in China, and Thomas Adès’ Dante Project, choreographed by Wayne McGregor. Dudamel has led over 30 staged and semi-staged operas as well as concert productions across the world’s major stages, including five productions with Teatro alla Scala, productions at the Berlin and Vienna

State Operas, and the Metropolitan Opera in New York, and 13 operas in Los Angeles, with repertoire ranging from Così fan tutte to Carmen, from Otello to Tannhäuser, from West Side Story to contemporary operas by composers like John Adams and Oliver Knussen. In May 2024, Dudamel conducted the LA Phil and a starstudded cast in a revival of the 2022 production of Beethoven’s opera Fidelio, produced in collaboration with Los Angeles’ Tony Award-winning Deaf West Theatre, Deaf performers of El Sistema Venezuela’s Coro de Manos Blancas (White Hands Choir), and the Dudamel Foundation.

Dudamel’s advocacy for the power of music to unite, heal, and inspire is global in scope. Shaped by his own training as a young musician, Dudamel with the LA Phil and its community partners founded YOLA (Youth Orchestra Los Angeles) in 2007, now providing over 1,700 young people with free instruments, intensive music instruction, academic support, and leadership training. In October 2021, YOLA opened its first permanent, purpose-built facility: The Judith and Thomas L. Beckmen YOLA Center at Inglewood, designed by architect Frank Gehry. Dudamel also created the

Dudamel Foundation in 2012 with the goal “to expand access to music and the arts for young people by providing tools and opportunities to shape their creative futures.”

One of the few classical musicians to become a bona fide pop-culture phenomenon, Dudamel was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2019, joining Hollywood greats as well as musical luminaries such as Leonard Bernstein, Duke Ellington, and Arturo Toscanini. He conducted the score to Steven Spielberg’s new film adaptation of Bernstein’s West Side Story and starred as the subject of the documentary ¡Viva Maestro!

Dudamel’s extensive, multipleGrammy Award-winning discography numbers 65 releases, including recent Deutsche Grammophon LA Phil recordings of Mahler’s Symphony No. 8, which won the Grammy for Best Choral Performance, and the complete Charles Ives symphonies and Andrew Norman’s Sustain, both of which won the Grammy Award for Best Orchestral Performance.

For more information about Gustavo Dudamel, visit his ofcial website at gustavodudamel.com and the Dudamel Foundation at dudamelfoundation.org

“THE RARE CLASSICAL ARTIST TO HAVE CROSSED INTO POP-CULTURE CELEBRITY.” — The New York Times’ Zachary Woolfe and Laura Cappelle

LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC

The Los Angeles Philharmonic, under the vibrant leadership of Music & Artistic Director Gustavo Dudamel, presents an inspiring array of music through a commitment to foundational works and adventurous explorations. Both at home and abroad, the LA Phil—recognized as one of the world’s outstanding orchestras—is leading the way in groundbreaking and diverse programming, onstage and in the community, that reflects the orchestra’s artistry and demonstrates its vision. The 2023/24 season is the orchestra’s 105th.

Nearly 300 concerts are either performed or presented by the LA Phil at its three iconic venues: the Frank Gehry-designed Walt Disney Concert Hall, The Ford, and the Hollywood Bowl. During its winter season at Walt Disney Concert Hall, with approximately 165 performances, the LA Phil creates festivals, artist residencies, and other thematic programs designed to enhance the audience’s experience of orchestral music. Since 1922, its summer home has been the world-famous Hollywood Bowl, host to the finest artists from all genres of music. Situated in a 32-acre park and under the

stewardship of the LA Phil since December 2019, The Ford presents an eclectic summer season of music, dance, film, and family events that are reflective of the communities that comprise Los Angeles.

The orchestra’s involvement with Los Angeles extends far beyond its venues. Among its influential and multifaceted learning initiatives is YOLA (Youth Orchestra Los Angeles). Through YOLA, inspired by Gustavo Dudamel’s own training as a young musician, the LA Phil and its community partners provide free instruments, intensive music training, and academic support to over 1,700 young musicians, empowering them to become vital citizens, leaders, and agents of change. In the fall of 2021, YOLA opened its own permanent, purpose-built facility: the Judith and Thomas L. Beckmen YOLA Center at Inglewood, designed by Frank Gehry.

The orchestra also undertakes tours, both domestically and internationally, including regular visits to New York, London (where the orchestra is the Barbican Centre’s International Orchestral Partner), Paris, and Tokyo. As part of its global Centennial activities, the orchestra visited Seoul, Tokyo, Mexico City,

London, Boston, and New York.

The LA Phil’s first tour was in 1921, and the orchestra has made annual tours since the 1969/70 season.

The LA Phil has released an array of critically acclaimed recordings, including world premieres of the music of John Adams and Louis Andriessen, along with Grammy Award-winning recordings featuring the music of Johannes Brahms, Charles Ives, Andrew Norman, and Thomas Adès—including a 2024 Best Orchestral Performance Grammy for the latter’s Dante

The Los Angeles Philharmonic was founded in 1919 by William Andrews Clark, Jr., a wealthy amateur musician. Walter Henry Rothwell became its first Music Director, serving until 1927; since then, 10 renowned conductors have served in that capacity. Their names are Georg Schnéevoigt (1927-1929), Artur Rodziński (1929-1933), Otto Klemperer (1933-1939), Alfred Wallenstein (1943-1956), Eduard van Beinum (1956-1959), Zubin Mehta (1962-1978), Carlo Maria Giulini (1978-1984), André Previn (1985-1989), Esa-Pekka Salonen (1992-2009), and Gustavo Dudamel (2009-present).

“SO FAR AHEAD OF OTHER AMERICAN ORCHESTRAS THAT IT IS IN COMPETITION MAINLY WITH ITS OWN PAST ACHIEVEMENTS.”

— The New Yorker ’s Alex Ross

THOMAS WILKINS

Thomas Wilkins is Principal Conductor of the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra. He has held a titled position at the Hollywood Bowl since 2008, when he was named Principal Guest Conductor; in the spring of 2014, he became Principal Conductor.

In addition, he is the Boston Symphony’s Artistic Advisor, Education and Community Engagement; Indiana University’s Henry A. Upper Chair of Orchestral Conducting, a position established by the late Barbara and David Jacobs; and Principal Guest Conductor of the Virginia Symphony. At the close of the 2020/21 season, he ended his long and successful tenure as Music Director of the Omaha Symphony. Other past positions have included resident conductor of the Detroit Symphony and The Florida Orchestra (Tampa Bay) and associate conductor of the Richmond (VA) Symphony. He also has served on

the music faculties of North Park University (Chicago), the University of Tennessee in Chattanooga, and Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond.

Devoted to promoting a lifelong enthusiasm for music, Wilkins brings energy and commitment to audiences of all ages. He is hailed as a master at communicating and connecting with audiences. Following his highly successful first season with the Boston Symphony, The Boston Globe named him among the “Best People and Ideas of 2011.” In 2014, Wilkins received the prestigious Outstanding Artist award at the Nebraska Governor’s Arts Awards for his significant contribution to music in the state, and in March 2018, the Longy School of Music at Bard College honored him with the Leonard Bernstein Lifetime Achievement Award for the Elevation of Music in Society. In 2019, the Virginia Symphony

bestowed Wilkins with its annual Dreamer’s Award. In 2022, the Omaha Entertainment and Arts Awards presented him with its Lifetime Achievement Award for Music, the Boston Conservatory awarded him an honorary Doctorate of Arts, and he was the recipient of the League of American Orchestras’ Gold Baton Award. During his conducting career, Wilkins has led orchestras throughout the United States, including the New York and Los Angeles philharmonic orchestras; the Philadelphia and Cleveland orchestras; the symphony orchestras of Chicago, Boston, Cincinnati, and Detroit; and the National Symphony.

A native of Norfolk, VA, Wilkins is a graduate of the Shenandoah Conservatory and the New England Conservatory. He and his wife, Sheri-Lee, are the proud parents of twin daughters, Erica and Nicole.

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The Bowl’s food and wine team--James Beard Award Winners chef Suzanne Goin and restaurateur Caroline Styne of celebrated restaurants Lucques, a.o.c., Caldo Verde and Cara Cara - are now in their seventh year of providing exceptional cuisine designed to make your concert experiences even more spectacular. From supper in your box seats to freshly-prepared picnic baskets and market-driven fare, there’s truly something for everyone.

FOOD + WINE AT-A-GLANCE

SUPPER IN YOUR SEATS

Enjoy a delicious pre-concert meal served to you in the comfort of your box seats. Menu selections include Suzanne Goin’s three course menus, family-style feasts, a la carte starters, main courses, desserts, and wine.

Order by 4pm the day before your concert.

MARKETPLACES

Specialty sandwiches, seasonal grab-and-go salads, cheese + charcuterie plates, snacks, beer, wide-ranging variety of approachable and delicious wines await you at all of three of our Marketplaces. You’ll find everything you need to build a picnic from scratch or supplement one you already have.

LUCQUES AT THE CIRCLE

Fine dining for subscribers of the Pool Circle, with a seasonal made-to-order menu and an exceptional wine list styled from the award-winning restaurant Lucques.

STREET FOOD & SNACKS

A variety of delicious options are available throughout the Bowl, including street tacos, salads, specialty sandwiches, gourmet pizza, pulled pork, artisan baked goods, sweets, and popcorn.

PICNIC BOXES

PHOTOGRAPHY BY ROB STARK

THE BACKYARD

Inspired by the gorgeous natural surroundings of the Bowl, this al fresco space has the feel of a chic backyard in the Hollywood Hills. Two large wood-burning grills are the focus of this farmers’ market-driven restaurant serving grilled fish, chops, steaks, vegetables, salads, and raw bar items.

ANN’S WINE BAR by a.o.c.

Inspired by the original a.o.c. on 3rd St., Ann’s Wine Bar features a wide selection of Caroline’s favorite new and old world wines to be explored by both experienced and novice wine lovers, all paired with Suzanne Goin’s signature small plates menu. Reservations recommended.

CATERING AT THE BOWL

Give your guests the experience of a lifetime when you host your next event at the Bowl! Our selection of seven beautiful venues is perfect for events of all sizes, from intimate gatherings to elaborate afairs.

KITCHEN 22

Kitchen 22 is the best place to indulge in fan favorites like burgers, French fries, fried chicken, specialty sandwiches, and salads.

MOBILE ORDERING: Download the Hollywood Bowl app or scan one of the many QR codes to place an order from the comfort of your seat and skip the line at pick up. Mobile ordering is available throughout the venue.

It’s easier than ever to enjoy a picnic supper before your concert with five options for delectable fresh-made picnic boxes from Food + Wine. Simply pre-order online by 4 pm the day before your concert, and your choice will be waiting for you when you arrive at the Bowl.

HOLLYWOOD BOWL ORCHESTRA

The Hollywood Bowl Orchestra is composed of approximately 65 regular players, an international mix of classically trained musicians who are among the best studio musicians in Los Angeles. Many spend their days on Hollywood’s scoring stages. It might be surprising to learn that there is no overlap between the musicians of the Los Angeles Philharmonic and those of the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra—another indicator that LA has a tremendous pool of musical talent.

Musicians have been performing at the Hollywood Bowl since its opening in 1922. “Bowl Orchestra” was used as early as 1925, and “Hollywood Bowl Orchestra” appeared on live recordings made in 1928. Leopold Stokowski was Music Director of the Hollywood Bowl

Symphony Orchestra from 1945 to 1946. During that time, the orchestra recorded a number of classical works. In the 1950s and 1960s, Capitol Records issued an extensive series of recordings of the Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra with a number of different conductors, including Carmen Dragon, Felix Slatkin, Alfred Newman, and Miklós Rózsa, with album titles such as Rhapsody Under the Stars Chopin by Starlight, Fiesta!, Marche!, and many others.

From the 1950s on, there was no official Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, until it reappeared in 1991, under the auspices of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association, as a completely new ensemble under the direction of Principal Conductor John Mauceri. After retiring from the orchestra in 2006, Mauceri

was awarded the lifelong title of Founding Director of the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra.

In 2008, Thomas Wilkins began an appointment as Principal Guest Conductor of the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra. In June 2014, he became the orchestra’s Principal Conductor, in which position he continues to lead the ensemble each summer in a wide range of concerts at the fabled outdoor venue.

From Mozart to Motown, the repertoire of the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra is as diverse as Hollywood itself. In a single season, the orchestra may perform everything from Broadway favorites to film music, pop music to jazz, and classical music to world premieres by living composers. In essence, the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra does it all.

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YOLA

Through YOLA (Youth Orchestra Los Angeles), inspired by Gustavo Dudamel’s own training as a young musician, the LA Phil and its community partners provide free instruments, intensive music training, and academic support to over 1,700 young musicians—aged 6 to 18— empowering them to become vital citizens, leaders, and agents of change. Seventeen years ago, the LA Phil and its community partners launched YOLA with 80 students at the EXPO Center in South LA. Today, there are five sites: in South LA, the Rampart District, Westlake/MacArthur Park, East LA, and Inglewood. YOLA engages players from more than 200 schools in culturally vibrant and ethnically diverse communities across LA County. Music study is complemented by leadership development opportunities, workshops, and performances. YOLA’s young musicians have performed on great stages, from the LA Phil’s iconic venues—the Hollywood Bowl and Walt Disney Concert

Hall—to national and international television broadcasts, and alongside the greatest artists. On October 15, 2021, the Los Angeles Philharmonic opened the

Judith and Thomas L. Beckmen YOLA Center at Inglewood, designed by Gehry Partners, LLC, the first permanent, purposebuilt facility for YOLA.

To learn more about YOLA, please visit laphil.com/yola

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All of the choir and orchestra musicians who participated in the Chords of Harmony Summit came together under Music & Artistic Director Gustavo Dudamel at Barcelona’s Palau de la Música Catalana on May 27 to perform Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy.” This grand finale to the program was a powerful testament of music’s ability to touch us all.

YOLA ON TOUR:

A PHOTO DIARY

Proving that music knows no boundaries, 23 graduating high school seniors in the YOLA Institute Symphony Orchestra traveled to Barcelona and Paris at the end of May, providing a capstone to their careers in the program. In Spain, they connected with more than 50 other young musicians hailing from eight different countries for Chords of Harmony: the International Youth Orchestra Summit and Celebration and came together for an open rehearsal and performance under the baton of LA Phil Music & Artistic Director Gustavo Dudamel. Next, the group traveled to France to host a Youth Leadership Day featuring workshops, master classes, and music-making in partnership with the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris. Over the nine-day trip, they demonstrated the power of music to create community, increase understanding, help healing, and build bridges.

Support for YOLA on tour is generously provided by The Rafael & Luisa de Marchena-Huyke Foundation YOLA Touring Fund.

During the cultural exchange at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris on May 30, YOLA students performed traditional cumbia songs, including the mariachi standard “Cielito Lindo” by Quirino Mendoza y Cortés. In homage to this musical heritage, students wore sombreros, part of the traditional charro outfi t.

(RIGHT) A welcome sign in Paris. Merci!

(LEFT) On May 25 and 26, brass students prepared for the open rehearsal at the Escuela Superior de Música de Cataluña, which helped organize the Chords of Harmony Summit in partnership with the LA Phil, Acción por la Música, Gran Teatre del Liceu, and Palau de la Música Catalana.

(BELOW, LEFT) Following a family send-of at Walt Disney Concert Hall, YOLA students, teaching artists, and staf headed out to LAX on May 23 to board a nearly 12-hour flight to Barcelona. Friendly games of UNO helped pass the time before boarding.

(BELOW) After a day of their own music-making at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris, YOLA students attended the LA Phil’s concert at the Philharmonie de Paris, featuring Gustavo Dudamel and violinist María Dueñas. The riveting program provided further inspiration as the college-bound seniors continue their musical paths.

CENTENNIAL IN BLUE: GERSHWIN AT THE BOWL

On a snowy Lincoln’s birthday 100 years ago, bandleader Paul Whiteman put on “An Experiment in Modern Music” at Aeolian Hall in New York City. His vastly ambitious, decidedly quirky program (it began with “Livery Stable Blues” and closed with Elgar’s Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1) traced the evolution of jazz to that point and projected its intersection with the classical world. In the penultimate spot was the premiere of George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue, with the composer as soloist. By John Henken

Professional critics were divided in their response, but audiences were not. In the next few months, Gershwin performed the work several more times (including at Carnegie Hall) and took it on a short tour. In June, with Whiteman, he recorded a nine-minute version (due to the limitations of recording formats at the time), which sold over a million copies in three years. The first allGershwin program by a classical symphony orchestra was held in

summer 1932, at Lewisohn Stadium at what was then the College of the City of New York. At that concert, the composer played Rhapsody in Blue, as well as his Second Rhapsody and a medley of his songs, with the PhilharmonicSymphony Orchestra. Its popularity firmly established, Rhapsody in Blue went on a 10thanniversary tour in 1934 with Gershwin and the Leo Reisman Orchestra, presented in 28 U.S. and Canadian cities in 29 days.

This summer, the Hollywood Bowl celebrates the centennial of Rhapsody in Blue with a program inspired by that 1932 Lewisohn Stadium concert.

Lionel Bringuier conducts the Los Angeles Philharmonic on July 11, with Jean-Yves Thibaudet as the soloist in Rhapsody in Blue, and vocalists including mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard and Broadway star Tony Yazbeck will perform some of Gershwin’s greatest songs.

Gershwin and the Bowl are a natural fi t, with an illustrious and lengthy history. It began in August 1927, when Toska Tolces, a young American pianist who recorded piano rolls for the American Piano Company, gave the West Coast premiere of Rhapsody in Blue in its new version for full orchestra, with Eugene Goossens conducting. The composer himself had coached Tolces in it.

Gershwin’s music quickly became evergreen at the Bowl, and it was also heard downtown. In February 1937, Gershwin conducted the Los Angeles Philharmonic—a second conductor, Alexander Smallens, was brought in to assist—and played piano in two all-Gershwin concerts at Philharmonic Auditorium. Gershwin was showing symptoms of the brain tumor that would kill him a few months later: During rehearsal, he fell of the podium, caught by his valet Paul Mueller before he hit the floor, and at the second concert he had an unaccustomed memory lapse in the Concerto in F.

In July of that year, Gershwin died in Los Angeles at age 38,

following emergency surgery for the tumor. Two months later, on September 8, 1937, a massive memorial concert was held at the Bowl and broadcast live around the world. The Los Angeles Philharmonic performed, and a musical and Hollywood who’s who, including Fred Astaire, Al Jolson, Edward G. Robinson, Lily Pons, José Iturbi, and LA Phil Music Director Otto Klemperer, paid tribute. More than 22,000 people jammed Highland Avenue as they tried to make their way to the Bowl; Astaire, it was reported, abandoned motor transport and walked up to the amphitheater. Gershwin, the LA Phil, and the Hollywood Bowl have been together ever since, at least in musical spirit. Highlights include Leonard Pennario’s recording of Rhapsody in Blue with the Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra under Felix Slatkin in 1959. In 1981, Dudley Moore played Rhapsody in Blue with the LA Phil under Michael Tilson

Thomas, in an all-Gershwin program that was taped for subsequent telecast on A&E Television. This was followed by two recordings with the LA Phil and two of its stellar guests, Leonard Bernstein (1983) and Tilson Thomas (1985), both of whom led the orchestra while playing the demanding solo part. In 1992, The Gershwins in Hollywood, the second album for John Mauceri and the recently revived Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, was released and won a Deutscher Schallplattenpreis. To call out a more recent high point, Gustavo Dudamel and the LA Phil opened the 2011/12 Walt Disney Concert Hall season with an all-Gershwin gala, subsequently telecast on PBS’ Great Performances series. Herbie Hancock, the orchestra’s Creative Chair for Jazz, was the soloist, ofering improvisations on “Embraceable You” and “Someone to Watch Over Me” before exploring— what else?—

Rhapsody in Blue

GEORGE GERSHWIN MEMORIAL CONCERT IN 1937; PROGRAM (ABOVE)

AN ICONIC DESIGN FOR AN ICONIC VENUE

Justina Blakeney, an LA-based artist and founder of the design studio and lifestyle brand Jungalow, calls the Hollywood Bowl one of her favorite places in Los Angeles. She says, “Music, nature, creativity swirling in the open air under the stars—who wouldn’t love it?!”

Blakeney captured all of those elements in her first collaboration with the Hollywood Bowl, a vibrant capsule collection for the 2023 Jazz Festival. For the 2024 season, she’s followed up with an eye-catching “Iconic” design that celebrates the venue’s acclaimed history, the beauty of its landscape, and the magic of experiencing live performance together. She shares her inspiration with us.

“When I’m at the Bowl, the shell shape always grabs my attention fi rst. So, in my artwork, I made sure that everything, from the guitars to the trumpets and the decorative scalloped details, subtly echoed that iconic form.”

“The Bowl’s rich history, tracing back to the 1920s, with its nods to Art Deco, also influenced my approach. You’ll notice geometric patterns, stepped forms, and stylized representations of nature in my art, paying homage to that era.”

“As for colors, I drew inspiration from the lush greens of the surrounding botanical life and the earthy browns of the terrain. These hues set the scene, reflecting the natural beauty surrounding the Bowl.”

“The dynamic interaction between the community and the performers at the Hollywood Bowl was something I was excited to capture. I represented these good vibrations through the symbols emerging from the trumpets—hearts, stars, diamonds, and four-leaf clovers, symbolizing love, light, abundance, and good luck.”

JUSTINA BLAKENEY

SCHEHERAZADE

TUESDAY JULY 9, 2024 8PM

Los Angeles Philharmonic

Elim Chan, conductor

Augustin Hadelich, violin

Unsuk CHIN

PROKOFIEV

RIMSKY-KORSAKOV

subito con forza (c. 5 minutes)

Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 63 (c. 26 minutes)

Allegro moderato Andante assai

Allegro, ben marcato

Augustin Hadelich

INTERMISSION

Scheherazade, Op. 35 (c. 46 minutes)

The Sea and Sinbad’s Ship. Largo e maestoso The Legend of the Kalendar Prince. Lento The Young Prince and The Young Princess. Andantino quasi allegretto Festival at Baghdad—The Sea—The Ship Crashes Against a Clif. Allegro molto

Programs and artists subject to change.

SUBITO CON FORZA

Unsuk Chin (b. 1961)

Unsuk Chin was born in Seoul, studied with György Ligeti in Hamburg, and now lives in Berlin. The winner of the 2004 Grawemeyer Award—recognizing outstanding achievement by a living composer— for her Violin Concerto, she has written both electronic and acoustic scores, demonstrating her acute ear for instrumentation, orchestral color, and rhythmic imagery. Originally written as part of the Beethoven 250th-birthday celebrations in 2020, Unsuk Chin’s compact composition subito con forza draws inspiration from the composer’s conversation books, particularly the line “Dur und Moll. Ich bin ein Gewinner.” (Major and minor. I am a winner.) In an interview with writer Thea Derks, Chin explained: “What particularly appeals to me are the enormous contrasts: from volcanic eruptions to extreme serenity.” subito con forza plays with these contrasts, erupting into a first chord with the full force of the orchestra, then subsiding into a hushed string section. Following the U.K. premiere of the piece at the 2021 BBC Proms, The Times of London described it as “efective and eerie, with plenty happening in five teeming minutes. Chin’s ear for color is her greatest weapon.” Courtesy of Boosey & Hawkes

VIOLIN CONCERTO NO. 2 IN G MINOR, OP. 63

Sergei Prokofiev (1891–1953)

In 1935, Prokofi ev was ready to return to Russia. He had left his homeland in 1918 and tried living in the United States and Paris—when he wasn’t touring, that is. Genuine homesickness and a sense of potential career opportunities drove Prokofi ev’s decision to ignore the ominously lowering Stalinist clouds. He began the awkward steps of a repatriation dance in 1932, when he accepted a commission to compose music for the Soviet-produced fi lm Lieutenant Kijé, and similar projects followed, including the ballet Romeo and Juliet

The Second Violin Concerto was Prokofiev’s last Western commission, from the French violinist Robert Soëtens, who had played the 1932 premiere of Prokofiev’s Sonata for Two Violins with Samuel Dushkin.

The soloist opens the concerto, alone and unequivocally in G minor. Yet by the end of his metrically ambiguous phrase, the muted violas and basses enter in the remote key of B minor. The home key is soon restored, however, and the warm second theme enters in the relative major, B-flat. In the recapitulation, it is the cellos

and basses that bring back the opening theme. When they get to the point where the orchestra has redirected the motion to B minor, it is the soloist who now enters in G minor, completing a classical harmonic reconciliation.

The Andante assai is in many ways the sunlight version of the dark lyricism of the first movement. The soloist arcs a radiant, long-breathed melody over pizzicato strings, their two-against-three metrical divergence suggesting a gentle jazz rubato more than real tension. This is launched in E-flat major, and at the close of the soloist’s initial statement, strings take it up, muted and on B as in the first movement, though this time in major mode.

Beethoven’s main harmonic diversions in his Fourth Symphony in B-flat—the relative major key of G minor—also point to B. By this time, it should be no surprise that one of the episodes in Prokofiev’s rondo finale is in B major. This is dance music, angular and athletic. The premiere performance was scheduled for Madrid, and Prokofiev added castanets, Spanish ornamentation, and cross-accents to the mix. It ends with a big coda, mostly with the soloist dancing furiously in 5/4 with just percussion and a bass line—the final flurry is marked tumultuoso —John Henken

SCHEHERAZADE , OP. 35

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844–1908)

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov based his Scheherazade on the Arabic collection of fairy tales The Thousand and One Nights, which tells of the Sultan Shahriar, who, deeming all women faithless after being betrayed by his most trusted wife, has one member of his harem brought to him each evening and executed the following morning. The Sultana Scheherazade, however, concocts a plot whereby her life will be spared. She tells the Sultan a new story each night for a thousand and one nights, never revealing the story’s conclusion until the following evening. The Sultan, unable to contain his curiosity about the outcome of these enchanting

tales, delays her execution from day to day. During this long process, the Sultan falls in love with Scheherazade and abandons his brutal plan. We may assume that they lived happily ever after.

In his autobiography, My Musical Life (1909), RimskyKorsakov wrote: “the titles for the four individual sections… were intended only as hints to direct but slightly the individual listener…. All I had desired was that the hearer, if he liked my piece as symphonic music, should carry away the impression that it is an oriental narrative of some numerous fairy-tale wonders and not merely four pieces played one after the other and composed on themes common to all four movements.

“Why then, if that be the case, does the suite bear the name of Scheherazade? Because this name and the title The Arabian Nights connote in everybody’s

mind the East and fairy-tale wonders; besides, certain details of the musical exposition hint at the fact that all of these are various tales of some one person (who happens to be Scheherazade) entertaining therewith her stern husband.”

There are two major recurring musical motifs in the suite, both introduced in its opening measures: those of the Sultan— low brass and woodwinds, supported by the strings—and the seductively sinuous theme of Scheherazade, portrayed primarily by the solo violin.

The work ends not with the shipwreck, but with a gentle solo violin epilogue: a vision of Scheherazade herself, who had many more tales to spin.

The first performance of Scheherazade was given in November 1888 in St. Petersburg. The composer conducted.

—Herbert Glass

ELIM CHAN

One of the most sought-after artists of her generation, Elim Chan performs an unusually wide-ranging repertory of symphonic works extending from the Classical period to the present day. The Sunday Times (London) described Elim Chan as “a rare example of a young conductor at once brilliant and not in the least showing of.” In January 2022, Boston Classical Review spoke of a “marvel of control and understanding” following Chan’s debut with the Boston Symphony Orchestra: “… Chan was the night’s revelation. As a conductor, she’s the embodiment of the principle that less is more. Like Fritz Reiner or Bernard Haitink, she’s not overly demonstrative on the podium. But her beat is clear, gestures economical, and cues precise. Also, she has an exceptionally sensitive ear.”

Chan was guest conductor of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra from 2018 to 2023 and has been principal conductor of the Antwerp Symphony Orchestra since 2019. In the 2023/24 season—her last as its chief conductor—she presented the orchestra in the Benelux with, among others, Gustav Mahler’s Fourth Symphony and soloists including Sol Gabetta and Midori.

Highlights of the 2023/24 season also include debuts with the Salzburg Festival, the Orchestre de Paris, the Staatskapelle Berlin, the Staatskapelle Dresden, and the New York Philharmonic. Further

debuts in North America occurred with the Orchestre Métropolitain in Montreal as well as the Minnesota Orchestra and Seattle Symphony. In Europe, fi rst collaborations took place with the Danish National Orchestra and the radio orchestras of the German broadcasters SWR, RSB, and WDR. Chan also returned to the Los Angeles Philharmonic and St. Louis Symphony Orchestra as well as the Oslo Philharmonic, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, and the Philharmonia Orchestra in London. In spring 2023, the Orquesta Sinfónica de Castilla y León announced a threeyear collaboration with Chan as associate conductor, focusing on Stravinsky’s ballets.

A native of Hong Kong, Elim Chan studied at Smith College, in Northampton, MA, and at the University of Michigan. In 2014, she was the first female winner of the Donatella Flick Conducting Competition, which enabled her to spend the 2015/16 season as assistant conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra, where she worked closely with Valery Gergiev. For the following season, Chan joined the Dudamel Fellowship program of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. She also owes much to the support and encouragement of Bernard Haitink, whose master classes she attended in Lucerne in 2015. In recent seasons, Chan celebrated debuts with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, The Cleveland Orchestra, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, and London’s Philharmonia Orchestra, among others.

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AUGUSTIN HADELICH

Augustin Hadelich is one of the great violinists of our time. Known for his phenomenal technique, insightful and persuasive interpretations, and ravishing tone, he appears extensively on the world’s foremost concert stages. He has performed with all the major American orchestras as well as the Berliner Philharmoniker, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Concertgebouworkest, London Philharmonic Orchestra, NHK Symphony Orchestra Tokyo, and many other eminent ensembles.

In the 2023 summer festival season, Augustin Hadelich gave concerts at the BBC Proms, in Aspen, La Jolla, Verbier, Tsinandali, Bucharest, and Salzburg. At the Salzberg Festival he made his much-anticipated debut with the Wiener Philharmoniker. Another highlight was his residency at the Konzerthaus Berlin, where he explored various concert formats.

For the 2023/24 season opening, Hadelich performed the German premiere of Donnacha Dennehy’s Violin Concerto, composed for him, together with the Konzerthausorchester Berlin as part of the Musikfest Berlin. He was soloist at the season-opening concerts of the Orchestre National de France and the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra. Important debuts take him to Staatskapelle Dresden, Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, and the NDR Radiophilharmonie. Further invitations included the Barcelona Symphony, Danish National Symphony, and Finnish Radio Symphony orchestras; the Netherlands Philharmonic and Brussels Philharmonic orchestras; Philharmonia Zürich, and Tonkünstler

Orchester. In North America, he plays with The Cleveland Orchestra, the Minnesota Orchestra, Orchestra of St. Luke’s, and Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, as well as the symphony orchestras of San Francisco, St. Louis, San Diego, Houston, Indianapolis, New Jersey, and Vancouver. In Asia, he is a guest with the NHK Symphony, the Taiwan Philharmonic, and Seoul Philharmonic orchestras. Besides his orchestral engagements, he gives solo recitals in Italy, Germany, and the U.S. Hadelich’s discography covers a wide range of violin literature. In 2016, he received the Best Classical Instrumental Solo Grammy Award for his recording of Dutilleux’s violin concerto L’Arbre des songes. A recording of Paganini’s 24 Caprices was released by Warner Classics in 2018. This was followed in 2019 by the Brahms and Ligeti concertos, his second album as an exclusive artist for the label. Hadelich received an Opus Klassik Award in 2021 for his recording Bohemian Tales with Dvořák’s Violin Concerto, recorded with the Symphonieorchester

des Bayerischen Rundfunks. His recording of Bach’s Sonatas and Partitas was also enthusiastically received by the press and nominated for a Grammy. In his latest recording, Recuerdos, together with the WDR Sinfonieorchester, he devotes himself to works by Britten, Prokofiev, and Sarasate.

Hadelich, a dual AmericanGerman citizen born in Italy to German parents, studied with Joel Smirnof at New York’s Juilliard School. He achieved a major career breakthrough in 2006 by winning the International Violin Competition in Indianapolis. His accomplishments continued with a prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grant in 2009, a Borletti-Buitoni Trust Fellowship in 2011, an honorary doctorate from the University of Exeter (U.K.) in 2017, and being named Instrumentalist of the Year by Musical America in 2018. In 2021, Augustin Hadelich was appointed Professor in the Practice of Violin at the Yale School of Music. He plays a violin by Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesù from 1744, known as “Leduc, ex Szeryng,” on loan from the Tarisio Trust.

AUGUSTIN HADELICH

ALL GERSHWIN

THURSDAY JULY 11, 2024 8PM

Los Angeles Philharmonic

Lionel Bringuier, conductor

Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano

Isabel Leonard, vocalist

Tony Yazbeck, vocalist

GERSHWIN Cuban Overture (c. 11 minutes)

GERSHWIN, Variations on “I Got Rhythm” (c. 9 minutes) Arranged by Jean-Yves Thibaudet

William C. SCHOENFELD

GERSHWIN Song Selections (c. 25 minutes) TO BE ANNOUNCED FROM THE STAGE

Isabel Leonard

Tony Yazbeck

INTERMISSION

GERSHWIN Rhapsody in Blue (c. 15 minutes) Jean-Yves Thibaudet

GERSHWIN An American in Paris (c. 17 minutes)

Moritaka Kina is chief piano technician for the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association.

Pianos provided by Steinway Piano Gallery—Beverly Hills

Programs and artists subject to change.

CUBAN OVERTURE

George Gershwin (1898–1937)

With song hits past counting, numerous successful musical shows, and fame and fortune firmly in his grip, George Gershwin turned to self-improvement in the early 1930s. Following the premieres of Rhapsody in Blue, the Concerto in F, Rhapsody No. 2, and An American in Paris, he focused on the technical skill he knew was lacking in his creative arsenal: orchestration. Enter Joseph Schillinger. Russianborn and -trained, Schillinger immigrated to America in 1928 and settled in New York as a teacher of music, mathematics, art history, and, notably, his own system of composition based on rigid mathematical principles. Receiving a recommendation to study with Schillinger and deadly earnest about improving his orchestration and counterpoint, Gershwin put himself in the Russian master’s hands from 1932 to 1936 (when he left for California and the movies).

The Schillinger System was strong on technique but weak on originality. Clearly, it was a good deal for Gershwin, who lacked technique but was overwhelmingly original. The lessons were done on graph paper with such titles as “Rhythmic Groups Resulting from the Interference of Several Synchronized Periodicities” and “Groups with the Fractioning Around the Axis of Symmetry.” (It’s a testament to Gershwin’s genius that such a curriculum didn’t kill his inspiration.) In addition to Gershwin, Schillinger counted many popular musicians of the day among his students, including Tommy Dorsey, Vernon Duke, Benny Goodman, and Oscar Levant.

The first work Gershwin composed under the Schillinger influence was the Cuban Overture,

which he had first titled “Rumba.” It premiered under that name in August 1932 at the first allGershwin concert, which was held at New York’s Lewisohn Stadium for a cheering crowd of 18,000 people—a reported 5,000 were turned away. “It was,” Gershwin said, “the most exciting night I have ever had.”

Gershwin’s own analysis of “Rumba” explained: “The composition was inspired by a short visit to Havana…and I endeavored to combine the Cuban rhythms with my original thematic material. The result is a symphonic overture which embodies the essence of the Cuban dance.” On the title page, he indicated that the players of the four Cuban instruments— claves, maracas, guiro, and bongos—should be placed right in front of the conductor’s stand. Had Gershwin lived longer than the 38 years he was allotted, the Cuban Overture might have become a signpost on the way to a greatly advanced compositional style. No one hearing it would question who the author was, yet the familiar infectious rhythms and distinctive bluesy melodic strains are guided by a considerably more sophisticated and learned hand than the one that had etched the earlier works. —Orrin Howard

VARIATIONS ON “I GOT RHYTHM”

George Gershwin

Arranged by William C. Schoenfeld (1893–1969)

Gershwin’s set of variations on “I Got Rhythm” was his final concert piece, written for a demanding 1934 tour—28 concerts in 28 cities over 28 days. The Variations were the only new music on the bill, and even these looked back to a hit number from Girl Crazy

(1930). Ethel Merman made her Broadway debut in the show, and her rendition of “I Got Rhythm” helped seal Girl Crazy ’s success and the song’s fame.

Gershwin wrote the Variations in December 1933 and January 1934 while he was working on Porgy and Bess. The original version of the Variations was conceived for the tour’s band, the 35-member Leo Reisman Orchestra. Gershwin was the piano soloist for the work’s premiere at the tour’s first stop, in Boston on January 14, 1934. William C. Schoenfeld reworked Gershwin’s original for large orchestra when it was published, posthumously, in 1953.

On his radio show Music by Gershwin, the composer explained that the work was structured in seven distinct parts—an introduction, the melody, four variations, and a finale. He continued, “After the introduction by the orchestra [beginning with a solo clarinet], the piano plays the theme rather simply. The first variation is a very complicated rhythmic pattern played by the piano while the orchestra takes the theme. The next variation is in waltz time [slow, with sighing violins and the piano marking the rhythm]. The third [beginning with chinoiserie from the xylophone and cymbals] is a Chinese variation in which I imitate Chinese flutes played out of tune…. Next, the piano plays the rhythmic variation [largely reimagined by Schoenfeld as a jazzy, clarinet-led interlude] in which the left hand plays the melody and the right plays it straight, on the theory that you shouldn’t let one hand know what the other is doing. Then comes the finale.” It’s a riotous ending for Porgy and Bess’ lighthearted counterpart, a crowd-pleaser rather than any grand summation of Gershwin’s art as a concerthall composer. —Program note from the Philharmonic’s archives

SONG SELECTIONS

George Gershwin

Gershwin got his start at age 15 as a “song-plugger,” demonstrating popular tunes on piano for Tin Pan Alley publishers. Soon, he began composing his own songs and piano pieces; by the time he was 20, he had written his fi rst Broadway show. At the time of his untimely death at age 38, he was almost certainly the best-known American composer of the day. Said an admiring Arnold Schoenberg: “I grieve over the deplorable loss to music, for there is no doubt that he was a great composer.”

As successful as he was, Gershwin had doubts about his abilities. His opera Porgy and Bess, for example, caused him no end of emotional trials and tribulations. It took him over a decade to complete, and not just because he was busy: He also wanted it to be his magnum opus, the one work for which he would be remembered. Ironically, it was not a success in his lifetime, though it now ranks among his greatest works. Of the tunes from that opera, none is more universally known, sung, recorded, and performed than “Summertime”—a masterful standard that opens the opera with more than a touch of irony, the hopeful lyrics of

DuBose Heyward set to Gershwin’s mournful minor-keyed tune.

“Summertime” was only one of the hundreds of Gershwin tunes that joined the popular repertory; a selection of them will be performed tonight. Other famous tunes include “A Foggy Day,” “Embraceable You,” “I Got Rhythm,” “They Can’t Take That Away from Me” (all four with lyrics by brother Ira Gershwin), and “Swanee” (lyrics by Irving Caesar), to mention only a few. — Dave Kopplin

RHAPSODY IN BLUE

George Gershwin

Gershwin’s desire to employ jazz in a more serious context than it had generally been subjected to was manifested early in his career. But in writing the oneact opera Blue Monday in the early 1920s, he set himself a task that was somewhat beyond him. Although Blue Monday was a failure, the work served to set the composer’s sails on their serious course. Upon seeing the opera, bandleader Paul Whiteman was impressed enough to commission Gershwin to write a concert piece in the jazz idiom for a program of American music he was planning to present. Gershwin, although at fi rst reluctant to accept what he thought was too dif cult a

challenge, was emboldened to take it on. As he later explained, “It was on a train...that I suddenly heard—and even saw on paper— the complete construction of the Rhapsody in Blue, from beginning to end. I heard it as a sort of musical kaleidoscope of America—of our vast melting pot, of our unduplicated national pep, of our metropolitan madness. By the time I reached Boston, I had a defi nite plot of the piece, as distinguished from its actual substance.”

Rhapsody in Blue premiered on February 12, 1924, with the composer as soloist in Ferde Grofé’s orchestration for jazz band. The piece made an indelible mark on the history of American music, on the fraternity of serious composers and performers— many of whom were present at its debut—and on Gershwin himself, for its enthusiastic reception encouraged him to take on other and more serious projects. Beginning with that incomparable, flamboyant clarinet solo, Rhapsody in Blue is irresistible still, with its syncopated rhythmic vibrancy; its abandoned, impudent flair that tells us more about the Roaring Twenties than a thousand words; and its genuine melodic beauty colored a deep, jazzy blue by the flatted sevenths and thirds. —Orrin Howard

AN AMERICAN IN PARIS

George Gershwin

Since his early teens, Gershwin had been enamored with the music he heard uptown in Harlem, a part of Manhattan that was quickly becoming the center of the jazz universe. His first attempt at a more serious composition—the one-act opera Blue Monday was about characters in a Harlem nightclub. Its first presentation on Broadway, with white singers performing in blackface, was a flop and received only one performance.

The undaunted Gershwin’s next try at a classical/jazz merging was for Paul Whiteman’s “An Experiment in Modern Music” concert in February 1924. That piece is now known as Rhapsody in Blue. He followed this with his Concerto in F, which some writers called “The Jazz Piano Concerto.”

These two works were popular, though critics were still guarded with their praise.

A trip abroad inspired Gershwin to work in earnest on a commission he had received from the New York Philharmonic. His idea for the new work solidified as he was shopping for Parisian taxi horns to take back to the U.S.: Capture the tumult of Paris’ streets in music and create a concert work that didn’t center on the piano.

Back in New York, Gershwin finished An American in Paris, which he subtitled “A Tone Poem for Orchestra.” In an interview in the August 18, 1928, edition of Musical America, he said, “This new piece, really a rhapsodic ballet, is written very freely and is the most modern music I have yet attempted.” He also gave a brief “program note” of the work: “The opening gay section is followed by a rich ‘blues’ with a strong rhythmic undercurrent. Our

American…perhaps after strolling into a café and having a few drinks, has suddenly succumbed to a spasm of homesickness. The harmony here is both more intense and simple than in the preceding pages. This ‘blues’ rises to a climax followed by a coda in which the spirit of the music returns to the vivacity and bubbling exuberance of the opening part with its impressions of Paris. Apparently the homesick American, having left the café and reached the open air, has downed his spell of the blues and once again is an alert spectator of Parisian life. At the conclusion, the street noises and French atmosphere are triumphant.” Though still not a critical success, An American in Paris was wildly and widely embraced by audiences—and Hollywood— and established Gershwin as an original voice in concert halls worldwide, a voice that resonates to this day. —Dave Kopplin

LIONEL BRINGUIER

Lionel Bringuier has traveled extensively across the globe at the invitation of symphony and chamber orchestras and opera houses, and in the 2023/24 season he continues the position of Artiste Associé in his hometown with Orchestre Philharmonique de Nice. This unique appointment has given him the opportunity to curate special programs that he also conducts and to invite several of his closest musical partners, who in this season include Khatia Buniatishvili, Philippe Bianconi, Daniel MüllerSchott, Renaud Capuçon, and Alexandre Tharaud.

Well-known across Europe and most recently having served as Music Director of TonhalleOrchester Zürich (2014–18), Bringuier has held posts at Orquesta Sinfónica de Castilla y León in Valladolid, Orchestre National de Bretagne and Ensemble Orchestral de Paris. Bringuier’s relationship with the Los Angeles Philharmonic from 2007 to 2013 started with the position of fi rst assistant conductor to Esa-Pekka Salonen at the age of 21. This developed into the role of associate conductor and later resident conductor—the fi rst in the orchestra’s history. The 2023/24 season features concerts with

Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège, Dresdner Philharmonie, Antwerp Symphony Orchestra, and Orchestre National de Metz. Other highlights of this season include U.S. engagements with San Diego Symphony and Colburn Orchestra as well as the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, and Paris Conservatoire Orchestra.

JEAN -YVES THIBAUDET

Through elegant musicality and an insightful approach to both contemporary and established repertoire, Jean-Yves Thibaudet has earned a reputation as one of the world’s fi nest pianists. He is especially known for his diverse interests beyond the classical world; in addition to his many forays into jazz and opera—including works that he transcribed himself for the piano— Thibaudet has forged profound friendships around the globe, leading to fruitful collaborations in fi lm, fashion, and visual art. A recording powerhouse, Thibaudet appears on more than 70 albums and six fi lm scores. He is a devoted educator and is the fi rstever Artist-in-Residence at the Colburn School, which awards several scholarships in his name.

Thibaudet began the season with a tour of Europe with the

Boston Symphony Orchestra, performing two of his signature works: Gershwin’s Concerto in F and Saint-Saëns’ Piano Concerto No. 5. He went on to play the Gershwin concerto in seasonopening engagements with the Toronto and Baltimore symphony orchestras, as well as concerts with the Nashville and Indianapolis symphony orchestras; further performances of the Saint-Saëns concerto included dates with the North Carolina Symphony and the Pittsburgh and Chicago symphony orchestras.

Thibaudet joined Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic for Khachaturian’s Piano Concerto in November, recorded for release on Decca. He then performed Ravel’s Concerto in G major with the Houston Symphony, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Bern Symphony Orchestra, New World Symphony, and San Diego Symphony. A renowned interpreter of Messiaen’s Turangalîla-Symphonie, Thibaudet performed the piece with Montreal Symphony Orchestra in December. He joined EsaPekka Salonen and the Orchestre de Paris in Debussy’s Fantaisie; he and Salonen reunited, with the San Francisco Symphony, for a synesthetic performance of Scriabin’s Prometheus: Poem of Fire—a piece he also performed with the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra.

LIONEL BRINGUIER

JEAN-YVES THIBAUDET

ISABEL LEONARD

Three-time Grammy Award-winning artist Isabel Leonard has established herself as one of the most in-demand performers as a star on the world’s leading stages and screens. The 2023/24 season sees Leonard’s debut with the Bayerische Staatsoper as Angelina in Jean-Pierre Ponnelle’s production of La cenerentola, and a return to LA Opera to sing the role of Donna Elvira in the Kasper Holton production of Don Giovanni as well as her signature role of Rosina in Il barbiere di Siviglia. She also returns to Houston Grand Opera for her role debut as Maria in Francesca Zambello’s production of The Sound of Music, and to Washington National Opera to reprise her appearance as the title character in Ofenbach’s La Périchole. Concert work includes opening the Dallas Symphony’s season in a special gala performance with Emanuel Ax, an appearance hosting Palm Beach Opera’s season gala, and a live recording of Stravinsky’s Pulcinella with Gustavo Gimeno conducting the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Additional concert appearances include Ravel’s Shéhérazade with the New World Symphony and longtime collaborator Stéphane Denève and with the Orchestre Symphonique de Québec, and an 11-city concert tour with renowned Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli. Leonard also appears in recital with Spanish guitarist Pablo Sáinz Villegas at the Philharmonic Society of Orange County, reprising their program of songs in Spanish.

The 2022/23 season saw Leonard’s house debut at Teatro alla Scala as Miranda in Thomas Adès’ The Tempest as well as her house debut at Houston Grand Opera to sing Charlotte in Werther, conducted by Robert Spano. Continuing her collaboration with St. Louis Symphony Orchestra Music Director Stéphane Denève, she appears as Marguerite in a concert performance of Berlioz’s La damnation de Faust and appeared in a tour of South America. Leonard also joined Andrea Bocelli on a five-city concert tour in arenas across the United States.

TONY YAZBECK

Tony Yazbeck most recently starred as Cary Grant in the new Broadway musical Flying Over Sunset at Lincoln Center Theater. He began his career at the age of 11 on Broadway in Gypsy with Tyne Daly. For the 2014 Broadway revival of On the Town, he won the Astaire Award and was nominated for Tony, Drama League, and Outer Critics Circle awards for his virtuosic performance. He also starred in the Susan Stroman/ Harold Prince-helmed Japan and Broadway productions of Prince of Broadway, for which he received the Chita Rivera Award as well as Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Award nominations. Yazbeck’s other Broadway credits include Finding Neverland (as J.M. Barrie), Chicago (Billy Flynn), Irving Berlin’s White Christmas (Phil Davis), Gypsy with Patti LuPone (in Tulsa; Outer Critics Circle nomination), A Chorus Line (Al), Oklahoma!, and Never Gonna Dance. OfBroadway credits include A Chorus Line (City Center), The Cradle Will Rock (Classic Stage), The Beast in the Jungle (Vineyard Theatre), The Scarlet Pimpernel and Crazy for You (both at David Gefen Hall), and Fanny Hill (York Theatre). For New York City Center Encores!, he has appeared in Little Me, On the Town, Gypsy, The Apple Tree, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, and Pardon My English Yazbeck also stars in his own song-and-dance show. He recently premiered his solo concert as part of Lincoln Center’s American Songbook series. His debut album, The Floor Above Me, has been released digitally and on CD by PS Classics. He made his New York directorial debut in February at David Gefen Hall with Children of Eden Yazbeck can next be seen on the new FX TV series American Sports Story: Gladiator later this year.

ISABEL LEONARD

TONY YAZBECK

MAESTRO OF THE MOVIES: THE

MUSIC OF JOHN WILLIAMS AND MORE

FRIDAY JULY 12, 2024 8PM

SATURDAY JULY 13 8PM

SUNDAY JULY 14 7:30PM

Los Angeles Philharmonic

John Williams, curator

David Newman, conductor

KORNGOLD

NORTH

John WILLIAMS

MANCINI

John WILLIAMS

L. BERNSTEIN

John WILLIAMS

John WILLIAMS

RAKSIN,

Overture to The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (c. 5 minutes)

“Forest Meeting” and “March” from Spartacus (c. 8 minutes)

Theme from Seven Years in Tibet (c. 7 minutes)

Robert deMaine, cello

Celebrating Henry Mancini (c. 10 minutes)

Theme from The Pink Panther

March from The Great Waldo Pepper “Moon River” from Breakfast at Tifany’s

“The Duel” from The Adventures of Tintin (c. 3 minutes)

Symphonic Suite from On the Waterfront (c. 9 minutes)

INTERMISSION

March from Superman (c. 5 minutes)

Celebrating NBC (c. 15 minutes)

Olympic Fanfare and Theme

Meet the Press

“The Mission” ( NBC Nightly News Theme) “Wide Receiver” (Sunday Night Football )

Theme from Laura (c. 5 minutes)

Arranged by Bing Wang, violin

Angela MORLEY

John WILLIAMS

Selections from Star Wars (c. 15 minutes)

“March of the Resistance” from Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens “Luke and Leia” from Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi “Throne Room and Finale” from Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope

Programs and artists subject to change.

Movie maestro John Williams has curated a program for the Bowl that combines classic film music with a salute to a beloved colleague and a wide-ranging collection of his own contributions to film and television.

The classics begin with The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939), one of several Errol Flynn swashbucklers composed by Austrian-born Erich Wolfgang Korngold (18971957) for the Warner Bros. studio. Another Golden Age classic, the haunting theme for Laura (1944) by American David Raksin (1912–2004), returns in an arrangement (by Angela Morley, for Williams’ Cinema Serenade 2 album) featuring solo violin.

Leonard Bernstein (1918–1990) composed only one dramatic score specifically for film, for the union-corruption tale On the Waterfront (1954) starring Marlon Brando and Eva Marie Saint. The acclaimed score was nominated for an Oscar for its powerful depiction of violence on the docks, its tender love theme, and its strong signature for the solitary hero who takes on the system.

Alex North (1910–1991) composed his magnum opus for Spartacus (1960), Stanley Kubrick’s epic of a slave revolt in ancient Rome; it’s a massive, aggressively modern work for orchestra that also had its warm and intimate moments for rebel leader Kirk Douglas and fellow slave Jean Simmons.

Williams pays tribute to an old friend and onetime employer: Henry Mancini (1924–1994), the Grammywinning composer who hired Williams to play piano on his 1958–59 scores for the TV series Peter Gunn. Mancini, whose centennial is being celebrated throughout this year, preceded Williams as the first American film composer to become a household name, winning

four Oscars and regularly conducting his music in concert (including multiple appearances at the Hollywood Bowl).

Williams has chosen three Mancini pieces, two of which are well known: “Moon River” from Breakfast at Tifany’s (1961), Blake Edwards’ romantic comedy from Truman Capote’s novella starring Audrey Hepburn as the mysterious and alluring Holly Golightly; and the theme from The Pink Panther, Edwards’ 1963 comedy that introduced Peter Sellers as bumbling French inspector Jacques Clouseau.

“Moon River” won an Oscar for Best Song and Grammy Awards for Record and Song of the Year, and its lyrics remain among Johnny Mercer’s most popular, especially his phrase “my huckleberry friend.” The stealthy, saxophone-led Pink Panther theme not only accompanied the animated titles of the first film, but it also returned six more times as the title tune for each of Edwards’ sequels from 1975 to 1993, all of which were scored by Mancini.

The third Mancini piece is the theme from The Great Waldo Pepper, a rousing march for Robert Redford’s character in George Roy Hill’s aviation-stunt-filled 1975 film about barnstorming pilots in post-World War I America.

Although primarily recognized as a film composer, Williams began his writing career in television and has occasionally returned to the medium with thematic material or on special occasions meriting original music. Since the early 1980s, many of these pieces were written for NBC.

Perhaps the most famous— and one that has frequently returned to the airwaves—is Williams’ Olympic Fanfare and Theme, written for the 1984 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles. Commissioned by producer David L. Wolper,

it debuted as part of the opening ceremonies at the LA Memorial Coliseum on July 28, 1984, and has been reprised often in televised Olympics coverage since then.

In 1985, NBC commissioned the composer to write music for its various news programs, themes that are still played every night. The main theme for the network’s nightly news telecast, titled “The Mission,” has often been performed at Williams concerts; he once described it as conveying a “nobility of purpose” on the part of the newsgathering and reporting teams.

Making its concert-stage debut this weekend is Williams’ theme for NBC’s Sundaymorning interview show Meet the Press, the longest-running program on American television (having debuted in 1947). The piece was originally titled “The Pulse of Events” and has been described by the composer as “more serious, with a sense of commitment and urgency.”

The newest of the NBC themes is “Wide Receiver,” opening music for Sunday Night Football telecasts since fall 2006. Williams’ martial theme manages to capture the gladiatorial aspects of gridiron combat. “The outstanding athletes that play this game are similar to our great musicians in that they all require complete dedication and rigorous daily practice to stay sharp,” he said at the time.

Williams’ film music is represented by half a dozen entries spanning more than 30 years throughout his Hollywood career.

One that is rarely performed in concert is his theme for Jean-Jacques Annaud’s epic Seven Years in Tibet (1997), which starred Brad Pitt as an Austrian mountain climber in the Himalayas during and after World War II. Williams’

music contains a substantial part for cello (played in the film by Yo-Yo Ma).

The composer has been associated with many largerthan-life characters over the years, including the visitor from Krypton who began appearing in DC Comics in 1938 and became the subject of a big-budget film 40 years later: Superman. Williams’ soaring theme was ideal for Christopher Reeve’s portrayal of the costumed superhero and his mildmannered alter ego Clark Kent. And from Steven Spielberg’s animated The Adventures of

Tintin (2011) comes “The Duel,” Williams’ fast-moving salute to the memorable pirate swordfights of old Hollywood.

“Selections from Star Wars” are drawn from three of the nine Star Wars films that Williams has so memorably scored over more than 40 years. “March of the Resistance” hails from The Force Awakens (2015), Episode VII in the “Skywalker Saga”; it musically depicts the determination of the underground rebels, led by General Leia Organa (Carrie Fisher) to destroy the evil First Order.

The warm and embracing “Luke and Leia” was written for Return of the Jedi (1983), Episode VI and the conclusion of the original Star Wars trilogy, suggesting the deep ties between brother and sister Skywalker—Luke (Mark Hamill) and Princess Leia (Fisher)—as they battle the evil Galactic Empire. “Throne Room” and Finale are the triumphal conclusion of A New Hope (1977), Episode IV of the George Lucascreated “space opera” and the start of what no one knew would turn out to be a billion-dollar film franchise. —Jon Burlingame

JOHN WILLIAMS

In a career spanning more than six decades, John Williams has become one of America’s most accomplished and successful composers for film and the concert stage. He remains one of the nation’s most distinguished and contributive musical voices. He has composed the music for more than 100 films, including all nine Star Wars films, the first three Harry Potter films, Schindler’s List, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Jaws, Jurassic Park, Saving Private Ryan, Lincoln, Close Encounters of the Third Kind Superman, and the Indiana Jones films. He served as music director of the Boston Pops Orchestra for 14 seasons and remains its Laureate Conductor. He has composed numerous works for the concert stage, including two symphonies and more than a dozen concertos commissioned by some of America’s most prominent orchestras. He has received five Academy Awards and 54 Oscar nominations, seven British Academy Awards, 26 Grammy Awards, four Golden Globes, and five Emmys. His other honors include the Kennedy Center Honors, the National Medal of Arts, an honorary KBE from Queen Elizabeth II, the Life Achievement Award from the American Film Institute, Spain’s Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts, and the Gold Medal from the U.K.’s prestigious Royal Philharmonic Society.

DAVID NEWMAN

David Newman is one of today’s most accomplished creators of music for fi lm. In his 30-year career, he has scored more than 110 fi lms, ranging from War of the Roses, Matilda, Bowfinger, and Heathers to the more recent Five Flights Up and Serenity. His music has brought to life the critically acclaimed dramas Brokedown Palace and Hoffa, top-grossing comedies Galaxy Quest and Throw Momma from the Train and award-winning animated fi lms Ice Age The Brave Little Toaster, and Anastasia Newman holds an Academy Award nomination for his score to Anastasia and was the fi rst composer to have a piece— 1001 Nights—performed in the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s Filmharmonic series, conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen. Newman is also a highly sought-after conductor and appears with leading orchestras throughout the world, including the New York Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the Deutsches SymphonieOrchester Berlin, the SchleswigHolstein Festival Orchestra, San Diego Symphony, Boston

Symphony Orchestra, The Philadelphia Orchestra, and The Cleveland Orchestra. In fall 2017, Newman conducted the New York Philharmonic in the world premiere of the live-topicture presentation of John Williams’ epic film series Star Wars—Episodes IV, V, VI, and VII.

The son of nine-time Oscar-winning composer Alfred Newman and an active composer for the concert hall himself, David Newman has written works that have been performed by the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Indianapolis Symphony, and Long Beach Symphony, as well as at the Ravinia Festival, Spoleto Festival USA, and Chicago’s Grant Park Music Festival.

He also composed a violinand-orchestra suite for Sarah Chang, based on songs from West Side Story

Passionate about nurturing the next generation of musicians, Newman served on the board of the American Youth Symphony until the 59-year-old orchestra closed its doors in February. In 2010, he served on the faculty of the Aspen Music Festival in the Film Scoring Program.

Newman and his wife, Krystyna, are the parents of two girls, Diana and Brianne.

JOHN WILLIAMS

DAVID NEWMAN

RAY CHEN PLAYS TCHAIKOVSKY

TUESDAY JULY 16, 2024 8PM

Los Angeles Philharmonic

David Afkham, conductor Ray Chen, violin

TCHAIKOVSKY

MENDELSSOHN

Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35 (c. 33 minutes)

Allegro moderato—Moderato assai

Canzonetta: Andante

Finale: Allegro vivacissimo

Ray Chen

INTERMISSION

Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 56, “Scottish” (c. 40 minutes)

Introduction: Andante con moto—Allegro un poco agitato

Scherzo: Vivace non troppo

Adagio

Finale guerriero: Allegro vivacissimo—Allegro maestoso assai

This performance is generously supported by Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts

Programs and artists subject to change.

VIOLIN CONCERTO

IN D MAJOR, OP. 35

Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893)

In October 1877, Tchaikovsky fled from his home and from a disastrous marriage that had lasted little over two months. It threw him into a deep depression, but curiously, this crisis that would have silenced most creative minds worked in his case in a positive direction. He never lost his will to compose even when he felt besieged by the world’s tormenting army. Always a wanderer, he left Russia and resumed work on two of his most masterly pieces, the opera Eugene Onegin and the Fourth Symphony. In March 1878, when he moved on from his refuge in Italy to Clarens in Switzerland, still troubled in spirit but rich in inspiration, he composed the Violin Concerto with remarkable speed. His pupil Josef Kotek, a violinist of considerable ability, was one of the few people who had been aware of Tchaikovsky’s unhappiness in the first days of his marriage, and it is tempting to read an acknowledgment of confidence in the afectionate solo part of the concerto. Kotek visited Tchaikovsky in Clarens, and they played a great deal of music together, including Édouard Lalo’s recent Symphonie espagnole, which Tchaikovsky adored. The concerto was quickly

written: the first movement in a week and the full draft in less than two weeks. Kotek was delighted with it, although both felt uneasy about the slow movement. No problem: Tchaikovsky immediately wrote another, the lovely Canzonetta.

Fearing the gossip of a dedication to Kotek, Tchaikovsky dedicated it instead to the great Hungarian violinist Leopold Auer, then principal violin teacher at the Moscow Conservatory. Auer began to revise the solo part, but amid much prevarication neither Auer nor Kotek came to give its first performance. Rumor held the work to be unplayable, a familiar judgment on compositions subsequently accepted in the everyday repertoire. In the end, Adolf Brodsky took up the challenge, playing it to a stormy reception in Vienna in 1881. Eduard Hanslick, a critic by no means hostile to Tchaikovsky, memorably labeled it “music that stinks to the ear.” Auer did not play it until 1893, a few months before the composer’s sudden death. His revisions of the solo part have been widely accepted and are frequently heard today. The chosen key of D has an inescapable magic and brilliance on the violin. Beethoven appreciated this quality and used it to great efect in his only concerto for the instrument. Lalo’s Symphonie espagnole was also written in D, and Johannes Brahms, a few months after Tchaikovsky, completed his

own Violin Concerto in D major. The course of Tchaikovsky’s concerto is not hard to follow, although the only real puzzle comes at the beginning: The first eight bars, so afecting and so innocent, are never heard again. The first subject proper is left until the soloist’s entry, and when it has generated a lively rush of notes, the second subject continues in precisely the same mood. It too develops in pace and complexity until the full orchestra gives out the main theme, like a grand ceremonial procession. The development follows, and a cadenza of great brilliance brings back the opening material. In the coda, the contest between violin and orchestra becomes more and more strident. In the Canzonetta, a brief introductory passage for the wind section gives place to a melody of enchanting simplicity for the soloist. Nowhere in the movement is the writing the least bit showy; it contrasts and neatly dovetails with the rousing, brilliant Finale, where the composer’s Russian origin is more evident. It is abruptly sectional, the second tune being slower and even more folksy, over a drone bass in the cellos and a counterpoint in the bassoon. The third tune dialogues between solo winds (and later the soloist) in a similar manner as a melancholy scene in Eugene Onegin. All the tunes return, and the orchestra incites the soloist to a crackling display of fireworks to crown the concerto. —Hugh Macdonald

SYMPHONY NO. 3, “SCOTTISH,” OP. 56

Felix

Mendelssohn

(1809–1847)

A lover of the British Isles, the German composer Felix Mendelssohn was inspired by a visit to Scotland in 1829 to write two important works: The Hebrides Overture and the “Scottish” Symphony. In relation to the latter, he wrote at length of his impressions of a visit to the rugged ruins of Holyrood: “We went, in the deep twilight, to the Palace of Holyrood, where Queen Mary lived and loved. There’s a little room to be seen there, with a winding staircase leading up to it. This the murderers ascended, and fi nding Rizzio, drew him out. Three chambers away is a small corner where they killed him. Everything around is broken and moldering, and the bright sky shines in. I believe I found today in the old chapel the beginning of my Scottish Symphony.”

That beginning had a lengthy gestation period after its conception in Scotland in 1829; Mendelssohn worked on his Scottish sketches when in Italy in 1831 but set them aside, not completing the work until 1842.

The strength of the work is immediately apparent in the introduction’s opening “Holyrood” theme, a somber melody sung by oboes and violas to a dour accompaniment of winds and horns. A second, more agitated idea then appears in violins, and the two are worked out at some length until the opening theme returns underpinned by the second idea as countermelody. The main allegro section then begins with another agitated theme given in hushed tones by clarinets and strings. The tension inherent in this idea continues when the clarinets introduce the second theme as the violins stalk it with flashes of the main theme. A stormy symphonic development evokes vivid imagery, and after the recapitulation, the

theme of the introduction is heard briefly, rounding of the movement, which then goes directly into the Scherzo.

The Scherzo is a vivacious section whose babbling main theme is intoned by a clarinet after a few measures of fanfare-like preparation. The movement is replete with the kind of Midsummer Night’s Dream fairy dust that Mendelssohn spread so liberally throughout all of his compositions.

An adagio third movement brings the Mendelssohn of sentimental songfulness, whereas the last movement returns to the fi erce energies that characterized much of the fi rst. (Mendelssohn had originally marked the fi nale Allegro guerriero.) But this fi nale’s warlike thrust is ultimately canceled at movement’s end by a stately new theme in major that summons the composer’s most strenuous energies, bringing grand Germanic victory to the Scottish hostilities. —Orrin Howard

DAVID AFKHAM

Known for his impeccable technique and compelling artistry, David Afkham has received worldwide acclaim and is one of the most sought-after conductors of his generation. Afkham is the Chief Conductor and Artistic Director of the Orquesta y Coro Nacionales de España, a position he has held since September 2019. Prior to this role, Afkham enjoyed a highly successful tenure as the orchestra’s Principal Conductor since 2014.

Afkham’s impressive career has been marked by a series of critically acclaimed performances and collaborations with some of the world’s leading orchestras. He has appeared with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Staatskapelle Berlin, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Munich Philharmonic, hrSinfonieorchester Frankfurt, SWR Symphonieorchester, Vienna Symphony, Orchestre National de France, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic, Swedish Radio Symphony, Oslo Philharmonic, and the Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, as well as with the NHK Symphony Orchestra and Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, among others. On tour, he has appeared with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Staatskapelle Dresden, Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, and Mahler Chamber Orchestra.

With regular appearances in North America, Afkham has led the Boston Symphony Orchestra in Tanglewood, Chicago Symphony, The Cleveland Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Minnesota Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony, and Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra in New York.

RAY CHEN

Ray Chen is a violinist who redefines what it is to be a classical musician in the 21st century. With a media presence reaching out to millions, Chen possesses a remarkable musicianship that transmits to a global audience, reflected in his engagements with the foremost orchestras and concert halls around the world. Initially coming to attention via the Yehudi Menuhin (2008) and Queen Elizabeth (2009) competitions, of which he was First Prize winner, Chen has built a profile in Europe, Asia, and the U.S., as well as his native Australia. Signed in 2017 to Decca Classics, Chen recorded his forthcoming album with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, following three critically acclaimed albums on Sony, the first of which (Virtuoso) received an ECHO Klassik Award.

Ray Chen’s profile continues to grow: He was featured on Forbes’ list of the 30 most influential Asians under 30; made a guest appearance on Amazon’s Mozart in the Jungle TV series; performed for a live TV audience on France’s Bastille Day; and played at the Nobel Prize Concert in Stockholm. Chen has performed with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Pittsburgh Symphony, and San Francisco Symphony, among others, and will debut with the Berlin Radio Symphony and Bavarian Radio Chamber Orchestra. He works regularly with conductors Riccardo Chailly, Vladimir Jurowski, Manfred Honeck, Daniele Gatti, Kirill Petrenko, and many others.

Chen’s commitment to music education is paramount, and he inspires younger generations of musicians with his series of self-produced videos combining comedy and music.

Through his online promotions, his appearances regularly sell out and draw an entirely new demographic to the concert hall. Born in Taiwan and raised in Australia, Chen was accepted to the Curtis Institute of Music at age 15, where he studied with Aaron Rosand and was supported by Young Concert Artists. He plays the 1715 “Joachim” Stradivarius violin on loan from the Nippon Music Foundation. This instrument was once owned by the famed Hungarian violinist Joseph Joachim (1831–1907).

DAVID AFKHAM

RAY CHEN

BIG BAND NIGHT

WEDNESDAY JULY 17, 2024 8PM

Maria Schneider Orchestra

The Legendary Count Basie Orchestra featuring Nnenna Freelon Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra

IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE:

Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra

The Legendary Count Basie Orchestra featuring Nnenna Freelon

INTERMISSION

Maria Schneider Orchestra

Programs and artists subject to change.

MARIA SCHNEIDER

Maria Schneider’s music has been hailed by critics as “evocative, majestic, magical, heart-stoppingly gorgeous, imaginative, revelatory, riveting, daring, and beyond categorization.” Blurring the lines between genres, her varied commissioners stretch from Jazz at Lincoln Center to The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra to the American Dance Festival, and include collaboration with David Bowie. She is among a small few to receive Grammys in multiple genres, having been awarded in jazz and classical categories as well as for her work with David Bowie.

With her first recording, Evanescence (1994), Schneider began developing her personal way of writing for her 18-member collective made up of many of the finest musicians in jazz today, tailoring her compositions to the uniquely creative voices of the group. They have performed at festivals and concert halls worldwide, and she herself has received numerous commissions and guest-conducting invitations, working with over 90 groups in more than 30 countries.

Unique funding of projects has become a hallmark for Schneider through the trendsetting company ArtistShare. In 2005, Concert in the Garden became the first recording to win a Grammy with internet-only sales. Even more significant, it blazed the “crowdfunding” trail as ArtistShare’s first release and was inducted into the 2019 National Recording Registry.

Schneider’s many honors include 14 Grammy nominations; seven Grammy Awards; numerous Jazz Journalists Association awards; DownBeat and JazzTimes Critics and Readers Polls awards; an honorary doctorate from her alma mater, the University of Minnesota; ASCAP’s esteemed Concert Music Award (2014), the nation’s highest honor in jazz; NEA Jazz Master (2019); election into the 2020 American Academy of Arts and Sciences; and 2023 induction into the American Academy of Arts and Letters.

A strong music advocate, Schneider has testified before the U.S. House Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual

Property on digital rights; has given commentary on CNN; has participated in roundtables for the U.S. Copyright Office; has been quoted in numerous publications for her views on Spotify, YouTube, Google, digital rights, and music piracy; and has written white papers and articles on the digital economy as related to music and beyond.

Her latest double album, Data Lords (2020)—a Pulitzer Prize finalist, winner of two Grammy Awards, named Jazz Album of the Year by the Jazz Journalists Association and NPR, and winner of France’s prestigious Grand Prix de l’Académie du Jazz—has melded her advocacy and art.

MARIA SCHNEIDER

COUNT BASIE ORCHESTRA

In the history of jazz music, only one bandleader has the distinction of having his orchestra still performing sold-out concerts all over the world, with members personally chosen by him, for nearly 40 years after his passing. Pianist and bandleader William James “Count” Basie was, and still is, an American institution who personifies the grandeur and excellence of jazz. The Count Basie Orchestra, today directed by Scotty Barnhart, has won every respected jazz poll in the world at least once; received 18 Grammy Awards; performed for kings, queens, and other royalty; and appeared in movies, television shows, and at every major jazz festival as well as every major concert hall in the world. The most recent honor is a 2024

Grammy win in the Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album category for Basie Swings the Blues! Other honors include a 2022 Grammy nomination for Live At Birdland, a 2018 Grammy nomination for All About That Basie, which features special guests Stevie Wonder, Jon Faddis, and Take 6, among others, and the 2018 DownBeat Readers Poll Award as the No. 1 Jazz Orchestra in the world. Their critically acclaimed release in 2015 of A Very Swingin’ Basie Christmas! is the very first holiday album in the 80year history of the orchestra. Released on Concord Music, it went to No. 1 on the jazz charts and sold out on Amazon. Special guests include vocalists Johnny Mathis, Ledisi, the orchestra’s own Carmen Bradford, and pianist Ellis Marsalis. A BBC TV documentary on Basie and the orchestra titled Count

Basie: Through His Own Eyes premiered on PBS in the U.S. and U.K. in 2019, coinciding with the orchestra’s 85th anniversary. It features interviews with Quincy Jones, Scotty Barnhart, Dee Askew, John Williams, and several other important associates of Basie and the orchestra.

Some of the greatest soloists, composers, arrangers, and vocalists in jazz history such as Lester Young, Billie Holiday, Frank Foster, Thad Jones, Sonny Payne, Freddie Green, Snooky Young, Frank Wess, and Joe Williams became international stars once they began working with the legendary Count Basie Orchestra. This great 18-member orchestra is continuing the excellent history started by Basie of stomping and shouting the blues, as well as refi ning those musical particulars that allow for the deepest and most moving of swing.

COUNT BASIE ORCHESTRA

NNENNA FREELON

Seven-time Grammy nominee Nnenna Freelon is a compelling artist and captivating performer with numerous accolades and activities. She and her son Pierce Freelon made Grammy history in 2021 as the first mother and son nominated in separate categories, hers in the Best Jazz Vocal Album category for Time Traveler, and his in the Best Children’s Music Album category for Black to the Future AnceStars (2023), her first collaborative recording with Pierce, received a Grammy nomination for Best Children’s Music Album. Nnenna’s podcast, Great Grief with Nnenna Freelon, garnered Ambie Awards in 2021 and 2022, her debut seasons. She received the 2022

Jazz Masters Award from the prestigious Women’s Jazz and Blues Association of Palm Springs. In 2023, Nnenna continued to star alongside Take 6, Tom Scott, Kirk Whalum, and Clint Holmes in the critically acclaimed show Georgia on My Mind: Celebrating the Music of Ray Charles, being no stranger to the music of the master singer, having toured with him, as well as with many other great jazz artists including Al Jarreau, George Benson, Benny Golson, and Ellis Marsalis.

In her ongoing work to foster community, the arts, and education, Nnenna founded the NorthStar Church of the Arts in Durham, NC. Her eforts to reach across diverse audiences follow such honors as an invitation by the White House to headline the AsiaPacific Economic Cooperation

(APEC) conference for 300 presidents, premiers, and heads of state from around the world. Nnenna’s productions include the original presentation of The Clothesline Muse, a devised theatrical work of dance, music, spoken word, vibrant art, and projections, in which she is also one of the stars. Freelon made her feature film debut in What Women Want, starring Mel Gibson.

In the company of other great artists, Nnenna triumphed in composer Laura Karpman’s undertaking of Langston Hughes’ Ask Your Mama at The Apollo Theater, and she shared an astounding Hollywood Bowl concert with opera superstar Jessye Norman and the indie phenom band The Roots. She also wowed audiences at SRO shows at the Tanglewood Jazz Festival with the Duke Ellington-inspired “Dreaming the Duke,” with classical star Harolyn Blackwell and popjazz-crossover pianist Mike Garson. The versatile songstress/ composer’s TV appearances on In Performance at the White House on ABC, celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz, led to her having a featured song on the hit TV show Mad Men. That was followed by a collaboration on tour with jazz legends Earl Klugh and Ramsey Lewis.

Freelon is a recipient of the Billie Holiday Award from the prestigious Académie du Jazz and the Eubie Blake Award from the Cultural Crossroads Center in New York City.

NNENNA FREELON

CLAYTON - HAMILTON JAZZ ORCHESTRA

John Clayton, Jeff Hamilton, and Jeff Clayton founded the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra (CHJO). While in their 20s, bassist John Clayton and drummer Jeff Hamilton toured and recorded with pianist Monty Alexander, then moved on to separate big-band environs. Hamilton joined Woody Herman, and John Clayton signed up for Count Basie. All along, alto saxophonist Jeff Clayton had been performing and recording in Los Angeles. In 1986, the three men came together in LA and

formed the jazz orchestra.

In 2020, Jeff Clayton passed away after a lengthy illness.

The CHJO reminds audiences that his spirit remains in every note that is played.

The excitement of this powerful 19-piece band is the result of its stellar performances and John Clayton’s writing.

The music is composed and arranged by John Clayton, and it is not unusual to hear his take on a composition by Jeff Hamilton or something from the Hamilton trio book.

Along with multiple Grammy nominations, the orchestra is featured on recordings with Milt Jackson, Diana

Krall, John Pizzarelli, Charles Aznavour, Ernie Andrews, Barbara Morrison, Natalie Cole, and many more.

From 1999 to 2001, they were the in-residence jazz orchestra for the Hollywood Bowl. Their busy schedule still finds them touring the U.S., Europe, and Japan, often premiering extended works at jazz festivals and in concert halls.

People often describe their sound as being influenced by Duke Ellington, Count Basie, and Thad Jones. This would never be denied by the orchestra, but one listen lets you know that their voice is unique, distinct, and impactful.

CLAYTON-HAMILTON JAZZ ORCHESTRA

LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC

Gustavo Dudamel

Music & Artistic

Director

Walt and Lilly Disney Chair

Zubin Mehta

Conductor Emeritus

Esa-Pekka Salonen

Conductor Laureate

Rodolfo Barráez

Assistant Conductor

Ann Ronus Chair

John Adams

John and Samantha Williams

Creative Chair

Herbie Hancock

Creative Chair for Jazz

FIRST VIOLINS

Martin Chalifour

Principal

Concertmaster

Marjorie Connell Wilson Chair

Nathan Cole

First Associate

Concertmaster

Ernest Fleischmann Chair

Bing Wang

Associate

Concertmaster

Barbara and Jay Rasulo Chair

Akiko Tarumoto

Assistant Concertmaster

Philharmonic

Afliates Chair

Rebecca Reale

Deanie and Jay Stein Chair

Rochelle Abramson

Margaret and Jerrold L. Eberhardt Chair

Minyoung Chang

I.H. Albert Sutnick Chair

Tianyun Jia

Jordan Koransky

Ashley Park

Justin Woo

Katherine Woo

SECOND VIOLINS

[Position vacant]

Principal

Dorothy Rossel Lay Chair

Mark Kashper

Associate Principal

Kristine Whitson

Johnny Lee

Dale Breidenthal

Mark Houston Dalzell and James DaoDalzell Chair for Artistic Service to the Community

Ingrid Chun

Jin-Shan Dai

Chao-Hua Jin

Jung Eun Kang

Vivian Kukiel

Nickolai Kurganov

Varty Manouelian

Michelle Tseng

Suli Xue

Ayrton Pisco*

Nebyu Samuel*

VIOLAS

Teng Li

Principal

John Connell Chair

Ben Ullery

Associate Principal

Jenni Seo

Assistant Principal

Dana Lawson

Richard Elegino

John Hayhurst

Ingrid Hutman

Michael Larco

Hui Liu

Meredith Snow

Leticia Oaks Strong

Minor L. Wetzel

Jarrett Threadgill*

Nancy and Leslie

Abell LA Phil Resident

Fellow Chair

* Judith and Thomas L. Beckmen

LA Phil Resident Fellow

+ On sabbatical

CELLOS

Robert deMaine

Principal

Bram and Elaine Goldsmith Chair

Ben Hong

Associate Principal

Sadie and Norman Lee Chair

Dahae Kim

Assistant Principal

Jonathan Karoly

David Garrett

Barry Gold

Jason Lippmann

Gloria Lum

Linda and Maynard

Brittan Chair

Serge Oskotsky

Brent Samuel+ Ismael Guerrero*

BASSES

Christopher Hanulik

Principal

Diane Disney Miller and Ron Miller Chair

Kaelan Decman

Associate Principal

Oscar M. Meza

Assistant Principal

David Allen Moore

Ted Botsford

Jack Cousin

Jory Herman

Brian Johnson

Peter Rofé

Nicholas Arredondo*

FLUTES

Denis Bouriakov

Principal

Virginia and Henry Mancini Chair

Catherine

Ransom Karoly

Associate Principal

Mr. and Mrs. H.

Russell Smith Chair

Elise Shope Henry

Mari L. Danihel Chair

Sarah Jackson

Piccolo

Sarah Jackson

OBOES

[Position vacant]

Principal

Carol Colburn

Grigor Chair

Marion Arthur Kuszyk

Associate Principal

Anne Marie

Gabriele

Carolyn Hove

English Horn

Carolyn Hove

CLARINETS

Boris Allakhverdyan

Principal

Michele and Dudley Rauch Chair

Burt Hara

Associate Principal

Andrew Lowy

Taylor Eifert

E-Flat Clarinet

Andrew Lowy

Bass Clarinet

Taylor Eifert

BASSOONS

Whitney Crockett

Principal

Shawn Mouser

Associate Principal

Ann Ronus Chair

Michele Grego

Evan Kuhlmann

Contrabassoon

Evan Kuhlmann

HORNS

Andrew Bain

Principal

John Cecil Bessell Chair

David Cooper

Associate Principal

Gregory Roosa

Alan Scott Klee Chair

Amy Jo Rhine

Loring Charitable

Trust Chair

Elyse Lauzon

Reese and Doris

Gothie Chair

Ethan Bearman

Assistant

Bud and Barbara Hellman Chair

Elizabeth Linares Montero*

TRUMPETS

Thomas Hooten

Principal

M. David and Diane

Paul Chair

James Wilt

Associate Principal

Nancy and Donald de Brier Chair

Christopher Still

Ronald and Valerie

Sugar Chair

Jefrey Strong

TROMBONES

David Rejano Cantero

Principal

Koni and Geof

Rich Chair

James Miller

Associate Principal

Judith and Thomas L. Beckmen Chair

Paul Radke

Bass Trombone

John Lofton

Miller and Gof

Family Chair

TUBA

Mason Soria

TIMPANI

Joseph Pereira

Principal

Cecilia and Dudley

Rauch Chair

David Riccobono

Assistant Principal

PERCUSSION

Matthew Howard Principal

James Babor+

Perry Dreiman

David Riccobono

KEYBOARDS

Joanne Pearce

Martin

Katharine Bixby

Hotchkis Chair

HARP

Emmanuel Ceysson

Principal

Ann Ronus Chair

LIBRARIANS

Stephen Biagini

Benjamin Picard

KT Somero

CONDUCTING FELLOWS

Carlos Ágreda

Ross Jamie Collins

Michelle Di Russo

Anna Handler

The Los Angeles Philharmonic string section utilizes revolving seating on a systematic basis. Players listed alphabetically change seats periodically.

The musicians of the Los Angeles Philharmonic are represented by Professional Musicians Local 47, AFM.

HOLLYWOOD BOWL ORCHESTRA

Thomas Wilkins Principal Conductor

John Mauceri Founding Director

FIRST VIOLINS

Kathryn Eberle Concertmaster

Marisa Sorajja Principal

Grace Oh Associate Principal

Rebecca Bunnell

Chloe Szu-Yun Chiu

Christine Frank

Yen-Ping Lai

Radu Pieptea

Adrianne Pope

Yutong Sharp

Shelly Shi

Mari Tsumura

SECOND VIOLINS

[position vacant]

Principal

Cheryl Norman Brick

Associate Principal

Pam Gates

Natalie Leggett

Carolyn Osborn

Robert Schumitzky

Kathleen Sloan

Olivia Tsui

Vivian Wolf

VIOLAS

Erik Rynearson Principal

[position vacant]

Associate Principal

Carrie Holzman-Little

Carole

Kleister-Castillo

Stefan L. Smith

Phillip Triggs

Hyeree Yu

CELLOS

Dennis Karmazyn Principal

Armen Ksajikian Associate Principal

Giovanna Moraga

Clayton

Trevor Handy

Julie Jung

Erin Breene Schumitzky

BASSES

[position vacant] Principal

Denise Briesé Associate Principal

Paul Macres

Barry Newton

FLUTES

Heather Clark Principal

Lawrence Kaplan

Piccolo [position vacant]

OBOES

Lelie Resnick Principal

English Horn

Catherine Del Russo

CLARINETS

Gary Bovyer Principal

Bass Clarinet

Ralph Williams

BASSOONS

Elliott Moreau Principal

Contrabassoon

Allen Savedof HORNS

Dylan Hart Principal

Allen Fogle Associate Principal

Todd Miller

TRUMPETS

Robert Schaer Principal

Robert Frear

TROMBONES

William Booth Principal

Alexander Iles

Bass Trombone

Todd Eames

TUBA

Jim Self Principal

TIMPANI

Tyler Stell Principal

DRUMS

Brian Miller Principal

PERCUSSION

Wade Culbreath Principal

Gregory Goodall

HARP

Cristina Montes

Mateo Principal

KEYBOARDS

Alan Steinberger Principal

SAXOPHONE [position vacant]

ASSOCIATE CONDUCTOR

Scott Dunn

PERSONNEL MANAGER

Shana Bey

LIBRARIAN

Stephen Biagini

The Hollywood Bowl Orchestra string section utilizes revolving seating on a systematic basis. Players listed alphabetically change seats periodically.

RODRIGO Y GABRIELA

2024 OPENING NIGHT AT THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL CHAIRS AND COMMITTEE

HONORARY CO-CHAIRS

Felice Mancini

Monica Mancini

OPENING NIGHT CO-CHAIRS

Gregory A. Adams

R. Martin Chavez

Lisa Field

Robyn Field and Anthony O’Carroll

Teena Hostovich, Doug Martinet, and Michael Martinet

Keith and Cecilia Terasaki

OPENING NIGHT COMMITTEE

Nancy and Leslie Abell

Lisette and Norman Ackerberg

Tom and Judy Beckmen

Joe Berchtold

David C. Bohnett

Kawanna and Jay Brown

California Community Foundation

Andrea Chao-Kharma and Ken Kharma, Esther Chui-Chao

Chevron El Segundo

Steve Cius—Risk Placement Services

Daniel Clivner

Michael Earl Dillon

Louise and Brad Edgerton

Paul and Patti Eisenberg

Jane Fujishige

TITLE SPONSOR

Kaiser Permanente

CENTENNIAL LEADERS

Lisa Field

Robyn Field and Anthony O’Carroll

PREMIER SPONSOR

Live Nation-Hewitt Silva

MUSE SPONSORS

Amazon R. Martin Chavez

SYMPHONIC SPONSORS

Alfred E. Mann Charities

Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts

Hilary Garland

Erika Glazer

Alexandra Glickman and Gayle Whittemore

Jennifer Miller Gof

Marnie and Dan Gruen

Deborah Harkness

Antonia Hernández and Michael Stern

Andy and Jacinta Hewitt

Tylie Jones

Winnie Kho and Chris Testa

Terri and Jerry Kohl

MATT Construction

Alicia Miñana and Rob Lovelace

Christine Muller and John Swanson

Carrie Nery

Diane and M. David Paul

Nancy and Glenn Pittson

Barry and Sandy Pressman

Jay and Barbara Rasulo

Koni and Geof Rich

Michael and Katy Saei

Bill Silva

Mark and Rose Sturza

Jack Suzar and Linda May

Jon Vein and Ellen Goldsmith-Vein

Kathy S. Walton

Megan Watanabe and Hideya Terashima

Gregory Annenberg Weingarten, GRoW @ Annenberg

Alyce de Roulet Williamson

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Bernadette Peters and Lea Salonga star in Cameron Mackintosh’s Production of Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends.

BUILDING THE BOWL: FROM DREAM TO DESTINATION

The newest exhibition at the Hollywood Bowl Museum focuses on the founding fi gures of the iconic venue.

In 1919, a virtual who’s who of Los Angeles cultural and civic life galvanized around a project to build the first urban open-air performing arts venue in the nation. Aiming to put Los Angeles on the map, these impresarios, musicians, real estate moguls, Theosophists, “professional men” of various backgrounds, and others brought their own ideas and agendas for the venue and how it could serve Los Angeles’ vast and growing communities.

Currently on view at the Hollywood Bowl Museum, Building the Bowl: From Dream to Destination focuses on six of the central founding figures of the Hollywood Bowl— Christine Wetherill Stevenson, Dr. T. Perceval Gerson, Charles E. Toberman, Artie Mason Carter, Frederick W. Blanchard, and Florence M. Irish—each of whom played a distinctive role in its history.

CHRISTINE WETHERILL STEVENSON

The Wealthy Theosophist

A Philadelphia-born heiress, Christine Wetherill Stevenson (1878–1922) was an actor, producer, and playwright before turning to Theosophy in the wake of World War I. During that period, she began spending more time in Los Angeles and became the first president of the Theatre Arts Alliance, an organization established to develop a community arts center. When a site with “miraculous” acoustics was identified, Stevenson invested $21,000 toward the

$47,500 needed to purchase the property, then known as Daisy Dell. This land would eventually become the home of the Hollywood Bowl.

But Stevenson’s ambitions to stage a seven-play cycle on the site based on the lives of the prophets clashed with the less religious aspirations of fellow founders. She sold her share of Daisy Dell and purchased a plot of land nearby where she could build a 1,000-seat theater to stage her Pilgrimage Play. It exists today as The Ford.

DR. T. PERCEVAL GERSON

The Civic-Minded Physician

Also hailing from Philadelphia, Theodore Perceval Gerson (1872–1960) became vice president to Stevenson’s president when the Theatre Arts Alliance was established in May 1919. Less than a year later, he negotiated the buyout of Stevenson’s interest in Daisy

CHARLES E. TOBERMAN

The Real Estate Mogul

A self-made man, Charles E. Toberman (1880–1981) arrived in Los Angeles in 1902 with hardly a penny to his name and rose to the top of Southern California’s real estate business by the 1920s. He has been called “the Father of Hollywood” for his role in developing landmarks such as Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, the Hollywood Masonic Temple, and the Roosevelt Hotel. Ironically,

he also used his real estate savvy to protect the Bowl from fellow developers, particularly during its early years.

A music lover with a pragmatic streak, he served as president of the Hollywood Bowl Association from 1934 to 1951 and advocated for an omnivorous range of performances at the Bowl, from grand opera to popular acts.

ARTIE MASON CARTER The Music Evangelist

A music teacher originally from Missouri, Artie Mason Carter (1881–1967) discovered her “true calling” at the Hollywood Community Sing, which she expanded to 900 members and then looked for a venue where it could perform. She recruited the newly founded Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra for her mission, and on March 21, 1921,

Dell and helped reincorporate the nascent organization as the Community Park and Art Association. Gerson, a progressive reformer, would often butt heads with the more business-minded members of the various boards that controlled the Bowl.

both groups came together to give birth to the Hollywood Bowl. Carter became secretary of the Community Park and Art Association in 1920 and helped program four seasons of the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s “Symphonies Under the Stars” concert series. She resigned in 1926 due to tensions with other members of the board.

FREDERICK W. BLANCHARD

The First President of the Bowl

The owner of the Fitzgerald & Blanchard Music Company, which sold sheet music and instruments, Frederick W. Blanchard (1864–1928) was a popular fi gure in Los Angeles’ burgeoning music scene. He was also a natural choice to be the fi rst president of the Community Park and Art Association, the successor to the Theatre Arts

Alliance, which ran the Bowl. With Artie Mason Carter as secretary, he helped raise money through “penny-a-day” banks and was essential in recruiting Dr. Alfred “Papa” Hertz, a German-born conductor who had spent 13 seasons at the Metropolitan Opera, to lead the fi rst “Symphonies Under the Stars” series.

FLORENCE M. IRISH

The Bowl Field Marshal

With energy like “the sun rising over the Earth,” Florence M. Irish (1889–1971) organized Los Angeles Philharmonic concerts at the Bowl and downtown, overseeing marketing, operations, and groundskeeping from 1926 to 1944. The Southern California

Military Bureau Chief of the Red Cross (a position traditionally occupied by a military officer), Irish led an “army” of volunteers dedicated to receiving donations and selling tickets in support of the LA Phil and the Hollywood Bowl.

BUILDING THE BOWL: FROM DREAM TO DESTINATION

Tue–Fri | 10am–showtime

Sat–Mon | 4 hours before showtime

On view through June 2025

LEAVE THE DRIVING TO US!

Take the stress out of your next concert trip. Audiences have been taking part in the Hollywood Bowl bus program since 1974, helping to make it the largest and most comprehensive transportation system of any concert venue west of the Mississippi. This season, the Hollywood Bowl has added a transportation hub to help streamline access for Park & Ride, Bowl Shuttle, Metro, and rideshares. These efforts help reduce the number of cars coming to the Bowl by more than 2,000 vehicles each evening, making your night run smoother. Plan your next trip at hollywoodbowl.com/gettinghere

DID YOU KNOW?

• When you show your same-day Park & Ride or Shuttle ticket at the Plaza Marketplace, you get 20% off your purchase.

• New this season, buses drop you of at the top of Lot B.

• Bowl Shuttle rides are FREE with a valid TAP card used within the past two hours, a GoMetro RoundTrip Pass, or Burbank Metrolink ticket.

LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT

We acknowledge the Gabrielino Tongva, Gabrielino Kizh, and Fernandeño Tataviam Nations as the traditional stewards of the land now called the Hollywood Bowl.

We honor and respect the many indigenous peoples connected to this land and express our admiration for their resilient and important cultural leaders in our region—past, present, and future.

Hailed as America’s fi nest major chorus, the Grammy® Award-winning Los Angeles Master Chorale celebrates six decades of excellence and artistry. The 2024/25 Season features world premieres, classic favorites and a special 60th Anniversary Concert.

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ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

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ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

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ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE

Janice K. Hahn FOURTH DISTRICT COUNTY

LOS ANGELES COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

Hilda L. Solis FIRST DISTRICT

Lindsey P. Horvath

THIRD DISTRICT CHAIR

Kathryn Barger

Holly J. Mitchell SECOND DISTRICT

FIFTH DISTRICT CHAIR

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The mission of the Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture is to advance arts, culture, and creativity throughout LA County. We provide leadership, services, and support in areas including grants and technical assistance for nonprofit organizations, countywide arts education initiatives, commissioning and care for civic art collections, research and evaluation, access to creative pathways, professional development, free community programs, and cross-sector creative strategies that address civic issues. All of this work is framed by our long-standing commitment to fostering access to the arts and by the County’s Cultural Equity and Inclusion Initiative.

The Los Angeles County Arts Commission supports and advocates for the mission, vision, and values of the Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture. The Commission is an advisory group to the Board of Supervisors, with three appointees for each District.

The Los Angeles Philharmonic Association’s programs are made possible, in part, by generous grants from the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Arts Commission, from the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Afairs, and from the National Endowment for the Arts.

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

Hilda L. Solis

Holly J. Mitchell

Lindsey P. Horvath Chair

Janice K. Hahn

Kathryn Barger

DEPARTMENT OF ARTS AND CULTURE

Kristin Sakoda Director

COUNTY ARTS COMMISSION

Liane Weintraub

President

Leticia Buckley

Vice President

Patrisse Cullors

Secretary

Madeline Di Nonno

Executive Committee

Eric R. Eisenberg

Immediate Past President

Pamela Bright-Moon

Rogerio V. Carvalheiro

Diana Diaz

Sandra P. Hahn

Helen Hernandez

Constance Jolcuvar

Alis Clausen Odenthal

Anita Ortiz

Jennifer Price-Letscher

Randi Tahara

THE ORCHESTRA AS A METAPHOR: MAHVASH YAZDI

For LA Phil supporter Mahvash Yazdi, witnessing a performance by the Los Angeles Philharmonic is about much more than entertainment. “Every time we are going to a concert, I study: What are we going to listen to? Who is the conductor? What is the music…. We always look at the pictures of all the musicians. They are the team.” To experience the music of the LA Phil can be an education, and for Mahvash and her husband, Farrok, it always is.

That education inspired them to become members of the Philharmonic Council, a community of donors contributing $15,000 or more per year to the LA Phil. For the Yazdis, the talent and discipline of more than 100 musicians united by a single vision, before a dynamic leader who steers and steels the course—it’s a topic that never grows old.

“I give a lot of business talks, and when I’m presenting to a group of people, I always use the orchestra as an example,” Mahvash says. The orchestra, like any shared endeavor, is about “the collection of individuals together, having a common vision and goal, to achieve what’s good for that collection of people.”

— Mahvash Yazdi

How a conductor leads, how musicians work together and adapt, how each instrument plays a part that together forms a whole, and the flexibility that true excellence often demands—Mahvash cannot think of a better example to cite than the orchestra. Such excellence, she is careful to note, “is never achieved in one single event, but rather through the consistent and steadfast pursuit of those things that we believe to be of great value.”

For the Yazdis, the LA Phil is one pursuit of great value. “I think this is one of the best investments,” Farrok says, “because it hits two

courts: One is your enjoyment, and the other is to sustain the augmentation of life in Los Angeles. Because I truly believe without music, without art, nothing will work.”

The Yazdis, who are originally from Iran, fi rst started attending LA Phil performances as college students. Years later, after an invitation to the opening of Walt Disney Concert Hall in 2003, they bought season tickets and have been LA Phil patrons ever since.

They continue to support the LA Phil, because they delight in opportunities to discover the classical canon anew, witnessing its boundaries shaped and stretched in thought-provoking ways each season. Experiencing the virtuosity of the orchestra is one pastime and education the Yazdis will never tire of. And they trust—as befi ts the legacy of the LA Phil—that every new season will continue to build and share a grander, more inclusive classical music genre than ever before.

To read an extended version of this article and listen to some of Mahvash’s favorite music, please visit laphil.com/yazdi

For information about the Philharmonic Council, please visit laphil.com/philharmonic-council or contact us at 213 972 7209 or patrons@laphil.org . We look forward to hearing from you.

MAHVASH ( RIGHT) AND FARROK YAZDI

Randall Goosby

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Randy Newman’s FAUST: The Concert

Music and Lyrics by Randy Newman

London Philharmonic Orchestra

Edward Gardner, conductor

Randall Goosby, violin

Aida Cuevas

Canta a Juan Gabriel

Lark, Roman & Meyer

Tessa Lark, violin

Joshua Roman, cello

Edgar Meyer, double bass ONSTAGE SESSIONS

Coco Live-to-Film Concert

Featuring Orquesta Folclórica Nacional de México

Emanuel Ax, piano

Leyendas del Mariachi

Reuniendo a Los Mejores Talentos del Mariachi

Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra

Avi Avital, mandolin

Estelí Gomez, soprano ONSTAGE SESSIONS

Conrad Tao & The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra

Gershwin’s Rhapsody in JAZZ

Christopher Rountree, conductor with musicians from Wild Up

Ballet BC

New Works by Medhi Walerski and Crystal Pite

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Conrad Tao

Aida Cuevas

CORPORATE PARTNERS

The Los Angeles Philharmonic Association is honored to recognize our corporate partners, whose generosity supports the LA Phil’s mission of bringing music in its varied forms to audiences at Walt Disney Concert Hall, the Hollywood Bowl, and The Ford. To learn more about becoming a partner, email corporatepartnerships@laphil.org.

ANNUAL GIVING

From the concerts that take place onstage at Walt Disney Concert Hall, Hollywood Bowl, and The Ford to the learning programs that fill our community with music, it is the consistent support of Annual Donors that sustains and propels our work. We hope you, too, will consider making a gift today. Your contribution will enable the LA Phil to build on a long history of artistic excellence and civic engagement. Through your patronage, you become a part of the music— sharing in its power to uplift, unite, and transform the lives of its listeners. Your participation at any level is critical to our success.

FRIENDS OF THE LA PHIL

Friends and Patrons of the LA Phil share a deep love of music and are committed to ensuring that great musical performance thrives in Los Angeles. As a Friend or Patron, you will be supporting the LA Phil’s critically acclaimed artistic programs at Walt Disney Concert Hall, the Hollywood Bowl, and The Ford, as well as groundbreaking learning initiatives such as YOLA, which provides free after-school music instruction to children in culturally vibrant and ethnically diverse communities across LA County. Let your passion be your guide, and join us as a member of the Friends and Patrons of the LA Phil. For more information, or to learn about membership benefits, please call 213 972 7557 or email friends@laphil.org.

PHILHARMONIC COUNCIL

Winnie Kho and Chris Testa, Co-Chairs Christian and Tifany Chivaroli, Co-Chairs

The Philharmonic Council is a vital leadership group whose members provide critical resources in support of the LA Phil’s general operations. Their vision and generosity enable the LA Phil to recruit the best musicians, invest in groundbreaking learning initiatives, and stage innovative artistic programs, heralded worldwide for the quality of their artistry and imagination. We invite you to consider joining the Philharmonic Council as a major donor. For more information, please call 213 972 7209 or email patrons@laphil.org.

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ENDOWMENT DONORS

We are honored to recognize our endowment donors, whose generosity ensures the long-term health of our organization. The following list represents cumulative contributions to the Los Angeles Philharmonic Endowment Fund as of April 15, 2024.

$25,000,000 AND ABOVE

Walt and Lilly

Disney Foundation

Cecilia and Dudley Rauch

$20,000,000 TO $24,999,999

David Bohnett Foundation

$10,000,000 TO $19,000,000

The Annenberg Foundation

Colburn Foundation

Lenore S. and Bernard A. Greenberg Fund

$5,000,000 TO $9,999,999

Anonymous Dunard Fund USA

Carol Colburn Grigor

Terri and Jerry M. Kohl

Los Angeles

Philharmonic Afliates

Diane and Ron Miller Charitable Fund

M. David and Diane Paul

Ann and Robert Ronus

Ronus Foundation

John and Samantha Williams

$2,500,000 TO $4,999,999

Peggy Bergmann

YOLA Endowment Fund in Memory of Lenore Bergmann and John Elmer Bergmann

Lynn Booth/Otis Booth Foundation

Elaine and Bram Goldsmith

Norman and Sadie Lee Foundation

Karl H. Loring

Alfred E. Mann

Elise Mudd

Marvin Trust

Barbara and Jay Rasulo

Flora L. Thornton

$1,000,000 TO $2,499,999

Linda and Robert Attiyeh

Judith and Thomas Beckmen

Gordon Binder and Adele Haggarty

Helen and Peter Bing

William H. Brady, III

Linda and Maynard Brittan

Richard and Norma Camp

Mr. and Mrs.

Michael J. Connell

Mark Houston

Dalzell and James Dao-Dalzell

Mari L. Danihel

Nancy and Donald de Brier

The Rafael & Luisa de Marchena-Huyke Foundation

The Walt Disney Company

Fairchild-Martindale Foundation

Eris and Larry Field

Reese and Doris Gothie

Joan and John Hotchkis

Janeway Foundation

Bernice and Wendell Jefrey

Carrie and Stuart Ketchum

Kenneth N. and Doreen R. Klee

B. Allen and Dorothy Lay

Los Angeles

Philharmonic Committee

Estate of Judith Lynne

Maddocks-Brown Foundation

Ginny Mancini

Raulee Marcus

Barbara and Buzz McCoy

Merle and Peter Mullin

William and Carolyn Powers

Koni and Geof Rich

H. Russell Smith Foundation

Jay and Deanie Stein Foundation Trust

Ronald and Valerie Sugar

I.H. Sutnick

$500,000 TO $999,999

Ann and Martin Albert

Abbott Brown

Mr. George L. Cassat

Kathleen and Jerrold L. Eberhardt

Valerie Franklin

Yvonne and Gordon Hessler

Ernest Mauk and Doyce Nunis

Mr. and Mrs.

David Meline

Sandy and Barry D. Pressman

Earl and Victoria Pushee

William and Sally Rutter

Nancy and Barry Sanders

Richard and Bradley Seeley

Christian Stracke

Donna Swayze

Judy Ungar and Adrienne Fritz

Lee and Hope Landis

Warner YOLA

Student Fund

Edna Weiss

$250,000 TO $499,999

Nancy and Leslie Abell

Mr. Gregory A. Adams

Baker Family Trust

Veronica and Robert Egelston

Gordon Family Foundation

Ms. Kay Harland

Joan Green Harris Trust

Bud and Barbara Hellman

Gerald L. Katell

Norma Kayser

Joyce and Kent Kresa

Raymond Lieberman

Mr. Kevin MacCarthy and Ms. Lauren Lexton

Alfred E. Mann Charities

Jane and Marc B. Nathanson

Y & S Nazarian

Family Foundation

Nancy and Sidney Petersen

Rice Family Foundation

Robert Robinson

Katharine and Thomas Stoever

Sue Tsao

Alyce and Warren Williamson

$100,000 TO $249,999

Mr. Robert J. Abernethy

William A. Allison

Rachel and Lee Ault

W. Lee Bailey, M.D.

Angela Bardowell

Deborah Borda

The Eli and Edythe

Broad Foundation

Jane Carruthers

Pei-yuan Chia and Katherine Shen

James and Paula Coburn Foundation

The Geraldine P. Coombs Trust in memory of Gerie P. Coombs

Mr. and Mrs. Terry Cox

Silvia and Kevin Dretzka

Allan and Diane Eisenman

Christine and Daniel Ewell

Arnold Gilberg, M.D., Ph.D.

David and Paige Glickman

Nicholas T. Goldsborough

Gonda Family Foundation

Margaret Grauman

Kathryn Kert Green and Mark Green

Joan and John F. Hotchkis

Freya and Mark Ivener

Ruth Jacobson

Stephen A. Kanter, M.D.

Jo Ann and Charles Kaplan

Yates Keir

Susanne and Paul Kester

Vicki King

Sylvia Kunin

Ann and Edward Leibon

Ellen and Mark Lipson

B. and Lonis Liverman

Glenn Miya and Steven Llanusa

Ms. Gloria Lothrop

Vicki and Kerry McCluggage

David and Margaret Mgrublian

Diane and Leon

Morton

Mary Pickford

Foundation

Sally and Frank Raab

Mr. David Sanders

Malcolm Schneer and Cathy Liu

David and Linda Shaheen Foundation

William E.B. and Laura K. Siart

Magda and Frederick R. Waingrow

Wasserman Foundation

Robert Wood

Syham Yohanna and James W. Manns

$25,000 TO $99,999

Marie Baier Foundation

Dr. Richard Bardowell, M.D.

Jacqueline Briskin

Dona Burrell

Ying Cai & Wann S. Lee Foundation

Ann and Tony Cannon

Dee and Robert E. Cody

The Colburn Fund

Margaret Sheehy Collins

Mr. Allen Don Cornelsen

Ginny and John Cushman

Marilyn J. Dale

Mrs. Barbara A. Davis

Dr. and Mrs. Roger DeBard

Jennifer and Royce Diener

Jane B. and Michael D. Eisner

The Englekirk Family

Claudia and Mark Foster

Lillian and Stephen Frank

Dr. Suzanne Gemmell

Paul and Florence Glaser

Good Works Foundation

Anne Heineman

Ann and Jean Horton

Drs. Judith and Herbert Hyman

Albert E. and Nancy C. Jenkins

Robert Jesberg and Michael J. Carmody

Ms. Ann L. Kligman

Sandra Krause and William Fitzgerald

Michael and Emily Laskin

Sarah and Ira R. Manson

Carole McCormac

Meitus Marital Trust

Sharyl and Rafael Mendez, M.D.

John Millard

National Endowment for the Arts

Alfred and Arlene Noreen

Occidental Petroleum Corporation

Dr. M. Lee Pearce

Lois Rosen

Anne and James Rothenberg

Donald Tracy Rumford

Family Trust

The SahanDaywi Foundation

Mrs. Nancie Schneider

William and Luiginia Sheridan

Virginia Skinner

Living Trust

Nancy and Richard Spelke

Mary H. Statham

Ms. Fran H. Tuchman

Tom and Janet Unterman

Rhio H. Weir

Mrs. Joseph F. Westheimer

Jean Willingham

Winnick Family Foundation

Cheryl and Peter Ziegler

Lynn and Roger Zino

LA PHIL

MUSICIANS

Anonymous

Kenneth Bonebrake

Nancy and Martin Chalifour

Brian Drake

Perry Dreiman

Barry Gold

Christopher Hanulik

John Hayhurst

Jory and Selina Herman

Ingrid Hutman

Andrew Lowy

Gloria Lum

Joanne Pearce Martin

Kazue Asawa

McGregor

Oscar and Diane Meza

Mitchell Newman

Peter Rofé

Meredith Snow and Mark Zimoski

Barry Socher

Paul Stein

Leticia Oaks Strong

Lyndon and Beth Johnston Taylor

Dennis Trembly

Allison and Jim Wilt

Suli Xue

We extend our heartfelt appreciation to the many donors who have contributed to the LA Phil Endowment with contributions below $25,000, whose names are too numerous to list due to space considerations. If your name has been misspelled or omitted from this list in error, please contact the Philanthropy Department at contributions@laphil.org. Thank you.

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SUMMER CONCERT SERIES

MICHAEL FEINSTEIN

Principal Pops Conductor

Harlem Nights: Duke, Ella and the Legacy of the Harlem Renaissance

JUNE 29 , 2024

Michael Feinstein, conductor

Catherine Russell & Byron Stripling, soloists

Waterloo: A Tribute To ABBA

JU LY 13 , 2024

Larry Blank, conductor

Michael Feinstein’s Tribute to Tony Bennett & Frank Sinatra

JULY 27, 2024

Larry Blank, conductor

Michael Cavanaugh: Singer Songwriters

AUGUST 10, 2024

Larry Blank, conductor

California Dreamin’

AUGUST 24 , 2024

Michael Feinstein, conductor Betsy Wolfe & tba, soloists

Oscar Meets Tony

SEPTEMBER 7, 2024

Michael Feinstein, conductor

Victoria Clark & Norm Lewis, soloists AT THE LA ARBORETUM

ANNUAL DONORS

The LA Phil is pleased to recognize and thank our generous donors. The following list includes donors who have contributed $2,000 or more to the LA Phil, including special event fundraisers (LA Phil Gala and Opening Night at the Hollywood Bowl) between April 16, 2023, and April 15, 2024.

$1,000,000 AND ABOVE

Anonymous (3) Ann and Robert Ronus

$500,000 TO $999,999

The Ahmanson Foundation Ballmer Group Dunard Fund USA

$200,000 TO $499,999

Anonymous

Lynn K. Altman

Judith and Thomas L. Beckmen

Colburn Foundation

Jane B. and Michael D. Eisner

Lisa Field

Robyn Field and Anthony O’Carroll

The Getty Foundation

Gordon P. Getty

Max H. Gluck Foundation

William Randolph Hearst Foundation

$100,000 TO $199,999

Anonymous (3)

Nancy and Leslie Abell

Mr. Gregory A. Adams

Gregory Annenberg Weingarten, GRoW@ Annenberg

The Blue Ribbon

R. Martin Chavez

Donelle Dadigan

Louise and Brad Edgerton/ Edgerton Foundation

The Eisner Foundation

Breck and Georgia Eisner

$50,000 TO $99,999

Anonymous (4)

Mr. Robert J. Abernethy

Amgen Foundation

Ms. Kate Angelo and Mr. Francois Mobasser

Aramont Charitable Foundation

Linda and Maynard Brittan

California Community Foundation

Canon Insurance Service

Esther S.M. Chui

Chao & Andrea Chao-Kharma

Dan Clivner

Nancy and Donald de Brier

De MarchenaHuyke Foundation

Berta and Frank Gehry

Mr. James Gleason

Alexandra S. Glickman and Gayle Whittemore

Mr. Gregg Goldman and Mr. Anthony DeFrancesco

Lenore S. and Bernard A. Greenberg Fund

Yvonne Hessler

Mr. Philip Hettema

The Hillenburg Family

The Hirsh Family

David Z. & Young O. Hong Family Foundation

The Hearthland Foundation

Tylie Jones

Terri and Jerry M. Kohl

Anne Akiko

Meyers and Jason Subotky

Ms. Erika J. Glazer

Daniel Huh

Kaiser Permanente

Winnie Kho and Chris Testa

County of Los Angeles

Mr. and Mrs.

David Meline

Barbara and Amos Hostetter

Ms. Teena Hostovich and Mr. Doug Martinet

Frank Hu and Vikki Sung

Rif and Bridget Hutton

Monique and Jonathan Kagan

Mr. and Mrs.

Joshua R. Kaplan

Linda and

Donald Kaplan

W.M. Keck

Foundation

Darioush and Shahpar Khaledi

Dr. Ralph A. Korpman

Jennifer Miller Goff Music Center Foundation

The Music Man Foundation

Michael J. Connell Foundation Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts

Barbara and Jay Rasulo

John Mohme Foundation

Maureen and Stanley Moore

The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation

Peninsula Committee

The Rauch Family Foundation

James D. Rigler/ Lloyd E. Rigler - Lawrence E. Deutsch Foundation

Rolex Watch USA, Inc.

Richard and Ariane Raffetto

Koni and Geoff Rich Rosenthal Family Foundation

James and Laura Rosenwald/ Orinoco Foundation

Linda and David Shaheen

Alyce de Roulet Williamson

Mr. and Mrs. Keith Landenberger

The Norman and Sadie Lee

Foundation

Live Nation

Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture

Renee and Meyer Luskin

Alfred E. Mann

Charities

Linda May and Jack Suzar

Barbara and Buzz McCoy

Ms. Irene Mecchi

Michael and Lori Milken Family Foundation

Ms. Christine Muller and Mr. John Swanson National Endowment for the Arts

M. David and Diane Paul

Ms. Linda L. Pierce

Sandy and Barry D. Pressman

David William Upham Foundation

Mr. Bennett

Rosenthal

Allyson Rubin

Wendy and Ken Ruby

Thomas Safran

Richard and Diane Schirtzer

Elizabeth and Henry T. Segerstrom

Jay and Deanie Stein Foundation Trust

Christian Stracke

Kristin and Jeff Worthe

Ellen and Arnold Zetcher

Elizabeth and Justus Schlichting

Ronald and Valerie Sugar

Keith and Cecilia Terasaki

Sue Tsao

Michael Tyler

Ellen GoldsmithVein and Jon Vein

Barbara and Robert Veir

Mr. Alex Weingarten

John and Marilyn Wells

Family Foundation

Margo and Irwin Winkler

Debra Wong Yang and John W. Spiegel

$25,000 TO $49,999

Anonymous (7)

The Herb Alpert Foundation

Amazon

Tracy Anderson

Mr. and Mrs.

Phil Becker

Susan and Adam Berger

Samuel and Erin Biggs

Mr. and Mrs. Norris

J. Bishton, Jr.

David Bohnett Foundation

Kawanna and Jay Brown

Michele Brustin

Gail Buchalter and Warren Breslow

Thy Bui

Steven and Lori Bush

Oleg and Tatiana Butenko

Ying Cai & Wann S. Lee Foundation

California

Arts Council

California Office of The Small Business Advocate

Chevron Products Company

Mr. Richard W. Colburn

Becca and Jonathan Congdon

Mr. and Mrs.

Robert Cook

Lynette and Michael C. Davis

Orna and David Delrahim

Jennifer Diener and Eric Small

The Walt Disney Company

Malsi and Johnny Doyle

Michael Dreyer

Van and Francine Durrer

East West Bank

Kathleen and Jerry L. Eberhardt

Dr. Paul and Patti Eisenberg

Austin and Lauren Fite Foundation

Max Factor Family Foundation

Marianna J. Fisher and David Fisher

Foothill

Philharmonic Committee

Debra Frank

Drs. Jessie and Steven Galson

$15,000 TO $24,999

Anonymous (4)

Drew and Susan Adams

Honorable and Mrs.

Richard Adler

Ms. Elizabeth Barbatelli

Stephanie Barron

Susan Baumgarten

Camilo Esteban

Becdach

Mr. and Mrs.

Philip Bellomy

Dr. William Benbassat

Miles and Joni Benickes

Mark and Pat Benjamin

Helen and Peter S. Bing

Robert and Joan Blackman Family Foundation

Mr. Ronald H. Bloom

Tracey

BoldemannTatkin and Stan Tatkin

Otis Booth Foundation

Jaron and Wendy Brooks

Mrs. Linda L. Brown

Business and Professional Committee

Campagna Family Trust

The Capital Group Companies Charitable Foundation

The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation

Kiki Ramos

Gindler and David Gindler

Francis Goelet

Charitable

Lead Trusts

Goldman

Sachs Co. Llc

Good Works Foundation and

Laura Donnelley

Kate Good

Liz and

Peter Goulds

Rob and Jan Graner

Faye Greenberg and David Lawrence

Jason Greenman and Jeanne Williams

Renée and Paul Haas Harman Family Foundation

Lynette Maria

Carlucci Hayde

Stephen T. Hearst

Madeleine Heil and Sean Petersen

Andrew Hewitt

Liz Levitt Hirsch

David and

Martha Ho

Ms. Nancy Carson and Mr.

Chris Tobin

Dominic Chan

Andrea ChaoKharma and Kenneth Kharma

Marlene Schall

Chavez, Ph.D

Chivaroli and Associates, Tiffany and Christian Chivaroli

Sarah and Roger Chrisman

Larison Clark

Susan Colvin

Jay and Nadege Conger

Faith and Jonathan Cookler

Fritz Hoelscher

Mr. Tyler Holcomb

Thomas Dubois Hormel

Foundation

Ms. Michelle

Horowitz

Mr. and Mrs.

Daniel Paul

Horwitz

Annica and James Newton

Howard

Mr. and Mrs.

James L. Hunter

Robin and Gary Jacobs

Jo Ann and Charles Kaplan

Terri and Michael Kaplan

Paul Kester

Mr. and Mrs.

Simon K.C. Li

City of Los Angeles, Department of Cultural Affairs

Los Angeles

Philharmonic Affiliates

Roger Lustberg and Cheryl Petersen

The Seth MacFarlane Foundation

Mrs. Beverly C. Marksbury

Ashley McCarthy and Bret Barker

Marc and Ashley Merrill

Molly Munger and

Stephen English

Deena and Edward Nahmias

Anthony and Olivia Neece

Mr. and Mrs.

Randy Newman

Mr. Robert W. Olsen

Tye Ouzounian

Bruce and Aulana Peters

Dennis C. Poulsen and Cindy Costello

Madeline and Bruce Ramer

Ross Endowment Fund

Bill and Amy Roth

Linda and Tony Rubin

Katy and Michael S. Saei

Mr. Lee C. Samson

San MarinoPasadena Philharmonic Committee

Ellen and Richard Sandler

Dena and Irv Schechter/The Hyman Levine

Family Foundation: L’DOR V’DOR

Melanie and Harold Snedcof

Randy and Susan Snyder

Jeremy and Luanne Stark

Lisa and

Wayne Stelmar

Dwight Stuart Youth Fund

Dr. James Thompson and Dr. Diane Birnbaumer

Charles Urban

Jennifer and Dr. Ken Waltzer

Walter and Shirley Wang

Debra and John Warfel

Stasia and Michael Washington

Mindy and David Weiner

John and

Samantha Williams

Libby Wilson, M.D.

Jill Black Zalben

Lynn and Roger Zino

Zolla Family Foundation

Zoe Cosgrove

Cary Davidson and Andrew Ogilvie

Victoria Seaver

Dean, Patrick

Seaver, Carlton

Seaver

Michael Dillon

Sean Dugan and Joe Custer

Dr. and Mrs.

William M. Duxler

Michael Edelstein and Dr.

Robin Hilder

Edison International

Ms. Ruth Eisen

Ms. Robin Eisenman and Mr. Maurice

LaMarche

Geoff Emery

Bonnie and Ronald Fein

Evelyn and Norman Feintech Family Foundation

E. Mark Fishman and Carrie Feldman

Dr. and Mrs. Arthur A. Fleisher, II

Tony and Elisabeth Freinberg

Joan Friedman, Ph.D. and Robert

N. Braun, M.D.

Mr. and Mrs. Josh Friedman

Ms. Kimberly Friedman

Gary and Cindy Frischling

Roberta and Conrad Furlong

Dr. and Mrs. Bruce Gainsley

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Gertz

Carrie and Rob Glicksteen

Greg and Etty Goetzman

Goodman Family Foundation

Robert and Lori Goodman

Lori Greene

Gordon and Neil Gordon

The Gorfaine/ Schwartz Agency

Mr. Bill Grubman

Marnie and Dan Gruen

Eric Gutshall and Felicia Davis

Vicken and Susan J. Haleblian

Laurie and Chris Harbert and Family

Lyndsay Harding

Diane Henderson

M.D.

Walter and Donna Helm

Stephen D. Henry and Rudy M. Oclaray

Carol Henry

Marion and Tod Hindin

Gerry Hinkley and Allen Briskin

Arlene Hirschkowitz

Deedie and Tom Hudnut

Mr. Gregory

Jackson and Mrs. Lenora Jackson

Meg and Bahram Jalali

Mr. Eugene Kapaloski

Tobe and Greg Karns

Mr. and Mrs.

Robert A. Kasirer

Igor Khandros and Susan Bloch

Jennifer and Cary Kleinman

Larry and Lisa Kohorn

Ms. Ursula C. Krummel

Naomi and Fred Kurata

Ellie and Mark Lainer

David Lee

Keith and Nanette Leonard

Allyn and Jeffrey L. Levine

Marvin J. Levy

Ms. Agnes Lew

Karen and Clark Linstone

Ms. Judith W. Locke

Theresa Macellaro / The Macellaro Law Firm

The Mailman Foundation

Raulee Marcus

Mr. and Mrs.

Andrew W. Marlowe

$10,000 TO $14,999

Anonymous (4)

ABC Entertainment

Affiliates of the Desert

B. Allen and Dorothy Lay

Tichina Arnold

Ms. Lisette

Arsuaga and Mr. Gilbert Davila

The Aversano

Family Trust

Pamela and Jeffrey Balton

Dr. Richard Bardowell, M.D.

Mrs. Linda E.

Barnes

Mr. Joseph A. Bartush

Sondra Behrens

Phyllis and Sandy Beim

Mr. Herbert

M. Berk

Suzette and Monroe Berkman

Ms. Gail K.

Bernstein

Ken Blakeley and Quentin O’Brien

Phillip and Stephanie

Martineau

Leslie and Ray Mathiasen

Jonathan and Delia Matz

Dwayne and Eileen McKenzie

David and Margaret Mgrublian

Marcy Miller

Cindy Miscikowski

Mrs. Judith S. Mishkin

Mr. John Monahan

Ms. Susan Morad at Worldwide Integrated Resources, Inc.

Wendy Stark Morrissey

Mr. Brian R. Morrow

Ms. Kari Nakama

Mr. and Mrs.

Dan Napier

NBC Universal

Shelby Notkin and Teresita Tinajero

Christine M. Ofiesh

Laura Owens

Christopher Bridges

Garrett Camp

Mara and Joseph Carieri

Chien Family

Chivaroli and Associates

Insurance Services

Carla Christofferson

Leland Clow

Mr. and Mrs. V. Shannon Clyne

Mrs. and Mr.

Eleanor Congdon

Mr. and Mrs.

Richard W. Cook

Alison Moore

Cotter

Dr. and Mrs.

Nazareth E.

Darakjian

Nancy and Patrick Dennis

Lauren Shuler

Donner

Elizabeth and Kenneth M. Doran

Emil Ellis Farrar and Bill Ramackers

Melissa PappGreen and Jeff Green

Andy S. Park

Gregory Pickert and Beth Price

Nancy and Glenn Pittson

Mr. and Mrs.

Arnold Porath

Diana Reid and Marc Chazaud

Cathleen and Scott Richland

Ms. Anne Rimer

John Peter

Robinson and Denise Hudson

Mimi Rotter

Ann M. Ryder

The SahanDaywi Foundation

Ron and Melissa Sanders

Santa MonicaWestside

Philharmonic Committee

Gary Satin

Evy and Fred Scholder Family

Mr. Murat Sehidoglu

Joan and Arnold Seidel

Neil Selman and Cynthia Chapman

Marc Seltzer and Christina Snyder

Jane Semel

Mr. James J. Sepe

Julie and Bradley Shames

Mr. Steven Shapiro

Nina Shaw and Wallace Little

Jill and Neil Sheffield

Hyon Chough and Maurice Singer

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Sondheimer

Mr. Lev Spiro and Ms. Melissa Rosenberg

Stein Family Fund - Judie Stein

Zenia Stept and Lee Hutcherson

Eva and Marc Stern

Mr. Tommy

Finkelstein and Mr. Dan Chang

Ella Fitzgerald

Charitable Foundation

Daniel and Maryann Fong

Mr. Michael Fox

Bernard H. Friedman and Lesley Hyatt

Dr. and Mrs.

David Fung

Beth Gertmenian

Harriett and Richard E. Gold

Manuela Cerri

Goren

Mr. and Mrs.

Daniel M. Gottlieb

Mr. and Mrs.

Ken Gouw

Diane and Peter H. Gray

Tricia and Richard Grey

Beverly and Felix Grossman

Roberta L. Haft and Howard L. Rosoff

Ms. Marian L. Hall

Ms. Deborah Harkness

Mr. Sam Harris

Mr. and Mrs. Irwin

Helford and Family

Jackson N. Henry

Jessica and Elliot Hirsch

Linda Joyce Hodge

Elizabeth HofertDailey Trust

Mr. Raymond W.

Holdsworth

Joyce and Fredric Horowitz

Mr. Frank J. Intiso

James Jackoway

Kristi Jackson and William Newby

Sharon and Alan Jones

Mr. and Mrs.

Steaven K. Jones, Jr.

Marilee and Fred Karlsen

Rizwan and Hollee Kassim

Marty and Cari Kavinoky

Tom Strickler

Akio Tagawa

Priscilla and Curtis S. Tamkin

Megan Watanabe and Hideya

Terashima

Warren B. and Nancy L. Tucker

Elinor and Rubin Turner

Tom and Janet Unterman

Nancy Valentine

Noralisa Villarreal and John Matthew Trott

Meredith Jackson and Jan Voboril

Frank Wagner and Lynn O’Hearn

Wagner

Mahvash and Farrok Yazdi

Mr. Nabih Youssef

Karl and Dian Zeile

Mr. and Mrs.

Howard Zelikow

Kevork and Elizabeth Zoryan

Mr. and Mrs.

Michael C. Kelley

Mr. and Mrs.

Jon Kirchner

Mr. and Mrs.

Kenneth N. Klee

Nickie and Marc Kubasak

Lauren B. Leichtman and Arthur E. Levine

Mr. and Mrs.

Norman A. Levin

Randi Levine

Dr. Stuart Levine and Dr.

Donna Richey

Maria and Matthew Lichtenberg

Anita Lorber

Kyle Lott

Sandra Cumings

Malamed and Kenneth D. Malamed

Vilma S. Martinez, Esq.

Pam and Ron Mass

Mr. and Mrs.

Steve Matt

Liliane Quon

McCain

Cathy McMullen

Lisa and Willem Mesdag

Ms. Joanna Miller

Marc and Jessica Mitchell

Carmen Morgan

Dick and Chris Newman / C & R

Newman Family Foundation

Kenneth T. & Eileen L. Norris

Foundation

Irene and Edward Ojdana

Mr. and Mrs. Peter O’Malley

Steve and Gail Orens

Mr. Ralph Page and Patty Lesh

Loren Pannier

Ellen Pansky

Ms. Debra Pelton and Mr. Jon Johannessen

Chris Pine

Lorena and R.

Joseph Plascencia

Troy Pospisil

Joyce and David Primes

Mark Proksch and Amelie Gilette

William “Mito” Rafert

Lee Ramer

Risk Placement Services

Hon. Ernest M. Robles

Ernesto Rocco

Mr. and Mrs. William C. Roen

Ms. Rita Rothman

Jesse Russo and Alicia Hirsch

Alexander and Mariette Sawchuk

Dr. and Mrs. Heinrich Schelbert

Samantha and Marc Sedaka

Dr. Donald Seligman and Dr. Jon Zimmermann

Ruth and Mitchell Shapiro

Walter H. Shepard and Arthur A. Scangas

Gloria Sherwood

The Sikand Foundation

Angelina and Mark Speare

Jennifer Speers

Terry and Karey Spidell

Joseph and Suzanne Sposato

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Stern

James C. Stewart

Charitable Foundation

Rose and Mark Sturza

Marcie Polier Swartz and David Swartz

Suzanne and Michael E. Tennenbaum

Michael Frazier Thompson

Jeremy Thurswell

Christine Upton

Kathy Valentino

Mr. and Mrs.

Johannes Van Tilburg

Rachel Wagman

Laura and Casey Wasserman

Bob and Dorothy Webb

Sheila and Wally Weisman

Alana L. Wray

David Zuckerman and Ellie Kanner

$5,500 TO $9,999

Anonymous (9)

Cary Albertsone

Edgar Aleman

Bobken and Hasmik Amirian

Mr. Robert C. Anderson

Debra and Benjamin Ansell

Art and Pat Antin

Javi Arango

Dr. Mehrdad Ariani

Ms. Judith A. Avery

Mr. Mustapha Baha

Karen and Jonathan Bass

Reed Baumgarten

Ellis N. Beesley, Jr. M.D.

Logan Beitler

Ms. Karen S. Bell and Mr. Robert Cox

Cast of Sweeney Todd by Craig Schwartz.

Maria and Bill Bell

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Birnholz

Mitchell Bloom

Steven Blum

Joan N. Borinstein

Greg Borrud

Mr. and Mrs. Hal Borthwick

Mr. Ray Boucher

The Hon. Bob Bowers and Mrs. Reveta Bowers

Mrs. Susan Bowey

Ms. Marie Brazil

Lynne Brickner and Gerald Gallard

Mr. Donald M. Briggs and Mrs. Deborah J. Briggs

Mr. and Mrs. Steven Bristing

Kevin Brockman and Dan Berendsen

Jennifer Broder and Soham Patel

Mary Lou Byrne and Gary W. Kearney

Tanille Carter

CBS Entertainment

Dr. Kirk Y. Chang

Dr. Stephanie Cho and Jacob Green

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Clements

Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence J. Cohen

Mr. David Colburn

Mr. Michael Corben and Ms. Linda Covette

Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Corwin

Lloyd Eric Cotsen

Mr. and Mrs. Richard R. Crowell

Mr. James Davidson and Mr. Michael Nunez

Gloria De Olarte

Ms. Rosette Delug

Ms. Mary Denove

Wanda Denson-Low and Ronald Low

The Randee and Ken Devlin Foundation

Mr. Kevin Dill

Julie and Stan Dorobek

James and Andrea Drollinger

Bob Ducsay and Marina Pires de Souza

Steven Duffy

Janet and Larry Duitsman

Mr. and Mrs. Brack W. Duker

Anna Sanders Eigler

Mrs. Eva Elkins

Bryan Elms

John B. Emerson and Kimberly Marteau Emerson

Richard J. Evans and Sara Evans

Janice Feldman, JANUS et cie

Mr. and Mrs. Irwin S. Field

The Hon. Michael W. Fitzgerald and Mr. Arturo Vargas

The Franke Family Trust

Dr. and Mrs. Robert Freilich

Linda and James Freund

Mrs. Diane Futterman

Ruchika Garga

Mr. and Mrs. Alan M. Gasmer

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher

Leslie and Cliff Gilbert-Lurie

Donald Glover

Jory Goldman

Mr. and Mrs. Russell Goldsmith

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Mr. and Mrs. Louis L. Gonda

Juan Carlos Gonzalez

Lee Graff Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Paul E. Griffin III

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Guerin

Beth Fishbein Hansen

Dwight Hare and Stephanie Bergsma

Mr. Rick Harrison and Ms. Susan Hammar

Mr. Donald V. Hayes

Stephen and Hope Heaney

Myrna and Uri Herscher

Family Foundation

Jill Hopper

Dr. and Mrs. Mel Hoshiko

Kevin Huvane

Andrei and Luiza Iancu

Libby and Arthur Jacobson

Jeffrey and Kristen Jaeger

Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Jaffe

Mr. Channing Johnson

Barbara A. Jones

Randi and Richard B. Jones

Dr. William B. Jones

Mr. William Jordan

Meredith Jury

Catherine and Harry Kane

Judith and Russell Kantor

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Keller

Susan Keller and Myron S. Shapero, M.D.

Leigha Kemmett and Jacob Goldstein

Mr. Mark Kim and Ms. Jeehyun Lee

Molly Kirk

Phyllis H. Klein, M.D.

Kathryn Ko

Lee Kolodny

Mr. and Mrs. Scott Krivis

Craig Kwiatkowski and Oren Rosenthal

Dr. and Mrs. Kihong Kwon

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald B. Labowe

Vicki Lan

Katherine Lance

Mr. and Mrs. Jack D. Lantz

Mrs. Grace E. Latt

Ms. Leerae Leaver

Mr. George Lee

Mr. Randall Lee and Ms. Stella M. Jeong

Mr. Benjamin Lench

Mary Beth and John Leonard

Saul Levine

Lydia and Charles Levy

Mr. Jeff Levy

Arthur Lewis

Marie and Edward Lewis

David and Rebecca Lindberg

Lynn Loeb

Patricia and Larry Londre

Julie and Ron Long

Judith Hill Isaiah Collier

Stanley Clarke

Gretchen Parlato

Jeremiah Collier

Gerald Clayton

Jahari Stampley

Spiñorita

Connie Han Cameron Graves

Clarence Penn Alan Hampton

Ruslan Sirota

INSTANT ALTER with Emilio Modeste and Natasha Agrama

Ms. Diana Longarzo

Scott Lord

Los Angeles

Philharmonic Committee

Mr. Joseph Lund and Mr. James Kelley

Ruth and Roger MacFarlane

Mr. and Mrs. John V. Mallory

Melvin Mandel, M.D.

Paul Martin

Milli M. Martinez and Don Wilson

Mr. Gary J. Matus

Kathleen McCarthy and Frank Kostlan

Mr. and Mrs.

Thomas E. McCarthy

Mr. and Mrs.

William F. McDonald

Jeffrey and Tracy McEvoy

Mr. David McGowan

Mr. Sheldon and Dr. Linda Mehr

Michael and Jan Meisel

Lawry Meister

Carlos Melich

Mr. and Mrs. Dana Messina

Ms. Marlane Meyer

Coco Miller

Mr. Weston F. Milliken

Linda and Kenneth Millman

Mrs. Lillian Mueller

Gretl and Arnold Mulder

Sheila Muller

Munger, Tolles & Olson

Craig and Lisa Murray

Kevin Nazemi

Robert and Sally Neely

Mrs. Cynthia Nelson

Mumsey and Allan Nemiroff

Mr. Jerold B. Neuman

Ms. Kimberly Nicholas

Ms. Mary D. Nichols

Renae Niles

Steven A. Nissen

Nellie Nizam

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Ochoa

Ms. Margo Leonetti O’Connell

Adriana Ortiz

Ana Paludi and Michael Lebovitz

Cynthia Patton

Alyssa Phaneuf

Julie and Marc Platt

Bronwyn Pollock

Lyle and Lisi Poncher

Robert J. Posek, M.D.

Ms. Eleanor Pott

James S. Pratty, M.D.

Steven Ray

Mr. Eduardo Repetto

Hon. Vicki Reynolds and Mr. Murray Pepper

Mrs. Laura H. Rockwell

Murphy and Ed Romano and Family

Peter and Marla Rosen

Mr. Bradley Ross and Ms. Linda McDonough

Mr. Steven F. Roth

Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Rowland

Ms. Karen Roxborough

Dr. Michael Rudolph

Mr. David Rudy

Mr. and Mrs.

Paul Rutter

Thomas C. Sadler and Dr. Eila C. Skinner

Ms. Yvonne Nam and Mr.

David Sands

Drs. Joan and Harry Saperstein

Mark and Valerie Sawicki

Dr. Marlene M.

Schultz and Philip M. Walent

Dr. and Mrs. Hervey Segall

Hope and Richard N. Shaw

Abby Sher

Mr. Adam Sidy

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Peter R. Skinner

Professor Judy and Dr.

William Sloan

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Mr. and Mrs. Michael G. Smooke

Virginia Sogomonian and Rich Weiss

William Spiller

Ian and Pamela Spiszman

Lael Stabler and Jerone English

John Stauffer

Ms. Margaret

Stevens and Mr. Robin Meadow

Jennifer Taguchi

Mr. and Mrs.

Randall Tamura

$3,500 TO $5,499

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Dr. and Mrs.

Frank Agrama

Mr. Robert A. Ahdoot

Ty Ahmad-Taylor

Ms. Rose Ahrens

Adrienne S. Alpert

Mr. Peter Anderson and Ms. Valerie Goo

Carol L. Archie

Sandra Aronberg,

M.D.

Carlo and Amy Baghoomian

Tawney Bains and Zachary Roberts

Mr. Barry Baker

Terence Balagia

Howard Banchik

Clare Baren and David Dwiggins

Isaac Barinholtz and Erica Hanson

Ken and Lisa Baronsky

Catherine and Joseph Battaglia

Kay and Joe Baumbach

George and Karen Bayz

Newton and Rochelle Becker

Charitable Trust

Ms. Nettie Becker

Mr. Richard Bemis

Benjamin Family Foundation

Mr. Stephen Bergens

Mr. and Mrs. Elliot S. Berkowitz

Mr. and Mrs.

Gregg and Dara Bernstein

Vince Bertoni and Damon Hein

Mr. and Mrs. Dan Biles

Lisa Biscaichipy

Dr. Andrew C. Blaine and Dr. Leigh Lindsey

Michael Blake

Mr. Michael Blea

Mr. Larry Blivas

Thomas J. Blumenthal

Ms. Leslie Botnick

Anita and Joel Boxer

Dr. and Mrs. Hans Bozler

Mrs. William Brand and Ms. Carla B. Breitner

Drs. Maryam and Iman Brivanlou

Mr. Tad Brown and Mr. Jonathan Daillak

Casey and Brea Brumels

Diana Buckhantz

Mrs. Lupe P. Burson

Mr. Jon C. Chambers

Jerry Chang

Nolan and Marlene Charbonnet

Adam Chase

Mr. Louis Chertkow

Arthur and Katheryn Chinski

Mr. and Mrs.

Joel T. Chitea

Andrew Tapper and Mary Ann Weyman

Mr. Stephen

S. Taylor

Mr. Todd H. Temanson

Mr. and Mrs.

Harris Toibb

Mary Tong

Richard Turkanis and Wendy Kirshner

Typesetting Ink

Charles and Nicole Uhlmann

Mr. and Mrs. Peter J. Van Haften

Mr. and Mrs.

Michael Colby

Susan and David Cole

Ms. Ina Coleman

Dr Leni and Roger Cook

Kevin and Katie Cordano

Cox FamilyPernell, Keila, and Harper Q.

John Curry

Mrs. Nancy A. Cypert

Jessica and James Dabney

Ms. Laurie Dahlerbruch

Chris Daly

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Leo David

Mr. Howard M. Davine

David Diaz

Tim and Neda Disney

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Craig Vickers

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Marie Volk

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Eric Wang

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Steven White

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Shannon Hearst Wickstrom

Mr. Robert E. Willett

David and Michele Wilson

Lyn and Bruce Ferber

Dr. Walter Fierson and Dr.

Carolyn Fierson

Mr. Michael A. Firestein

A.B. Fischer

Ms. Melanie

Salata Fitch

Mr. and Mrs.

Michael M. Flynn

David and Eve Ford

Mrs. Diane Forester

Bruce Fortune and Elodie Keene

Lynn Franklin

Mr. and Mrs.

Michael Freeland

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Friars Charitable

Foundation

Ian and Meredith Fried

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David Fury

Ben Gardner

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Dr. and Mrs.

Anthony Gerber

Susan and David Gersh

Susan and Jaime Gesundheit

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Harlan Gibbs

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David A. Gill

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Irwin Wong

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Richard Wynne

Ms. Stacie Yee

Mr. Kevin Yoder

Yust Family Trust

Mr. and Mrs.

Herbert Glaser

Ms. Patricia Glaser and Mr.

Sam Mudie

Glendale

Philharmonic Committee

Madelyn and Bruce S. Glickfeld

Dana Goldberg

Dr. and Mrs.

Steven Goldberg

The Honorable and Mrs.

Allan J. Goodman

Samantha Grant

Mr. and Mrs.

Carl C. Gregory

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Marcy Gross

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Mr. and Mrs. Pierre and Rubina Habis

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Brian L. Harvey

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K. Hashimoto

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Christy Haubegger

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Margaret Nagle

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Jim Herzfeld

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Dr. and Mrs.

Hank Hilty

Greg and Jill Hoenes

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Janice and Laurence

Hoffmann

Mrs. Cathy Hong

In Hong

Douglas and Carolyn Honig

Dr. Timothy Howard and Jerry Beale

International Committee

Harry and Judy Isaacs

Mr. and Mrs.

Theodore W. Jackson

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Mr. Sean Johnson

Ratna Jones

Robin and Craig Justice

Mr. Ken Kahan

Lawrence Kalantari

Karen and Don Karl

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David S. Karton

Ms. Christine Kaunitz

Dr. and Mrs.

David Kawanishi

Kayne, Anderson and Rudnick

Mr. Stephen Keck

Richard Kelton

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Nona Khodai

Daisietta Kim and Rudolf Marloth

Richard and Lauren King

Jay T. Kinn and Jules B. Vogel

Michael and Patricia Klowden

Mr. and Mrs.

Bruce Konheim

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Sharon and Joel Krischer

Brett Kroha and Ryan Bean

Tom Lallas and Sandy Milo

Thomas and Gloria Lang

Joan and Chris Larkin

James Laur and Peter Kongkasem

Craig Lawson and Terry Peters

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Mr. Robert Leevan

Ms. Marie-Laure

Leglise

Dr. Bob Leibowitz

Mr. Stephen Leidner

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Mr. and Mrs.

Edward B. Levine

Benjamin

Bear Levy

David and Meghan Licata

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Mark Lipian

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Mr. Greg Lipstone

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Long Beach

Auxiliary

Robert and Susan Long

Susan Disney Lord and Scott Lord

Mr. and Mrs.

Boutie Lucas

Crystal and Elwood Lui

Nigel Lythgoe

Dr. Jamshid

Maddahi

Konstantina

Mahlia

Mr. and Mrs.

Ronald Manzani

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Mara Cohen

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Stanley Maron

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Gene Matzkin

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Courtney McKeown

Robert L. Mendow

Marcia Bonner

Meudell and Mike Merrigan

Linda and David Michaelson

Larry and Mary Anne Mielke

Dr. Gary Milan

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Michael D. Miller

Mr. and Mrs.

Simon Mills

Janet Minami

Mr. and Mrs.

William Mingst

Mr. Lawrence A. Mirisch

Cynthia Miscikowski

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Robert and Claudia Modlin

Linda and John Moore

Mr. Alexander Moradi

William Morton

Mr. Emory R.

Myrick

Mr. James A.

Nadal and

Amelia Nadal

Mr. Jose Luis

Nazar

Stuart and Bruce Needleman

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Mr. and Mrs. John

D. Olinski

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Richard Orkand

Kim and P.F.

James Overton

January

Parkos-Arnall

Nicholas Pepper

Mrs. Ethel Phipps

Pillsbury

Winthrop Shaw

Pittman LLP

Nancy Pine

Mr. Jeff Polak and Mrs. Lauren Reisman Polak

Mr. Joseph S. Powe

Debbie and Rick Powell

Mr. Albert Praw

John R. Privitelli

Ms. Marci

Proietto

Ms. Miriam Rain

Bradley Ramberg

Marcia and Roger Rashman

Mr. and Mrs.

Wayne Ratkovich

Mr. and Mrs. Harold Ray

David and Mary

Beth Redding

Resource Direct

Dr. Susan F. Rice

Mr. Ronald Ridgeway

Mr. and Mrs.

Kenneth Riley

Mr. and Mrs.

Norman L. Roberts

Mr. Jed Robinson

Phil Alden

Robinson and Paulette Bartlett

Rock River

Ms. Kristina

Rodgers

Berta Rodriguez

In memory of RJ and JK Roe

Mr. Lee N.

Rosenbaum and Mrs. Corinna Cotsen

Michelle and Mark Rosenblatt

Mr. Richard

Rosenthal and Ms. Katherine Spillar

Joshua Roth and Amy Klimek

Mr. Michael Rouse

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Betty J. Saidel

Valerie Salkin

Esa-Pekka

Salonen

Curtis Sanchez

Mr. and Mrs.

Michael Sanders

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Charles M. Sarff

Ms. Maryanne

Sawoski

Sue and Don Schuster

Carol (Jackie) and Charles Schwartz

Mr. Alan Scolamieri

Michael Sedrak

John L. Segal

Mr. and Mrs.

Peter Segal

Dr. and Mrs. Hooshang Semnani

Ms. Amy J. Shadur-Stein

Ms. Avantika Shahi

Dr. Ava Shamban

Dr. Alexis M. Sheehy

Ms. Martha Shen-Urquidez

Mr. Chris Sheridan

Mr. Ross Shideler and Ms. Kathleen Komar

Pamela and Russ Shimizu

Mr. and Mrs.

Elliot Shoenman

Mr. Murray Siegel

June Simmons

Loraine Sinskey

Leah R. Sklar

Cynthia and John Smet

Ms. Roberta

Smith

Mr. Steven Smith

Michael Soloman and Steven Good

Michael and Mildred Sondermann

Dr. Michael Sopher and Dr. Debra Vilinsky

Mr. Hamid Soroudi

Shondell and Ed Spiegel

Ms. Angelika Stauffer

Mr. and Mrs.

Pierre Steele

Mr. and Mrs.

Joseph Stein

Jeff and Peg Stephens

Mr. Scott Stephens

Hilde StephensLevonian

Mr. Roy Sukimoto

Ed and Peggy Summers

Deborah May and Ted Suzuki

Mr. and Mrs. Larry W. Swanson

David Jan Takata

Mr. Marc A. Tamaroff

Mr. Glenn Tan

Judith Taylor

Mrs. Elayne Techentin

Mr. Nick Teeter

Suzanne Thomas

Mr. and Mrs. Harlan H. Thompson

Ms. Evangeline M. Thomson

Tichenor & Thorp

Architects, Inc.

Tina Gittelson

John Tootle

Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Unger

Ingrid Urich-Sass

The Valley Committees for the Los Angeles Philharmonic

Vargo Physical Therapy

David H. Vena

Dorrit Vered and Jerome Vered

Adriana Vinson

Jenny Vogel

Elliott and Felise Wachtel

Christopher V. Walker

Mr. Eldridge

Walker

Kathy S. Walton

J. Leslie Waxman

Craig R. Webb and Melinda

Taylor

Ms. Diane C. Weil and Mr. Leslie R. Horowitz

Robert Weingarten

Mr. and Mrs. Doug M. Weitman

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Mr. William A. White

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Williams

Tom and Lisa Williams

Mr. Lee

Winkelman and Ms. Wendey

Stanzler

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Daniel H. Wiseman

Lori Wolf

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Scott Lee and Karen Wong

Chris and Melissa Wood

Linda and John Woodall

Robert Wyman

Damier Xandrine

Susan Young

Mrs. Lillian Zacky

Mr. William Zak

Zamora & Hoffmeier, A Professional Corporation

Dr. and Mrs.

Martin Zane

Rudolf H. Ziesenhenne

Rachel and Michael Zugsmith

$2,000 TO $3,499

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Mr. Alan Abramson

Allan Abshez

Joe Adams

Yemi Adeyanju

Lena and David Adishian

David and Julissa Aguilar

Dr. and Mrs. David Aizuss

Rus Allen

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Andes

Victor and Iris Antola

Ms. Barbara Aran

Ms. Michelle Ashford and

Mr. Greg Walker

Linda and Robert Attiyeh

Ms. Corinne Baldassano

Mr. and Mrs. Ken and Renee Ballard

Mr. Kenneth Ballard

Mr. Michael Barr

Mr. and Mrs.

David J. Barton

Omar Batniji

Mr. Richard Bayer

Dr. and Mrs. Gerald Berke

Dr. and Mrs. Dean Berkus

Mr. Malcolm Bersohn

Susan Bienkowski

Timothy Bigelow

Ms. Marjorie Blatt

Leni I. Boorstin

Mr. and Mrs.

Jonathan M. Brandler

Mr. and Mrs.

Edward Busch

Dan and

Catherine Campbell

Jeffrey Campbell

Julie Chapman

Mr. Raymond Y. Chinn

Dr. Marie M. Cohen and Dr. Jared Diamond

Hannah Comolli

John Conner

David Conney, M.D.

Ginny and John Cushman

Aytan Dahukey

Antonio and Hanna Damasio

Susan Dashe

Ms. Cynthia Davis

Ms. Diana deNoyelles

Mr. and Mrs.

John A. Donaldson

Mr. Nick Dudzak

Mr. Kevin Dunbar

Drs. Ray Duncan and Lauren Crosby

Jan Eakins

Marcos Efron

Robert Ellis

Mr. Michael A.

Enomoto, FAIA

Marc Ezralow

Ornella Faccin

Ms. Janet Fahey

Joycelyn Fawaz

Mr. and Mrs.

Donald Feinstein

Ronald Fishbach and Constance Fishbach

Mr. Michael Fishbein

Mr. and Mrs.

Paul Fitzpatrick

Mr. and Mrs.

Robert T. Flesh

Burt and Nanette Forester

Deborah Fort

Ms. Judith Fries

Mr. Earl Gales

The Rosalinde and

Arthur Gilbert

Foundation

Mr. and Mrs.

Michael Gilbert

Mr. Jerome J. Glaser

The Jacqueline

Glass Family

Mr. and Mrs.

Fred Goldstein

Lynn Gordon and Jon Braun

Ms. Linda Graul

Anna Graves and Hugh Mac Dhubhain

Dr. Stuart and Adrienne Green

Kathryn Green

Rita and William Griffin

Barrie Grobstein

Dr. and Mrs.

Charles Gustafson

Rod Hagenbuch

Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Hall

Cynthia D. Hallett, MPH

Julie and Mark Harrison

Trish Harrison and John Runnette

Elliot Harvey Schatmeier

Mr. and Mrs.

Robert Heenan

Dr. and Mrs.

Kenneth D. Hill

Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hirsch

James R. Hodge

Ms. Florence Hoffman

Monica Holleman

Eugene and Katinka Holt

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David A. Horwitz

Ellen Horwitz

Ms. Christine Houser

M.J. Hsieh

Illig Construction

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Mrs. Carole Innes

Mr. and Mrs.

Jeremy Ireland

Dr. and Mrs. Robert Itami

Mr. and Mrs.

Richard Jacobs

Irwin and Meredith Jacobson

Janice and Jon Jerde

Ms. Melinda Johnstone

Ms. Marcia Jones and Mr. George Arias

Ms. Nina Kaplan

John Keith

Mr. Jim Kelly

Kem Productions, Inc.

Ms. Karin Kemenes

Jason King

Remembering Lynn

Wheeler Kinikin

Dr. Colin Koransky and Joan Binder Koransky

Carla and Archy Kotoyantz

Mr. Theodore J. Kotzin

Mr. and Mrs.

Thomas Kranz

Mr. and Mrs.

Howard A. Kroll

KTN Enterprises, Inc.

Mr. and Mrs.

Adrian Kuyper

Mr. and Mrs. Munson Kwok

Carole and Norm La Caze

Drs. Barbara and Charles Lawrence

Mr. and Mrs.

Christopher Le Chanu

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Evangelia Lieberman

Mr. and Mrs. Ethan Lipsig

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Cathy and Mark Loucheim

Mrs. Alice Low and Mr. James Low

Gene Lucero and Marcia Williams

Mr. and Mrs.

Richard E. Lucy

David and Cherry Mana

Barbara Marshall

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Manoj Mathew and Suma Mathai

Lois McFarland

Brett Mclaughlin

Margaret Meehan and Joaquin Nunez

Professors Anne and Ronald Mellor

Dr. Reinhard Menzel

John H. Miller, M.D. and Wei Shi

Wesley Mizutani

Mr. Antonio Morawski

Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust

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Karen Bass Mayor

Hydee Feldstein Soto

City Attorney

Kenneth Mejia Controller

CITY COUNCIL

Bob Blumenfield

Kevin de León Marqueece Harris-Dawson

Eunisses Hernandez

Heather Hutt

Paul Krekorian President

John S. Lee

Tim McOsker

Imelda Padilla

Traci Park

Curren D. Price, Jr.

Nithya Raman

Monica Rodriguez

Hugo Soto-Martínez

Katy Young Yaroslavsky

DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS

Daniel Tarica

General Manager

CULTURAL AFFAIRS COMMISSION

Thien Ho President

Robert Vinson Vice President

Natasha Case

Ray Jimenez

Asantewa Olatunji

Cathy Unger

Tria Blu Wakpa

WALT DISNEY CONCERT

HALL HOUSE STAFF

Sergio Quintanar

Master Carpenter

Marcus Conroy

Master Electrician

Kevin F. Wapner

Master Audio/Video

Greg Flusty House Manager

The stage crew is represented by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees and Moving Picture Machine Operators of the United States and Canada, Local No. 33.

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Mary Murat

Bengt Muthen

Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Nathan

Mr. Liron Nelik

Ms. Beatrice H. Nemlaha

Carrie Nery

Mr. Carl Neu

Grace Nixon Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Norman

Mr. John Nuckols

Oaktree Capital Management

Mr. and Mrs. Oberfeld

Doerthe Obert

Mr. Frank O’Dea

Ronald and Pat Oguss

Mr. John O’Keefe

Sarah and Steven Olsen

Mr. Patton Oswalt

Mr. Matthew Park

Nan Peletz

Mr. Jaime Perez Sodi

Ms. Iris Peters

Kim Phan

Mr. Stephen Pickett

Mrs. Charlotte Pinsky

Craig Poindexter

Mr. Christopher K. Poole

Mrs. Ruth S. Popkin

John Porter and Deborah Blair Porter

Zhenyu Qi Qi

Rita and Norton Reamer

Renaissance Charitable Foundation, Inc.

The Resnik Family Foundation

Kirk and Cathy Reynolds

Mrs. Barrie Richter and Mr. Charles Richter

Natalie Roberts

Mr. Gary Rogers and Ms. Jeri L. Lane

Bill Rowland

James and Marla Ryan

Mrs. Ferrel Salen

Ms. Allison Sampson

Corinne Sanchez

Lisa Sandel

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Mr. Lionel M. Sauvage

Linda and Cliff Schaffer

Ms. Mimi Schmir

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Chip Sellers

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Emmanuel Sharef

Leonard Sharzer

Mr. and Mrs. Michael S. Shore

Shari Simmons

Lynn F. Sipe

Eric Small and Dorothy Waugh

Gail and Jeffrey Smith

Barbara and Hugh Smith

SouthWest Heights

Philharmonic Committee

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Spelke

David and Michelle Spiegel

Louise Mayeri Spillman

Gabrielle Starr and John Harpole

Herbert Stein

Mr. Adrian B. Stern

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Owen Tan

Scott Thomas

Ms. Marjorie Thomson

Marla Thornton

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Tokashiki

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University of Southern California

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Valerie Vanaman

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Bette and Jack Vexler

Richard von Glahn

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Nicole Wallis

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Mr. and Mrs. Ian White-Thomson

Martha Withers-Hall

Marcia S. Yaross

Albert and Marilouise Zager

Marshall S. Zolla

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Mrs. Lisette Ackerberg

Mr. Gregory A. Adams

Ms. Barbara Adams-Mitchell

Arnon and Camille Adar

Dr. and Mrs. Frank Agrama

Nancy Furse Alder

Edgar Aleman

Missy and Dennis Alfieri

Mr. and Mrs.

Stephen L. Allen

Mr. Ronald Altoon

Dariush Arfaania

Avery Dennison

Corporation

Bank of America

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Dr. Richard Bardowell, M.D.

Karen and Jonathan Bass

Gia Battocchio and Carrie Battocchio

Menachem

Mr. Robert Bellevue

Dr. William Benbassat

Mr. and Mrs.

Gregg and Dara Bernstein

Barbara Bernstein and Stephen R. Bernstein

Beverly Hills Plastic Surgery, Inc.

Samuel and Erin Biggs

Mr. and Mrs.

Norris J. Bishton, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs.

John Blasius

Mr. Michael Blea

Martha and Avrum Bluming

Mr. Jay Borzi

Ms. Bonnie Brae

John and Annette Brende

Gabriel and Deborah Brener

Abbott Brown

Mrs. Linda L. Brown

Patricia Bulkeley

Mr. Ronald W. Burkle

Canon Insurance Service

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Mr. Ernie Carswell and Mr.

Donald Kreindler

Andrea ChaoKharma and Kenneth Kharma

Chicago Title Company

Helen and Morgan Chu

The Cloobeck

Family

Bruce M. Cohen, Esq.

Mr. Garrett Collins and Mr. Matthew McIntyre

Mr. Robert Corwin

Arline and Michael Covell

Faye and Bob Davidson

Kelvin and Hana Davis, in honor of Mary Davis

Orna and David Delrahim

Ms. Rosette Delug

Mr. John Devoe

Mr. Kevin Dill

Michael Dillon

Martin and Geraldine Dirks

Elizabeth and Kenneth M. Doran

Malsi and Johnny Doyle

Kathleen and Jerry L. Eberhardt

Anna Sanders

Eigler

Dr. David Eisenberg

Geof Emery

Dr. Annette Ermshar and Dan Monahan

Dr. James Eshom

Marc Ezralow

Mr. Brad Fauvre

Mr. C. Randolph

Fishburn and Mr. Andrew Sands

Pauline and Gordon

Freshman

Joan Friedman,

Ph.D., and Robert N. Braun, M.D.

Mr. and Mrs. Josh Friedman

Mrs. Brenda L. Galloway

Rachel Gerstein

The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert

Foundation

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Mr. and Mrs.

Gregg J. Gittler

Paige and David Glickman

Greg and Etty Goetzman

Mr. and Mrs.

Ronald Goldberg

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Daniel Gore

Mr. and Mrs.

Ken Gouw

Mr. Jef Green

Leonard Green and Partners LP

Tricia and Richard Grey

Mr. Alan Grosbard and Ms.

Karen Bobo

Renée and Paul Haas

Mr. and Mrs.

David Haddad

Rod Hagenbuch

Ms. Timi Hallem

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Mr. and Mrs.

John Hancock

Dwight Hare and Stephanie Bergsma

Mr. Les Harrison

Kaitlin and Jonathan Hawk

Lynette Hayde

Mr. and Mrs.

Kenneth Hearn

Mr. and Mrs.

Irwin Helford and Family

Mr. and Mrs.

Enrique

Hernandez, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs.

Kenneth Hertz

Dr. and Mrs.

Warren F.

Hofman

Janice and Laurence

Hofmann

K. Hohman Family

Heather and Chris Holme

Mr. and Mrs. Philip

J. Holthouse

Mr. Benjamin Hops

Mr. and Mrs.

Daniel Paul Horwitz

Ms. Julia Huang

Mrs. Bonnie

Hutchins

Dr. and Mrs.

Mark H. Hyman

Shelby and Jason Istrin

Mr. and Mrs.

Theodore W.

Jackson

Mr. Richard Jacobs

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Gina M. Calvelli

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Jones Day Jones Marketing Services

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Monique and Jonathan Kagan

Jo Ann and Charles Kaplan

Mr. and Mrs.

Joshua R. Kaplan

Linda and

Donald Kaplan

Dr. and Mrs.

Robert M. Karns

Tobe and Greg Karns

Rizwan and Hollee Kassim

Jerry Katell

Kem Productions, Inc.

Richard Kendall and Lisa See

Darioush and Shahpar Khaledi

Vicki King

Mr. Gary

Kirkpatrick and Mrs. Rebeccah

Bush Kirkpatrick

Ms. Madeleine

A. Kleiner

Michael and Patricia Klowden

Dr. and Mrs.

Robert Koblin

Carla and Archy Kotoyantz

KPMG LLP

Mr. and Mrs.

Stanley Kramer

Sandra Krause and William

Fitzgerald

Eric Kunze

Tom Lallas and Sandy Milo

The Norman and Sadie Lee

Foundation

Mr. and Mrs.

Russ Lesser

Saul Levine

Mr. and Mrs.

Steven Levine

Lydia and Charles Levy

Allison and Thomas S. Levyn

Ms. Agnes Lew

Marie and Edward Lewis

Mr. Stuart Liner

Mr. and Mrs.

Steve Loeb

Mr. and Mrs.

Robert Lopata

Shelly and Dennis Lowe

Ms. Marion Lowry

Dr. and Mrs.

Franklin W. Lusby

Theresa Macellaro

/ The Macellaro

Law Firm

Barbara Marshall

Mr. Gary J. Matus

Mr. and Mrs. Brad McCroskey

Dwayne and Eileen McKenzie

Sharyl and Rafael Mendez, M.D.

Marc and Ashley Merrill

Mr. and Mrs.

Bruce A. Meyer

David and Margaret Mgrublian

Ms. Julie Milligan

Ms. Cynthia Mitchell

Montessori School

Mr. David S. Moromisato

Michael J. Morris and Julie A. Dopheide

Susan Morse

Christy Mozilo

Larsen

Ms. Christine Muller and Mr. John Swanson

Mr. Jose Luis Nazar

Mumsey and Allan Nemirof

Mr. Jerold B. Neuman

Dr. and Mrs. Jay Orringer

Ana Paludi and Michael Lebovitz

M. David and

Diane Paul

Mr. and Mrs.

Joseph P. Perna

Lorena and R. Joseph

Plascencia

Mr. Mark E. Pollack

Lyle and Lisi Poncher

Mr. Michael Poole

Resource Direct

Mr. Max

Rifkind-Barron

Betsey and Neil Roberts

Ms. Iva C. Roberts

Ari Rosenblatt, D.D.S.

James and Laura Rosenwald/ Orinoco

Foundation

Joyce and Deane Ross

Robyn and Steven Ross

Linda and Tony Rubin

Mr. Larry Ruderman

Katy and Michael S. Saei

The Saitman

Family

Mr. Lee C. Samson

Ellen and

Richard Sandler

David N. Sayah, M.D.

Mr. and Mrs.

Alfred G. Scheid

Mr. and Mrs. Gerry Schwartz

Dr. Donald Seligman and Dr. Jon Zimmermann

Neil Selman and Cynthia Chapman

Dr. and Mrs. Hrayr

K. Shahinian

Dr. Hanna Shammas

Mrs. S. Shinbane

Dr. and Mrs. Lee B. Silver

June Simmons

Grady and Shelley Smith

Marilyn and Eugene Stein

Hilde StephensLevonian

Ed and Peggy Summers

Mr. David Suruki and Mr. Bob Shahnazarian

Mr. Elgart Aster and Mr. Paul A. Swerdlove

Mr. Stephen A. Talesnick

Mr. and Mrs.

Randall Tamura

Mr. Andrew Tennenbaum and Dr. Ali Strocker

Ms. Jennifer

Cannon Terry

Suzanne Thomas Thomson

Technicolor

Jeremy Thurswell

Judith and Dr. John Uphold

Ellen GoldsmithVein and Jon Vein

Joan Velazquez and Joel Kozberg

Noralisa Villarreal and John Matthew Trott

Western Health Insurance Services, Inc.

Christopher V. Walker

Robert and Nancy Wallan

Lisa and Tim Wallender

Walter and Shirley Wang

Fredda and Bruce

Wasserman

Mr. and Mrs.

Bradley Wayne

Mr. and Mrs.

Stephen Weber

Mr. Beryl Weiner

Mindy and David Weiner

Mr. Joel Weiner

Ms. Galena

Nayberg and Mr. Seth Weissman

Alyce de Roulet

Williamson

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

Mr. Peter Christian and Mr. Robert Wyka

Mr. Dylan Yolles

Mrs. Lillian Zacky

Ms. Seeta Zieger

Kim Noltemy

PRESIDENT & CEO

David C. Bohnett Presidential Chair

Paula Michea

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE CEO

EXECUTIVE TEAM

Summer Bjork

CHIEF OF STAFF

Nora Brady

CHIEF MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER

Glenn Brifa

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Margie Kim

CHIEF PHILANTHROPY OFFICER

Emanuel Maxwell

CHIEF TALENT & EQUITY OFFICER

Mona Patel

GENERAL COUNSEL

Meghan Umber

CHIEF PROGRAMMING OFFICER

SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM

Laura Connelly

GENERAL MANAGER, HOLLYWOOD BOWL;

VICE PRESIDENT, PRODUCTION

Cynthia Fuentes

DIRECTOR, THE FORD

Elsje Kibler-Vermaas

VICE PRESIDENT, LEARNING

Sara Kim

VICE PRESIDENT, PHILANTHROPY

Johanna Rees

VICE PRESIDENT, PROGRAMMING

Carlos Singer

DIRECTOR, GOVERNMENT & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Julia Ward

DIRECTOR, PROGRAMMING

ADMINISTRATION

Jermaine Banks

OFFICE MANAGER/RECEPTIONIST

Stephanie Bates

CONTRACTS & RISK

MANAGEMENT ADMINISTRATOR

Michael Chang

DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR

Sarita Eldridge

DIRECTOR OF SAFETY & SECURITY

Kevin Higa

CLOUD INFRASTRUCTURE

ENGINEER

Dean Hughes

SYSTEM SUPPORT III

Charles Koo

INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGER

Kevin Ma

SENIOR MANAGER, STRATEGIC INITIATIVES

Jef Matchan

DIRECTOR, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Sergio Menendez

SYSTEM SUPPORT I

Edward Mesina

INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEER

Andrew Moreno

ASSISTANT, OFFICE SERVICES

Angela Morrell

TESSITURA SUPPORT

Marius Olteanu

IT SUPPORT ENG I

Sean Pinto

DATABASE APPLICATIONS

MANAGER

Miguel A. Ponce, Jr.

SYSTEM SUPPORT I

Christopher Prince

TESSITURA SUPPORT

Mark Quinto

DIRECTOR, IT SERVICES

Meredith Reese

SENIOR MANAGER, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Aly Zacharias

DIRECTOR, LEGAL

PROGRAMMING

Linda Diaz

ARTIST LIAISON

Kristen Flock-Ritchie

ARTISTIC ADMINISTRATOR

Brian Grohl

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, PROGRAMMING

Ljiljana Grubisic

ARCHIVES & MUSEUM DIRECTOR

Daniel Mallampalli

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, PROGRAMMING

Rafael Mariño

PROGRAM MANAGER

Mark McNeill

CREATIVE PRODUCER

Stephanie Yoon

ARTIST SERVICES MANAGER

Rebeca Zepeda

ASSISTANT TO THE MUSIC & ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

AUDIENCE SERVICES

Denise Alfred

REPRESENTATIVE

Vilma Alvarez

SUPERVISOR

Brendan Broms

SUPERVISOR

Diego De La Torre

SUPERVISOR

Jacquie Ferger

REPRESENTATIVE

Linda Holloway

PATRON SERVICES MANAGER

Jennifer Hugus

PATRON SERVICES REPRESENTATIVE

Bernie Keating

REPRESENTATIVE

Melissa Magana

REPRESENTATIVE

William Minor

REPRESENTATIVE

Rosa Ochoa

AUDIENCE SERVICES MANAGER

Karen O’Sullivan

REPRESENTATIVE

Eden Palomino

REPRESENTATIVE

Richard Ponce

SUPERVISOR

Diana Salazar

PATRON SERVICES

REPRESENTATIVE

Noé Sandoval

REPRESENTATIVE

Christopher Selland

PATRON SERVICES

REPRESENTATIVE

HOLLYWOOD BOWL / FORD BOX OFFICE

Gema Allatorre

2ND ASSISTANT TREASURER

Yuliza Barraza

TICKET SELLER

Alejandra Cabrales

TICKET SELLER

Angelica Carbajal

1ST ASSISTANT TREASURER

Irene Chow

2ND ASSISTANT TREASURER

David Cranton

2ND ASSISTANT TREASURER

Shawana Deloach

2ND ASSISTANT TREASURER

Matt Dolce

TICKET SELLER

Nancy Fitzgerald

2ND ASSISTANT TREASURER

Angelia Franco

TICKET SELLER

Noricel Fulay Cole

TICKET SELLER

Carla Galvez

2ND ASSISTANT TREASURER

Chris Harmony

TICKET SELLER

Kim Havens

TICKET SELLER

Russell Healey

1ST ASSISTANT TREASURER

Liliana Hernandez

2ND ASSISTANT TREASURER

Lillian Herrera

1ST ASSISTANT TREASURER

Jason Horst

2ND ASSISTANT TREASURER

Tomorrow Kitchen

2ND ASSISTANT TREASURER

Richard Martinez

2ND ASSISTANT TREASURER

Yasmine Melendez

TICKET SELLER

Kishisa Ross

TREASURER

Steve Sims

1ST ASSISTANT TREASURER

Fabio Tassone

1ST ASSISTANT TREASURER

Jose Villasenor

TICKET SELLER

Mark Wilson

TICKET SELLER

FINANCE

Jyoti Aaron CONTROLLER

Adriana Aguilar

PAYROLL ADMINISTRATOR

Steven Cao

ACCOUNTING MANAGER

Katherine Franklin

VENUE ACCOUNTING SUPERVISOR

Lisa Hernandez

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE MANAGER

Debbie Lang To

FINANCIAL PLANNING MANAGER

LaTonya Lindsey

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE COORDINATOR

Luz Myrick

PAYROLL MANAGER

Kristine Nichols

PAYROLL COORDINATOR

Yuri Park

FINANCIAL PLANNING ANALYST

Nina Phay

PAYROLL ADMINISTRATOR

Lisa Renteria

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE SPECIALIST

Sierra Shultz

STAFF ACCOUNTANT

Robert Siegel

SENIOR ACCOUNTANT

HOLLYWOOD BOWL / FORD SUMMER STAFF

Joel Argueta

CUSTODIAL MANAGER

Edwin Bonilla

FACILITY SERVICES MANAGER

Oswaldo Camarena

LOT MANAGER

Janelle Cuevas

LOT MANAGER

Michael Forrest

BOWL SECURITY

Tamir Gilboa

VALET PARKING MANAGER

Kelly Green

BOWL SECURITY

Emilia House

BOWL HOUSE MANAGER

Judy Lim

LOT MANAGER

Kelsey Reeder

FORD HOUSE MANAGER

Ruben Reyes

ASSOCIATE HOUSE MANAGER

Hai Tran

LOT MANAGER

Thao Tran

LOT MANAGER

Frank Varela

FORD FACILITY MANAGER

Fred Vogler

SOUND DESIGNER

HOLLYWOOD BOWL & THE FORD

Steve Arredondo

TRANSIT MANAGER

Dreima Flores

OPERATIONS ADMINISTRATOR

Sienna Garcia

PARKING & TRAFFIC ASSISTANT

Charee Heard

EVENT MANAGER

Gaby Hernandez

COORDINATOR, THE FORD

Norm Kinard

PARKING/TRAFFIC MANAGER

Mark Ladd

DIRECTOR, OPERATIONS/ HOLLYWOOD BOWL

Gina Leoni

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS AND LOGISTICS, THE FORD

Megan Ly-Lim

OPERATIONS COORDINATOR, HOLLYWOOD BOWL

Tom Waldron

OPERATIONS MANAGER/ HOLLYWOOD BOWL

HUMAN RESOURCES

Bessy Arizmendi

HR BUSINESS PARTNER

Amber Blanco

HR BUSINESS PARTNER

Monica Ly

HR REPRESENTATIVE

Bryan Namba

HR BUSINESS & EDI PARTNER

LEARNING

DuMarkus Davis

PROGRAM MANAGER, YOLA AT TORRES

Camille Delaney-McNeil

DIRECTOR, YOLA & BECKMEN YOLA CENTER

Julie Hernandez

FACILITIES MANAGER, BECKMEN YOLA CENTER

Lorenzo Johnson

PROGRAM MANAGER, YOLA AT INGLEWOOD

Mariam Kaddoura MANAGER, LEARNING

Sarah Little DIRECTOR, LEARNING

Diana Melgar MANAGER, YOLA

Karla Melgar

SENIOR PROGRAM COORDINATOR, YOLA AT TORRES

Michael Salas MANAGER, YOLA NATIONAL

Gaudy Sanchez

YOLA ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

Miles Williams

SENIOR PROGRAM COORDINATOR, YOLA AT INGLEWOOD

MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS

Micaela Accardi-Krown MANAGER, SOCIAL MEDIA

Melissa Achten

OPERATIONS MANAGER, RETAIL

Mary Allen

SENIOR MANAGER, SOCIAL MEDIA

Amanda Angel DIRECTOR, EDITORIAL

Lushia Anson

MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS

OPERATIONS MANAGER

Scott Arenstein

SENIOR DIRECTOR, BRAND

Janice Bartczak

DIRECTOR, RETAIL SERVICES

Lisa Burlingham

SENIOR DIRECTOR, MARKETING & PARTNERSHIPS

Charles Carroll

MANAGER, DIRECT MARKETING

Joe Carter

SENIOR DIRECTOR, SALES AND CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE

Jacob Cooper

DIGITAL PRODUCER

Kevine Ecliserio-Velez

MARKETING COORDINATOR, PROMOTIONS & PARTNERSHIPS

Elias Feghali

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, AUDIENCE

STRATEGIES & ANALYTICS

Justin Foo

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, SALES & CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT

Caila Gale

SENIOR DIGITAL PRODUCER

Tara Gardner

SENIOR MANAGER, DIGITAL MARKETING

Karin Haule

GRAPHIC DESIGNER

Annisha Hinkle

SENIOR MANAGER, PROMOTIONS & PARTNERSHIPS

Jennifer Hofner

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, ADVERTISING

Alexis Kaneshiro

SENIOR GRAPHIC DESIGNER

Jordan Kaufman

MANAGER, AUDIENCE GROWTH & ENGAGEMENT

Jediah McCourt

MANAGER, CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS

Ino Mercado

RETAIL MANAGER, MERCHANDISING

Ricky O’Bannon

DIRECTOR, CONTENT

Leah Price

DIRECTOR, PUBLIC RELATIONS

Erin Puckett

MARKETING MANAGER

Andrew Radden

DIRECTOR, CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS

Anna Ress

SENIOR DIRECTOR, COMMUNICATIONS

Rochell Rotenberg

SENIOR MANAGER, CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS

Sadie Sartini Garner

CREATIVE COPYWRITER

Mary Smudde

ASSOCIATE CREATIVE DIRECTOR

Piper Starnes

CREATIVE COPYWRITER

Natalie Suarez

SENIOR CREATIVE DIRECTOR

Kahler Suzuki

SENIOR VIDEO PRODUCER

Jonathan Thomas

MARKETING DATABASE SPECIALIST

Lauren Winn

SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER, CREATIVE SERVICES

ORCHESTRA MANAGEMENT & MEDIA INITIATIVES

Shana Bey

DIRECTOR, ORCHESTRA MANAGEMENT

Jessica Farber

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, MEDIA INITIATIVES

Raymond Horwitz

PROJECT MANAGER, MEDIA INITIATIVES

Maren Slaughter MANAGER, ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL

PRODUCTION

Alex Grossman

SENIOR PRODUCTION MANAGER

Tina Kane

SCHEDULING MANAGER

Taylor Lockwood

PRODUCTION MANAGER

Kimberly Mitchell

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, PRODUCTION

Cameron Pieratt

ASSISTANT TECHNICAL DIRECTOR

Christopher Slaughter

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, PRODUCTION

Jonathan Thompson

ASSOCIATE PRODUCTION MANAGER

Michael Vitale

DIRECTOR, PRODUCTION

Kelvin Vu

TECHNICAL DIRECTOR

Bill Williams

PRODUCTION ADMINISTRATOR

PHILANTHROPY

Annalise Aguirre

MAJOR GIFTS OFFICER

Robert Albini

DIRECTOR, MAJOR GIFTS

Joshua Alvarenga

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, MAJOR GIFTS

Jennifer Berger BOARD LIAISON

Taylor Burrows

SENIOR COORDINATOR, GIFT PLANNING

Abigail Butts

SENIOR GIFT PLANNING OFFICER

Michelle Carrasquillo

DATABASE MANAGER, PHILANTHROPY OPERATIONS

Julia Cole

DIRECTOR, INSTITUTIONAL GIVING

Joel Fernandez

SENIOR RESEARCH ANALYST

Elan Fields

ASSISTANT MANAGER, PHILANTHROPY OPERATIONS

Fabian Fuertes

GIFT PLANNING OFFICER

Freyja Glover

MANAGER, ANNUAL GIVING

Genevieve Goetz

DIRECTOR, GIFT PLANNING

Angelina Grego

MANAGER, AFFILIATES & VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT

Gerry Heise

SENIOR MAJOR GIFTS OFFICER

Julian Kehs

MANAGER, INSTITUTIONAL GIVING

Emily Lair

SENIOR MAJOR GIFTS OFFICER

Shannon K. Larner

DIRECTOR, ANNUAL GIVING

Emily LaSalle MAJOR GIFTS OFFICER

Christina Magaña

ASSISTANT MANAGER, DONOR RELATIONS

Regina Mayhew DONOR RELATIONS ASSISTANT

Allison Mitchell

DIRECTOR, BOARD RELATIONS

Gisela Morales

SENIOR MAJOR GIFTS OFFICER

Michelle Mountain

DIRECTOR, SPECIAL EVENTS

Ryan Murphy

ASSISTANT MANAGER, SPECIAL EVENTS

Sophie Nelson SENIOR COORDINATOR, MAJOR GIFTS

Andrea Perez-Rulfo

ANNUAL GIVING OFFICER

Sofia Rosenberg

COORDINATOR, SPECIAL EVENTS

Carina Sanchez

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, RESEARCH

Marie Santana

ASSISTANT MANAGER, SPECIAL EVENTS

Dustin Seo

ASSISTANT MANAGER, ANNUAL GIVING

Rochelle Siegrist

SENIOR COORDINATOR, ANNUAL GIVING

Erica Sitko

DIRECTOR, STEWARDSHIP & PRINCIPAL GIFT STRATEGY

Peter Szumlas

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, PHILANTHROPY OPERATIONS

Tyler Teich

SENIOR GIFT & DATA SPECIALIST

Derek Traub MANAGER, PHILANTHROPY COMMUNICATIONS

Morgan Walton

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, AFFILIATES & VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT

CONCERT CONDUCT

If the behavior of a patron or patrons near you becomes disruptive, the incident should be reported to the nearest usher or security person. To report an incident discreetly during an event, a text can be placed to the Customer Courtesy Line using the keyword BOWL sent to 69050. For the full Code of Conduct, visit hollywoodbowl.com/houserules.

SMOKING POLICY

By law (LACC 17.04.645), smoking is not permitted on the Hollywood Bowl grounds, except in designated areas. Violators are subject to removal. Smoking in any other areas could lead to arrest and would be considered a misdemeanor.

FIRST AID

In case of illness or injury, please see an usher, who will escort you to the First Aid Station.

LOST AND FOUND

Any lost articles found on concert nights may be claimed at the Operations Ofce the next morning. Unclaimed articles are kept for 30 days from the date they are found. For information, call 323 850 2060.

PHOTOGRAPHS

Your use of a ticket constitutes acknowledgment of willingness to appear in photographs taken in public areas of the Hollywood Bowl and releases the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association, its lessees, and all others from liability resulting from the use of such photographs.

PATRONS WITH DISABILITIES

For information detailing accessible seating, restrooms, dining, on-site transportation, assistive listening devices, or any further information, please request the Map of the Hollywood Bowl for Patrons with Disabilities by phoning 323 850 2125. Please ask for Accessible Services or visit hollywoodbowl.com/accessible

LEGEND

ATM

Accessible Facilities

Accessible Cart Path

Accessible Facilities

The Bowl Store

Box Ofce, Info, & Accessibility Dept

Cushion Rental

Elevator

Entrance Gate

Escalator / Moving Sidewalk

First Aid

Food + Wine

Park & Ride / Shuttle

Parking

Picnic Areas (1-14)

Picnic Box Pick-Up

Restrooms

Rideshare

Chao’s Popcorn Water Filling Station

Zev Yaroslavsky Main Gate / Lawrence N. Field Gate / Monique & Jonathan Kagan Patio Norman & Sadie Lee Foundation Pool Circle / Margo & Irwin Winkler Promenade