Performances Magazine | LA Phil, March 2024

Contents

6 WELCOME MESSAGE

8 ABOUT THE LA PHIL

13 NOW ON VIEW

Dining with the Sultan: The Fine Art of Feasting

14 FEATURE Walt Disney Concert Hall in Numbers

16 SUPPORT THE LA PHIL

P1 PROGRAM NOTES

Book I • MARCH 2–17

MAR 2

Dirty Projectors with the LA Phil David Longstreth’s Song of the Earth

MAR 3

Jazz Dianne Reeves

MAR 5

Chamber Music Brahms and Fauré

Book II • MARCH 19–31

MAR 19

Green Umbrella

Philip Glass: The Complete Etudes, 1-20

MAR 22–24

LA Phil John Adams’ City Noir

MAR 22

Esa-Pekka Salonen and the San Francisco Symphony

MAR 24

Sounds about Town Colburn Orchestra

MAR 7–10

LA Phil Prokofiev and Rachmaninoff

MAR 15

LA Phil

JOHN WILLIAMS SPOTLIGHT Superman in Concert

MAR 16–17

LA Phil

Bernstein and Wooten

MAR 26

Chamber Music

Hindemith and Nielsen

MAR 27

Colburn Celebrity Recital Ray Chen

MAR 28–30

LA Phil

Michael Tilson Thomas Leads Tchaikovsky

MAR 31

KCRW Series Caetano Veloso

CAETANO VELOSO

MAO FUJITA

DOMINGO HINDOYAN

Welcome to the LA Phil

Last month, the LA Phil announced plans for the Hollywood Bowl summer season. If you haven’t yet seen the details, we invite you to explore the upcoming concerts that include everything from stars of opera to R&B and jazz legends to film and Broadway music to a cumbia dance party—and, of course, great opportunities to experience Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic under a Southern California sunset.

Now entering its 102nd season, the Hollywood Bowl is one of the most distinctive venues in the world—not just for its unbelievable setting and storied history, but because it was founded and continues to be operated as a public good. The LA Phil operates the Bowl in partnership with the County of Los Angeles, and when its stage is empty, it is a park that is enjoyed by all Angelenos. The founders of the Bowl envisioned it as a space where the people of Los Angeles and beyond could share in song and be brought closer together through music.

More than a century later, that spirit is still at the heart of our mission. But we also know that it is what happens offstage—as summer music traditions get passed down or new Angelenos experience a concert for the first time—that makes this space truly special. We can’t wait to see you all this summer.

Board of Directors

CHAIR

Thomas L. Beckmen*

VICE CHAIRS

Reveta Bowers*

Jane B. Eisner*

David Meline*

Diane Paul*

Jay Rasulo*

DIRECTORS

Nancy Abell

Gregory A. Adams

Julie Andrews

Camilo Esteban Becdach

Linda Brittan

Jennifer Broder

Kawanna Brown

Andrea Chao-Kharma*

R. Martin Chavez

Christian D. Chivaroli, JD

Jonathan L. Congdon

Donald P. de Brier*

Louise D. Edgerton

Lisa Field

David A. Ford

Hilary Garland

Jennifer Miller Goff*

Tammy Golihew

Carol Colburn Grigor

Marian L. Hall

Suzanne M. Hart

Antonia Hernández*

Teena Hostovich

Jonathan Kagan*

Darioush Khaledi

Winnie Kho

Francois Mobasser

Margaret Morgan

Leith O’Leary

Andy Park

Sandy Pressman

Richard Raffetto

Geoff Rich

Laura Rosenwald

Richard Schirtzer

G. Gabrielle Starr

Jay Stein*

Christian Stracke*

Jason Subotky

Ronald D. Sugar*

Vikki Sung

Jack Suzar

Keith Terasaki

Sue Tsao

Jon Vein

Megan Watanabe

Regina Weingarten

Alyce de Roulet Williamson

Irwin Winkler

Debra Wong Yang

HONORARY

LIFE DIRECTORS

Frank Gehry

Lenore S. Greenberg

Bowen H. “Buzz” McCoy

*Executive Committee Member as of October 1, 2023

A healthy note from Kaiser Permanente:

Music is good for you — mind, body, and spirit.

Official partner in health & harmony

Gustavo Dudamel

Music & Artistic Director, Walt and Lilly Disney Chair

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, he has introduced classical music to new audiences around the globe and has helped provide access to the arts for countless people in underserved communities.

Dudamel currently serves as Music & Artistic Director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Music Director of the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra, and in 2026, he becomes the Music and Artistic Director of the New York Philharmonic, continuing a legacy that includes Gustav Mahler, Arturo Toscanini, and Leonard Bernstein.

Dudamel is one of the few classical musicians to become a bona fide pop-culture phenomenon. His film credits include Steven Spielberg’s adaptation of West Side Story, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and The Simpsons, and he led the LA Phil with Billie Eilish in the concert film Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles. He has performed at the Super Bowl halftime show, the Academy Awards, and the Nobel Prize concert, and has worked with international superstars Christina Aguilera; Ricky Martin; Tyler, The Creator; Coldplay; and others. His extensive discography includes 67 releases and five Grammy Awards.

Inspired by his transformative experience as a youth in Venezuela’s immersive musical training program El Sistema, he created the Dudamel Foundation in 2012, which he co-chairs with his wife, actress and director María Valverde, with the goal “to expand access to music and the arts for young people by providing tools and opportunities to shape their creative futures.” In July and August 2022, the Dudamel Foundation brought its Encuentros initiative to the Hollywood Bowl as part of the 100thanniversary season, in a two-week intensive global leadership and orchestral training program for young musicians from around the world that culminated in a concert at the Hollywood Bowl and a tour with the Orquesta del Encuentro to the legendary Greek Theatre in Berkeley, CA.

“THE RARE CLASSICAL ARTIST TO HAVE CROSSED INTO POP-CULTURE CELEBRITY.”

—The New York Times’ Zachary Woolfe and Laura Cappelle

Los Angeles Philharmonic

“SO

FAR AHEAD OF

OTHER AMERICAN ORCHESTRAS THAT IT IS IN COMPETITION MAINLY WITH ITS OWN PAST ACHIEVEMENTS.”

—The New Yorker ’s Alex Ross

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 Awardwinning 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).

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 Affiliates Chair

Rebecca Reale

Deanie and Jay Stein Chair

Rochelle Abramson

Camille Avellano

Margaret and Jerrold

L. Eberhardt Chair

Minyoung Chang

I.H. Albert

Sutnick Chair

Tianyun Jia

Jordan Koransky

Ashley Park

Stacy Wetzel

Justin Woo

SECOND VIOLINS

Lyndon Johnston

Taylor

Principal

Dorothy Rossel Lay Chair

Mark Kashper

Associate Principal

Kristine Whitson

Johnny Lee

Dale Breidenthal

Mark Houston Dalzell and James Dao-

Dalzell Chair for Artistic Service to the Community

Ingrid Chun

Jin-Shan Dai

Chao-Hua Jin

Jung Eun Kang

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

* Judith and Thomas L. Beckmen

L A Phil Resident Fellow

+ On sabbatical

Minor L. Wetzel

Jarrett Threadgill*

Nancy and Leslie

Abell LA Phil Resident Fellow Chair

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

Marc Lachat

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 Eiffert

E-Flat Clarinet

Andrew Lowy

Bass Clarinet

Taylor Eiffert

BASSOONS

Whitney Crockett

Principal

Shawn Mouser

Associate Principal

Ann Ronus Chair

Michele Grego+

Evan Kuhlmann

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

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

Jeffrey Strong

TROMBONES

David Rejano

Cantero

Principal

Koni and Geoff

Rich Chair

James Miller

Associate Principal

Judith and Thomas

L. Beckmen Chair

Paul Radke

Bass Trombone

John Lofton

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

Daniel Song INTERIM CHIEF

EXECUTIVE OFFICER; CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

David C. Bohnett Chief Executive Officer Chair

Paula Michea

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE CEO

EXECUTIVE TEAM

Summer Bjork

CHIEF OF STAFF

Nora Brady

CHIEF MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER

Glenn Briffa

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 AND RISK MANAGEMENT ADMINISTRATOR

Michael Chang

DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR

Sarita Eldridge

DIRECTOR OF SAFETY AND SECURITY

Kevin Higa

CLOUD INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEER

Dean Hughes

SYSTEM SUPPORT III

Charles Koo

INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGER

Kevin Ma

SENIOR MANAGER, STRATEGIC INITIATIVES

Jeff 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

ARTISTIC

PLANNING & PRESENTATIONS

Linda Diaz ARTIST LIAISON

Kristen Flock-Ritchie

ARTISTIC ADMINISTRATOR

Brian Grohl

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, PROGRAMMING

Ljiljana Grubisic

ARCHIVES AND MUSEUM DIRECTOR

Daniel Mallampalli

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, PROGRAMMING

Rafael Mariño

PROGRAM MANAGER

Mark McNeill

CREATIVE PRODUCER

Ayrten Rodriguez

SENIOR PROGRAM MANAGER

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

WALT DISNEY

CONCERT HALL

BOX OFFICE

Christy Galasso 1ST ASSISTANT TREASURER

Veronika Garcia 1ST ASSISTANT TREASURER

Alex Hennich TICKET SELLER

Amy Lackow 2ND ASSISTANT TREASURER

Elia Luna TICKET SELLER

Page Messerly TREASURER

Ariana Morales

1ST ASSISTANT TREASURER

Carolina Orellana 2ND ASSISTANT TREASURER

Cathy Ramos TICKET SELLER

Elias Santos 2ND ASSISTANT TREASURER

John Tadena TICKET SELLER

Carlie Tomasulo 2ND ASSISTANT TREASURER 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

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 & THE FORD

Steve Arredondo TRANSIT MANAGER

Dreima Flores OPERATIONS ADMINISTRATOR

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

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, OPERATIONS/ HOLLYWOOD BOWL

HUMAN RESOURCES

Amber Blanco

HR BUSINESS PARTNER

Monica Ly

HR REPRESENTATIVE

Bryan Namba

HR BUSINESS PARTNER

Frank Patano

HR MANAGER

LEARNING

Camille

Delaney-McNeil DIRECTOR, YOLA & BECKMEN

YOLA CENTER

Fabian Fuertes SENIOR MANAGER, YOLA

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

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, MARKETING

COMMUNICATIONS

Joe Carter

SENIOR DIRECTOR, SALES

AND CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE

Kevine

Ecliserio-Velez

MARKETING COORDINATOR

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 Hoffner

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, ADVERTISING

Alexis Kaneshiro SENIOR GRAPHIC DESIGNER

Jordan Kauffman MANAGER, AUDIENCE GROWTH & ENGAGEMENT

Jediah McCourt MANAGER, CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS

Ino Mercado RETAIL MANAGER, MERCHANDISING

Ricky O’Bannon

DIRECTOR, CONTENT

Erin Puckett

MARKETING MANAGER

Andrew Radden

DIRECTOR, CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS

Anna Ress

SENIOR DIRECTOR, COMMUNICATIONS

Sadie Sartini Garner

CREATIVE COPYWRITER

Mary Smudde

ASSOCIATE CREATIVE DIRECTOR

Piper Starnes

CREATIVE COPYWRITER

Anna Stokkebye

DIGITAL PRODUCER

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

PRODUCTION MANAGER

Tina Kane

SCHEDULING MANAGER

Taylor Lockwood

PRODUCTION MANAGER

Kimberly Mitchell

PRODUCTION MANAGER

Christopher Slaughter

PRODUCTION MANAGER

Jonathan Thompson ASSOCIATE PRODUCTION MANAGER

Michael Vitale DIRECTOR, PRODUCTION

Kelvin Vu TECHNICAL DIRECTOR

Bill Williams

PRODUCTION ADMINISTRATOR

PHILANTHROPY

Robert Albini DIRECTOR, MAJOR GIFTS

Joshua Alvarenga

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, MAJOR GIFTS

Taylor Burrows SENIOR COORDINATOR, GIFT PLANNING

Michelle

Carrasquillo DATABASE MANAGER, PHILANTHROPY OPERATIONS

Julia Cole DIRECTOR, INSTITUTIONAL GIVING

Joel Fernandez SENIOR RESEARCH ANALYST

Elan Fields ASSISTANT MANAGER, PHILANTHROPY OPERATIONS

Freyja Glover MANAGER, ANNUAL GIVING

Genevieve Goetz INTERIM 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

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

Sofia Rosenberg COORDINATOR, SPECIAL EVENTS

Rochell Rotenberg SENIOR MANAGER, CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS

Carina Sanchez ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, RESEARCH

Dustin Seo ASSISTANT MANAGER, ANNUAL GIVING

Rochelle Siegrist

SENIOR ANNUAL GIVING COORDINATOR

Erica Sitko DIRECTOR, STEWARDSHIP & PRINCIPAL GIFT STRATEGY

Peter Szumlas ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, PHILANTHROPY OPERATIONS

Tyler Teich SENIOR GIFT AND DATA SPECIALIST

Derek Traub MANAGER, PHILANTHROPY COMMUNICATIONS

Morgan Walton ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, AFFILIATES & VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT

A FEAST OF ISLAMIC ART

COMING TOGETHER TO partake of a meal is a practice shared by all cultures. Food defines us—we are what we eat. Dining with the Sultan: The Fine Art of Feasting, at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, is the first exhibition to present Islamic art in the context of its culinary traditions. It features some 250 works of art, from 30 public and private collections in the United States, Europe and the Middle East, related to the sourcing, preparation, serving, and consumption of food through the lens of fine dining. Gustatory discernment was a fundamental activity at the great Islamic courts; the exhibition stimulates not only the eyes but also the appetite! The objects are on view from 11 am to 6 pm on weekdays (till 8 pm on Fridays; closed Wednesdays) and from 10 am to 7 pm on weekends. The Lynda and Stewart Resnick Exhibition Pavilion at LACMA, 5905 Wilshire Blvd., 323.857.6010, lacma.org

TOP: PERA MUSEUM, ISTANBUL. JAR: MUSEUM OF ISLAMIC ART, DOHA, QATAR. SPOON: AL-SABAH COLLECTION, DAR AL-ATHAR AL-ISLAMIYYAH, KUWAIT. MUSEUM ASSOCIATES/LACMA

At Dining with the Sultan: Enjoying Coffee, top, by unknown 18th-century painter, and a variety of 13th- to 18th-century Islamic artifacts; bottom left, 17th-century dish at related offsite children’s exhibition.

Walt Disney Concert Hall in Numbers

Celebrate Frank Gehry’s legacy with a journey through the concert hall’s architectural and acoustic brilliance.

There were 50 different DESIGN ITERATIONS that preceded the final version we see today.

It took 16 YEARS and $274 MILLION to build the concert hall.

30,000 ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS were generated to complete the building, starting with these early drawings by Frank.

The paneling system covers 165,000 SQ FT. If each of the 12,500 INDIVIDUAL PANELS were laid end to end, they would stretch 49 MILES. Each panel weighs 145 POUNDS, and there are 300 TONS of bolts and welds holding the structure together.

The Hall contains about 300,000 SQ FT of interior building space.

133,000 SQ FT of Douglas fir acoustic paneling was applied to the Hall’s interior.

Sound reverberates for approximately 2.2 SECONDS when the Hall is unoccupied and 2.0 SECONDS when filled.

There are 2,265 SEATS housed within the main concert hall across a 360° layout that allows for a dynamic acoustic experience in any seat.

The Blue Ribbon Garden contains MORE THAN 45 flowering trees.

There are 6,134 WOOD PIPES that make up the organ, designed by Frank Gehry in collaboration with master organ builder Manuel Rosales.

200 DELFT PORCELAIN VASES were broken into 10,000 FRAGMENTS to create the fountain, A Rose for Lilly.

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 jmccourt@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 afterschool 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 Tiffany 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.

Striking Gold: A Story of Friendship and Community within the Clark Society

In the summer of 2022, LA Phil donors Jeff Toelsin and Sean Reilly attended a rehearsal and luncheon to recognize members of the William Andrews Clark Society at the Hollywood Bowl. As they scanned the space to find a place to sit, they “struck gold” when joining a table with fellow Clark Society member Karen Gottlieb.

The group hit it off. They connected over their shared commitment to leaving a legacy gift to the LA Phil and their love of travel. After the event, they stayed in touch and their friendship has grown. They now share a subscription to Walt Disney Concert Hall and enjoy meals together after concerts.

To join Jeff, Sean, Karen, and our community of supporters in their investment in the future of the LA Phil by way of an estate gift, such as a gift in your will or trust, or by beneficiary designation, email the Gift Planning team at legacy@laphil.org

By sharing your future gift intentions, you will be a member of the LA Phil’s Legacy Society, the Clark Society, named after the LA Phil’s founder, William Andrews Clark Jr. Members receive special recognition and

the opportunity to become involved in the ongoing life of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association through unique donor events—just like the one that Jeff, Sean, and Karen met through last summer.

Most importantly, Legacy donors ensure the LA Phil will continue to provide lifechanging music and music education opportunities for future generations of music lovers.

from left : JEFFREY TOELSIN, KAREN GOTTLIEB, AND SEAN REILLY

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 October 31, 2023.

$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 $19,999,999

The Annenberg Foundation Colburn Foundation

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

Anonymous Dunard Fund USA

Lenore S. and Bernard A. Greenberg Fund

Carol Colburn Grigor

Terri and Jerry M. Kohl

Los Angeles

Philharmonic

Affiliates

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 Jeffrey

Carrie and Stuart Ketchum

Kenneth N. and Doreen R. Klee

B. Allen and Dorothy Lay

Los Angeles Philharmonic Committee

Estate of Judith Lynne

MaddocksBrown Foundation

Ginny Mancini

Raulee Marcus

Barbara and Buzz McCoy

Merle and Peter Mullin

William and Carolyn Powers

Koni and Geoff 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

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.

Dirty Projectors with the LA Phil

David Longstreth’s Song of the Earth

Dirty Projectors

David Longstreth, vocals, acoustic guitar

Felicia Douglass, vocals

Maia Friedman, vocals, acoustic guitar

Mike Johnson, drums

Olga Bell, vocals, harpsichord, organ

Jodie Landau, percussion

Sidney Hopson, percussion

Patrick Shiroishi, saxophone

Los Angeles Philharmonic

Sarah Hicks, conductor

Mount Eerie, special guest

Mount Eerie

David

LONGSTRETH

INTERMISSION

Song of the Earth (U.S. premiere)

1. Summer Light

2. Gimme Bread

3. At Home

4. Circled In Purple

5. Our Green Garden

6. I Walk the Edge

7. Opposable Thumb

8. More Mania

9. Spiderweb at Water’s Edge

10. Mallet Hocket

11. So Blue the Lake

12. Dancing On Our Eyelids

13. Same River Twice

14. Armfuls of Flowers

15. Twin Aspens

16. Uninhabitable Earth, Paragraph One

17. Kyrie / About My Day

18. Shifting Shalestones

19. Appetite

20. Bank On

21. Paper Birches, Whole Scroll

22. Raven Ascends

23. Blue of Dreaming

24. Raised Brow

Dirty Projectors

Los Angeles Philharmonic

Sarah Hicks, conductor

SATURDAY

MARCH 2, 2024 8PM

Official and exclusive timepiece of the Los Angeles Philharmonic at Walt Disney Concert Hall

Programs and artists subject to change.

AT A GLANCE

In their first live appearance in over four years, era-defining band Dirty Projectors team up with the Los Angeles Philharmonic for the U.S. premiere of Song of the Earth, a song cycle for orchestra and voices written by Dirty Projectors leader David Longstreth. A kaleidoscopic work that takes inspiration from Gustav Mahler’s 1908 piece Das Lied von der Erde (The Song of the Earth) as much as Brian Wilson’s pocket

symphonies, Song of the Earth explores the cyclical character of life and death, nature, and the transience of all things through the lens of the Anthropocene.

Kicking off the night is Mount Eerie, the project of songwriter Phil Elverum, whose deeply felt, bracingly honest songs have made him a beloved and vital artist. He’ll premiere a very special set of brandnew songs from a forthcoming album, arranged for 2 electric guitars and voice.

SONG OF THE EARTH

David Longstreth

Lyrics of “Uninhabitable Earth, Paragraph One” adapted from David Wallace-Wells, The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming (Tim Duggan Books). Used with permission of the author.

Additional lyrics for “Twin Aspens” by Phil Elverum

Rearranged for full orchestra by William Brittelle

Song of the Earth, a work in progress, was commissioned by s t a r g a z e, the Barbican London, the Helsinki Festival, Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, and the National Concert Hall, Dublin.

Special thanks to André de Ridder, Joe Holt, Kyle Thomas, ace&jig

DAVID LONGSTRETH

David Longstreth is a Grammy-nominated songwriter, producer, and composer. He started the indie band Dirty Projectors in 2002 and has collaborated extensively with Solange, Björk, David Byrne, and countless other musical luminaries. He is the co-writer of

“FourFiveSeconds,” a No. 1 international hit for Rihanna, Kanye West, and Paul McCartney.

Longstreth has worked in a scored medium for as long as he’s been writing and recording songs. He’s composed pieces for contemporary classical ensembles including yMusic and Bang On A Can, and he is currently at work on commissions with Berlin-based chamber orchestra Stargaze and the Chicago-based ensemble Third Coast Percussion. He is currently scoring the film The Legend of Ochi and recently completed the score for Love Me, which premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival.

FELICIA DOUGLASS

Felicia Douglass is a Brooklyn-based artist known for her work in Gemma, Ava Luna, and Dirty Projectors. In addition to vocal collaborations with artists such as Toro y Moi, BAILE, Moodoid, and Helado Negro, she is grounded as a producer, honing an electronic project with empowering vocals over wandering synth lines and sparse rhythms.

MAIA FRIEDMAN

Maia Friedman grew up on the central coast of California with a film editor father and Jungian psychoanalyst mother. Friedman started playing music at an early age and has gone on to perform and record as a collaborator and a bandleader all over the world.

In 2018, she joined Dirty Projectors, playing guitar and singing in the touring show as well as providing vocals and lyrical co-writing for the first of their 5 EPs released in 2020. Her debut solo album, Under

the New Light, arrived in 2022. She also currently records and tours with the group Coco, whose sophomore release, 2, came out March 1, 2024.

OLGA BELL

With “grand compositional ambitions and a dynamic voice,” Olga Bell is a musician working at the “adventurous edge of pop” (The New York Times). Her album Tempo was named by Pitchfork among the top Pop/R&B albums of 2016. Bell lives in Silicon Valley with her husband, data artist Nicholas Felton, and their two daughters.

MIKE JOHNSON

Mike Johnson joined Dirty Projectors as their drummer and percussionist in 2012. He has also played drums in the band Glass Ghost and with singer-songwriter Luke Temple (Here We Go Magic). He works as a freelance composer and producer in New York City.

DIRTY PROJECTORS

SARAH HICKS

Sarah Hicks’ versatile and vibrant musicianship has secured her place as an in-demand conductor across an array of genres. Her career has seen collaborations with diverse artists, from Hilary Hahn and the late Dmitri Hvorostovsky to Rufus Wainwright, Jennifer Hudson, and Smokey Robinson. Her passion for cross-genre partnerships led to a 2019 album with rap artist Dessa and the Minnesota Orchestra, with whom she holds a titled position, and she has been

nominated for two Upper Midwest Emmys as both conductor and host for This Is Minnesota Orchestra

A specialist in film music and the film-in-concert genre, she has premiered “Pixar in Concert” and Disney-Pixar’s Coco; her live concert recordings can be seen on Disney+ and heard on broadcast for ABC.

A highly sought-after guest conductor, Hicks has worked extensively in the United States and abroad. Notable ensembles include the Philadelphia and Cleveland orchestras; the Toronto, Melbourne, Chicago, and San Francisco symphonies; the Los Angeles, St. Petersburg, Tokyo, and Malaysian philharmonics; the Boston Pops, the Czech National Symphony Orchestra, and the RTÉ Concert Orchestra.

Dedicated to sharing her passion for connecting to audiences with young musicians, Hicks is a frequent guest lecturer and panelist and

was on faculty of the Curtis Institute of Music from 2000 to 2005 and Staff Conductor until 2012. Her interest in the intersection of mental health and music led to the production of a concert titled “Music and the Mind,” and her commitment to open conversations about mental health continues through her blog, YouTube channel, and online advocacy.

Hicks was born in Tokyo, Japan ,and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii. Trained on both piano and viola, she was a prizewinning pianist by her early teens. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Composition magna cum laude from Harvard University and holds an Artist Diploma in Conducting from the Curtis Institute of Music, where she studied with renowned pedagogue Otto-Werner Mueller. In her spare time, Hicks enjoys running, hiking, her papillon, cooking (and eating) with her husband, traveling, and blogging.

MOUNT EERIE

Phil Elverum (Mount Eerie) is an artist and human being from the Pacific Northwest town of Anacortes. His recordings, released variously as The Microphones and Mount Eerie, represent just a portion of his artistic output, which has ranged from running a label and co-organizing festivals to self-publishing books, photography, and painting.

But it is for his stunningly original music that he is known best, from the earliest tape experiments of the ’90s to the immersive sound-diary of Microphones in 2020. Elverum has never shied from exploring the high mountain passes, finding new ways to sculpt with sound, and trying to communicate the momentary experience of being human as clearly as the water from freshly melted snow.

Dianne Reeves

Dianne Reeves, voice

Romero Lubambo, guitar

John Beasley, piano

Reuben Rogers, bass

Terreon Gully, drums

Programs and artists subject to change.

SUNDAY

MARCH 3, 2024 7:30PM

DIANNE REEVES

Five-time Grammy winner Dianne Reeves is the preeminent jazz vocalist in the world. As a result of her breathtaking virtuosity, improvisational prowess, and unique jazz and R&B stylings, Reeves received the Grammy for Best Jazz Vocal Album in 2001, 2002, and 2004 for three consecutive recordings—a Grammy first in any vocal category.

Featured in George Clooney’s six-time Academy Award-nominated Good Night, and Good Luck,

Reeves won a 2006 Grammy for Best Jazz Vocal Album for the film’s soundtrack.

Reeves has recorded and performed with Wynton Marsalis and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra. She has also recorded with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by Daniel Barenboim and was a featured soloist with Simon Rattle and the Berlin Philharmonic. Reeves was the inaugural Creative Chair for Jazz for the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the first vocalist ever to perform at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Reeves worked with legendary producer Arif Mardin (Norah Jones, Aretha Franklin) on the Grammywinning A Little Moonlight, an intimate collection of standards featuring her touring trio. When Reeves’ holiday collection Christmas Time Is Here was released, Ben Ratliff of The New York Times raved, “Ms. Reeves, a jazz singer of frequently astonishing skill, takes the assignment seriously;

this is one of the best jazz Christmas CDs I’ve heard.”

In recent years Reeves has toured the world in a variety of contexts, including Sing the Truth, a musical celebration of Nina Simone that also featured Lizz Wright and Angelique Kidjo. She performed at the White House on multiple occasions, including President Obama’s state dinner for the president of China as well as the Governors Ball.

Reeves’ 2014 release Beautiful Life features Gregory Porter, Robert Glasper, Lalah Hathaway, and esperanza spalding. Produced by Terri Lyne Carrington, Beautiful Life won the 2015 Grammy for Best Jazz Vocal Album. Reeves is the recipient of honorary doctorates from Berklee College of Music and the Juilliard School. In 2018, the National Endowment for the Arts designated Reeves a Jazz Master—the highest honor the United States bestows on jazz artists.

diannereeves.com

Brahms and Fauré

Members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic

FAURÉ Piano Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 15 (c. 32 minutes)

Allegro molto moderato

Scherzo: Allegro vivo

Adagio

Allegro molto

Jin-Shan Dai, violin

Michael Larco, viola

David Garrett, cello

Junko Ueno Garrett, piano

INTERMISSION

BRAHMS String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 51, No. 2 (c. 36 minutes)

Allegro non troppo

Andante moderato

Quasi Minuetto, moderato

Finale: Allegro non assai

Mark Kashper, violin

Jung Eun Kang, violin

Leticia Oaks Strong, viola

Barry Gold, cello

To read about the program and the performers, please turn to the enclosed insert.

Programs and artists subject to change.

TUESDAY

MARCH 5, 2024 8PM

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

Prokofiev and Rachmaninoff

Los Angeles Philharmonic

Domingo Hindoyan, conductor

Mao Fujita, piano

Sofia GUBAIDULINA Poema-Skazka (“Fairy-Tale Poem”) (c. 12 minutes)

RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18 (c. 33 minutes)

Moderato

Adagio sostenuto

Allegro scherzando Mao Fujita

INTERMISSION

PROKOFIEV Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major, Op. 100 (c. 46 minutes)

Andante

Allegro marcato

Adagio

Allegro giocoso

THURSDAY

MARCH 7, 2024 8PM

SATURDAY

MARCH 9 8PM

SUNDAY

MARCH 10 2PM

Official and exclusive timepiece of the Los Angeles Philharmonic at Walt Disney Concert Hall

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

Media sponsor: KUSC (3/7)

AT A GLANCE

Russian Triptych

Rachmaninoff’s Second Piano Concerto— heroically challenging for the soloist, enthralling and uplifting for the audience— has been enormously popular since its premiere at the dawn of the 20th century, and Prokofiev’s Fifth Symphony was also received with enthusiastic admiration. In it, the virtuosic aspirations of Rachmaninoff’s

solo protagonist become communal in a wartime paean to the human spirit. The opening panel of this triptych, which covers 70 years of Russian music in the 20th century, is Sofia Gubaidulina’s wry, evanescent tone poem about a piece of chalk with its own allegorical ambitions.

—John Henken

POEMA-SKAZKA (“FAIRY-TALE POEM”)

Sofia Gubaidulina (b. 1931)

Composed: 1971

Orchestration: 3 flutes, 3 clarinets (3rd=bass clarinet), percussion (suspended cymbal, vibraphone, marimba), harp, piano, and strings

First LA Phil performances.

Sofia Gubaidulina is regarded as one of the foremost Russian composers of our time due to her fearless experimentation with alternative tunings, unusual instrumentation, and spiritual themes. Born in the Soviet Union, she became known for creating striking impact by placing dramatic moments of silence

between quiet, cascading melodies and intense bursts of harmonic color.

Gubaidulina’s PoemaSkazka was originally composed for a 1971 radio program based on “The Little Piece of Chalk,” a children’s story by Czech writer Miloš Macourek. Gubaidulina describes it as follows:

“I liked the story so much and I found it so symbolic of an artist’s fate that I came to have a very personal relationship with this piece. This story’s main character is a little piece of chalk that people use to write on a blackboard. The chalk dreams that it will draw marvelous castles, beautiful gardens with pavilions, and the sea. But day after day, the chalk is forced to write boring words, numbers, and

geometric shapes on the blackboard. And while the children grow bigger every day, the chalk gets smaller and smaller. It gradually despairs and loses hope that it could ever draw the sun or the sea. It soon becomes so small that it can no longer be used in the classroom, and it’s thrown away. After that, the chalk finds itself once again in total darkness and thinks it died. But what seemed to be the darkness of death turns out to be a boy’s pants pocket. His hand takes the chalk out into the daylight and begins to draw castles, gardens with pavilions, and the sea with the sun on the asphalt. The chalk is so happy that it doesn’t even notice that it’s disintegrating as it sketches this beautiful world.” —Piper

Starnes

PIANO CONCERTO

NO. 2 IN C MINOR, OP. 18

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873–1943)

Composed: 1901

Orchestration: 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion (bass drum and cymbals), strings, and solo piano

First LA Phil performance: December 8, 1927, Georg Schnéevoigt conducting, with Benno Moiseiwitsch, soloist

The teenaged Sergei Prokofiev, already a discerning pianist and critic, described Rachmaninoff’s Second Piano Concerto as “a very beautiful and famous concerto…it begins with chords, and then a broad theme do-re-do.”

The Concerto does open dramatically, with a series of rich piano solo chords tolling like bells for eight measures in F-major, before the orchestra enters with the surging main “ do-re-do” (C-D-C) theme in C minor. Another Russian pianist, Nikolai Medtner, called this dynamic, sobbing motif “one of the most strikingly Russian of themes. There is no ethnographic trimming here, no dressing up, no decking out in national dress, no folksong intonation,

and yet every time, from the first bell stroke, you feel the figure of Russia rising up to her full height.”

Oddly, Rachmaninoff did not complete the Concerto’s first movement until after the remaining two. In fact, the last two movements were the first to be heard publicly, at a concert in Moscow, in December of 1900.

Rachmaninoff completed the first movement in April of 1901 and played the solo part at the concerto’s premiere the following autumn. Its enthusiastic reception roused the famously moody composer out of the depression he had been battling since the disastrous premiere of his First Symphony in 1897 and firmly established his reputation in Russia. Abroad, too, the work enjoyed immediate success. Rachmaninoff dedicated the Concerto to Dr. Nikolai Dahl, who had helped him overcome his crippling feelings of inferiority and insecurity.

The high level of inspiration evident in the opening bars never flags. A second, more lyrical, theme provides contrast, along with a sevennote march motif developed dramatically in a climactic Maestoso section, where the piano thunders rhythmic chords over the main theme in the orchestra. The notable

absence of a cadenza for the soloist creates a strong sense of flowing and uninterrupted continuity. The first movement’s themes reappear later at strategic moments.

In the second movement, the mood changes, dominated by a slow, pastoral theme in E major and 4/4 meter, but with surprising offbeat stresses in the accompaniment. A fast, marching theme opens the finale, before Rachmaninoff introduces what became one of his most popular melodies in the oboe and violas, a sad and swooping theme that is languid and exotically colored in character. Passed several times almost unchanged between soloist and orchestra, it yields to a breathless coda that breaks the dreamy mood. Throughout, soloist and orchestra are harmonious partners, never competitors, and the supply of slightly melancholy (but never lugubrious) lyricism seems endless.

Over the years, the Concerto entered the realm of popular culture. Buddy Kaye and Ted Mossman adapted the last movement’s second theme into the croony song “Full Moon and Empty Arms,” recorded by the young Frank Sinatra. Numerous scores for film—Grand Hotel, Brief Encounter, The Seven Year Itch—also feature its music. —Harlow Robinson

SYMPHONY NO. 5 IN B-FLAT MAJOR, OP. 100

Sergei Prokofiev (1891–1953)

Composed: 1944

Orchestration: piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets, E-flat clarinet, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion (bass drum, cymbals, snare drum, suspended cymbal, tamtam, tambourine, triangle, wood block), piano, harp, and strings

First LA Phil performance: July 17, 1947, Antal Doráti conducting

In 1933, after 15 years abroad, Prokofiev returned to Russia. He decided— without prodding (yet) from the commissars—that his music, hitherto aimed at the few, might now become an integral part of a broader Soviet cultural life. The following years produced some marvelous stuff, including Alexander Nevsky, the ballets Romeo and Juliet and Cinderella, and the Fifth Symphony—music of power, lyricism, and accessibility.

The Symphony was written in only a month, in

1944, mostly at the resort of Ivanovo where the Soviet Composers’ Union had made it possible for the nation’s leading musicians— Shostakovich, Miaskovsky, and Khachaturian, as well as Prokofiev—to continue their work away from the war-ravaged cities.

Prokofiev, with characteristic sobriety, regarded his Fifth Symphony as “very important not only for the musical material that went into it, but also because I was returning to the symphonic form after a break of 16 years. The Fifth Symphony is the culmination of an entire period in my work. I conceived of it as a symphony on the greatness of the human soul.”

The first performance of the Fifth Symphony was presented in Moscow under the composer’s baton in January of 1945, only days after news of a great victory of the Soviet army over the Germans on the Vistula River, the last major battle of the war on Russian soil. In March, it was heard in Leningrad; in May (the war in Europe just ended), in Paris; and in November, the first American performance was given by the Boston Symphony under the composer’s old friend Serge Koussevitzky. While

important works were still to come from Prokofiev’s pen, this was the last music he created before his long, slow physical decline, which began with a concussion suffered in a fall only days after the score’s Moscow premiere.

The Symphony is in four movements: slow, fast, slow, fast. The long, somber opening has been compared to those in the symphonies of Shostakovich, notably that composer’s Fifth, which preceded Prokofiev’s by seven years. But Prokofiev’s is a good deal more varied in mood and ultimately less oppressive. It is in traditional sonata-allegro form, except that the allegro is considerably slower than one would expect. The hair-raising coda, it might be noted, elicited a spontaneous burst of applause from its first audience, and it is easy to see why.

The second movement is a scintillating scherzo, the airy staccato of the first violins accompanied by a delicately syncopated clarinet riff, eventually joined by the piano and a variety of percussion. After a deceptively relaxed oboe and clarinet introduction, the trio

turns equally animated, with a jauntily dancy tune announced by the clarinet to the accompaniment of strings, snare drum, and tambourine. On its return, the scherzo assumes a more weighty and menacing coloration than when first heard.

The slow movement is among the most eloquent creations in the entire Prokofiev catalog. The hauntingly lyrical opening theme—again with particularly ear-catching writing for the clarinet—is followed by a darker middle section, leading eventually to a thrilling climax before the opening theme returns, and the movement concludes in gentle, dirgelike fashion, capped by a rising clarinet arpeggio.

The finale again opens with deceptive simplicity—sweetly in the woodwinds but growing increasingly tart as a bit of string-and-horn frolicking brings on the lively clarinet (again) and a chain of perky mocking dances. A solemn note briefly intrudes before the dancing resumes, growing ever wilder, with slashing percussion punctuation, culminating in a propulsive and thrillingly grotesque coda. —Herbert Glass

DOMINGO HINDOYAN

Domingo Hindoyan, one of today’s most exciting conductors, is the Chief Conductor of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic. During his first season in Liverpool, Hindoyan led a critically acclaimed conducting debut at the BBC

Proms and embarked upon various recording projects. He has also prioritized educational programs, world premieres and commissions. Hindoyan’s acclaimed recording Verismo (released in October 2023) with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic explores preludes and intermezzos from Italian operas, while the next album is of Bruckner’s Fourth Symphony, released in February 2024.

Highlights of his 2023/24 season include returns to the BBC Proms with Royal Liverpool Philharmonic as well as performances with Aarhus Symfoniorkester and the Royal Philharmonic

Orchestra. He also debuts with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Boston Symphony, as well as the Minnesota Orchestra.

On the opera stage, he returns to the Deutsche Staatsoper Berlin with a production of Madama Butterfly and to the Opera National de Bordeaux for a production of Rusalka A native of Caracas, Venezuela, Hindoyan began his career as a violinist and member of El Sistema, and then was a member of Daniel Barenboim’s WestEastern Divan Orchestra. From 2013 to 2016, he was the first assistant to Barenboim at the Deutsche Staatsoper Berlin.

MAO FUJITA

With an innate musical sensitivity and naturalness to his artistry, 25-year-old pianist Mao Fujita has already impressed many leading musicians as one of those special talents that come along only rarely, equally at home in Mozart as the major romantic repertoire.

Born in Tokyo, Fujita was still studying at the Tokyo College of Music in 2017 when he took First Prize at the prestigious Concours International de Piano Clara Haskil in Switzerland, along with the Audience Award, Prix Modern Times, and the Prix Coup de Coeur, which first

brought him to the attention of the international music community. He was also the Silver Medalist at the 2019 Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow, where his special musical qualities received exceptional attention from a jury of leading musicians.

Highlights in the 2023/24 season include tours with the Gewandhaus Orchestra (Andris Nelsons), the Czech Philharmonic (Semyon Bychkov), and the Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte Carlo (Kazuki Yamada), concerts with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (Sir John Eliot Gardiner), Israel Philharmonic (Iván Fischer), Los Angeles Philharmonic, Vienna Symphony Orchestra and Frankfurt Radio Symphony, as well as recitals at the Elbphilharmonie, among others. Fujita has performed at the Elbphilharmonie, Heidelberger Frühling, KlavierFestival Ruhr, and on tour in Japan and China.

Fujita is an exclusive Sony Classical International artist.

In October 2022, his eagerly anticipated debut album on the Sony Classical label, a studio recording of Mozart’s complete piano sonatas, was released to unanimous acclaim for its transparent sound worlds and vividly detailed interpretation. He has performed the full sonata cycle at the Verbier Festival, the Wigmore Hall, and across Japan’s major concert halls.

Starting piano lessons at the age of three, Fujita won his first international prize in 2010 at the World Classic in Taiwan and became a laureate of numerous national and international competitions such as the Rosario Marciano International Piano Competition in Vienna (2013), Zhuhai International Mozart Competition for Young Musicians (2015), and the Gina Bachauer International Young Artists Piano Competition (2016). Fujita moved to Berlin in 2022 for further studies with Kirill Gerstein.

John Williams Spotlight Superman in Concert

Los Angeles Philharmonic

Thomas Wilkins, conductor

Alexander Salkind presents Marlon Brando Gene Hackman

A Richard Donner Film

Superman Starring

Christopher Reeve

Also Starring

Ned Beatty

Jackie Cooper

Maria Schell

Glenn Ford

Trevor Howard

Margot Kidder

Valerie Perrine

Terence Stamp Phyllis Thaxter Susannah York

Superman Created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster

Story by Mario Puzo

Screenplay by Mario Puzo

David Newman

Leslie Newman

Robert Benton

Creative Consultant Tom Mankiewicz

Director of Photography Geoffrey Unsworth, B.S.C.

Production Designer John Barry

Music by John Williams

Executive Producer Ilya Salkind

Produced by Pierre Spengler

Directed by Richard Donner

Panavision® Technicolor®

An Alexander and Ilya Salkind Production

Presented without an intermission.

Tonight’s program is a presentation of the complete film Superman with a live performance of the film’s entire score. Out of respect for the musicians and your fellow audience members, please remain seated until the conclusion of the music.

SUPERMAN and all related characters and elements are trademarks of and © DC Comics. © 2024 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved. Original Soundtrack Available on Warner Archives/Rhino Movie Music

FRIDAY

MARCH 15, 2024 8PM

Official and exclusive timepiece of the Los Angeles Philharmonic at Walt Disney Concert Hall

Programs and artists are subject to change.

FROM THE COMPOSER

Growing up in my generation meant that you avidly followed the exploits of Superman in the syndicated comic strips that regularly appeared in newspapers across the country. It was a time when Superman fired the imaginations of all young people, and I was no exception.

Many years later, when director Richard Donner asked me to compose

the score for his feature film Superman, I was thrilled and truly felt that I was revisiting a formative part of my childhood.

The film starred, among others, Christopher Reeve, Gene Hackman, Margot Kidder, and the great Marlon Brando. But it was young Chris Reeve’s unforgettable performance in the title role that endeared this timeless character to

movie audiences around the world. After so many years, I’m truly delighted that those audiences are now able to experience the film with the musical score performed live by one of our great symphony orchestras.

—John Williams

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 our

nation’s most distinguished and contributive musical voices. He has composed the music for more than one hundred films, including all nine Star Wars films, the first three Harry Potter films, Schindler’s List, E.T. the ExtraTerrestrial, 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 fourteen seasons and remains their 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 fifty-four Oscar nominations, seven British Academy Awards, twenty-five Grammys, 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 UK’s prestigious Royal Philharmonic Society.

photo : Lefterisphoto.com

PRODUCTION CREDITS

By arrangement with Warner Bros. Pictures, Superman in Concert is produced by Film Concerts Live!, a joint venture of IMG Artists, LLC and The Gorfaine/Schwartz Agency, Inc.

Producers:

Steven A. Linder and Jamie Richardson

Director of Operations: Rob Stogsdill

Production Manager: Sophie Greaves

Production Assistant: Katherine Miron

Worldwide Representation: IMG Artists, LLC

Supervising

Technical Director: Mike Runice

Technical Director:

Mike Daniels

Music Composed by John Williams

Music Preparation: Jo Ann Kane Music Service

Film Preparation for Concert Performance:

Ramiro Belgardt, Epilogue Media

Technical Consultant:

Laura Gibson

Sound Remixing for Concert Performance:

Chace Audio by Deluxe

In memory of Christopher Reeve.

The score for Superman has been adapted for live concert performance.

With special thanks to:

Warner Bros. Pictures, Richard Donner, John Williams, Toby Emmerich, Paul Broucek, Stella Burks, Jeff Crawford, Nicole Woods, Amy Archambault, Kristie Nakamura, Ann Martin, Carol Cuellar, Michael Worden, Mike Matessino, Alex Levy, Mark Graham, Matt Voogt, and Bethany Brinton.

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. Additionally, he is the Boston Symphony’s Artistic Advisor, Education and Community Engagement; Indiana University’s Henry A. Upper Chair of Orchestral Conducting 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 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 of 2018, the Longy School of Music 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, he 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 of Music and the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston. He and his wife Sheri-Lee are the proud parents of twin daughters Erica and Nicole.

Bernstein and Wooten

Los Angeles Philharmonic

Thomas Wilkins, conductor

Victor Wooten, bass

COLERIDGE-TAYLOR Ballade in A minor, Op. 33 (c. 10 minutes)

BERNSTEIN

Symphonic Dances from West Side Story (c. 24 minutes)

Prologue (Allegro moderato)

“Somewhere” (Adagio)

Scherzo (Vivace e leggiero)

Mambo (Meno presto)

Cha-cha (Andantino con grazia)

Meeting Scene (Meno mosso)

Cool Fugue (Allegretto)

Rumble (Molto allegro)

Finale (Adagio)

INTERMISSION

Victor WOOTEN La Lección Tres (c. 24 minutes)

I.

II. Interlude

III.

Victor Wooten

SATURDAY

MARCH 16, 2024 8PM

SUNDAY

MARCH 17 2PM

Official and exclusive timepiece of the Los Angeles

Philharmonic at Walt Disney Concert Hall

AT A GLANCE

Musical languages

“Jazz is the ultimate common denominator of the American musical style,” Leonard Bernstein wrote. The Symphonic Dances that he orchestrated from his West Side Story Broadway score are underpinned by that denominator throughout, whether in the kinetic dance verve of the “Mambo” or the wistful hope of “Somewhere.” Electric-bass

master Victor Wooten is stylistically omnivorous, ranging effortlessly over a broad and varied musical terrain in La Lección Tres, inspired by a 12-bar theme he wrote for his book The Lesson, a mystical guide to “speaking” music like language. Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s fierce Ballade in A minor makes a volatile, dramatic prelude. —John Henken

BALLADE IN A MINOR, OP. 33

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875–1912)

Composed: 1898

Orchestration: 2 flutes, piccolo, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion (cymbals), and strings

First LA Phil performances.

Musically precocious, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor entered the Royal College of Music in his native London as a violinist at the age of 15. Within a year, he had six choral pieces published. A year after he left the school, he received his first commission, from the Three Choirs Festival, on the recommendation of Elgar. “I am sorry I am too busy to do so,” Elgar wrote

when the Festival offered him a commission. “I wish, wish, wish you would ask Coleridge-Taylor to do it. He still wants recognition, and he is far and away the cleverest fellow going amongst the young men.”

What the Festival got was indeed a clever young man’s piece, a wild orchestral ride brimming with invention and energy. Like a poetic ballad, the piece is organized in stanza-like sections. Its main theme is dramatically driven and explosively orchestrated; its tender lyrical foil achieves contrast mainly through meter and texture.

Coleridge-Taylor, who would later be called “the black Mahler” by orchestral musicians in New York, conducted the highly successful premiere himself at the Festival in 1898. —John Henken

SYMPHONIC DANCES FROM WEST SIDE STORY

Leonard Bernstein (1918–1990)

Composed: 1960

Orchestration: 3 flutes (3rd=piccolo), 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets, E-flat clarinet, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 4 horns, 3 trumpets (1st=piccolo trumpet), 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion (bass drum, bongo, chimes, congas, cowbell, cymbals, drum set, finger cymbals, gong, guiro, maracas, bells, police whistle, tambourine, tenor drum, timbales, triangle, vibraphone, wood blocks, xylophone), harp, piano, celesta, alto saxophone, and strings

First LA Phil performance: April 22, 1961, John Green conducting

A child of the Jazz Age, Leonard Bernstein grafted George Gershwin’s Russian immigrant roots onto Cole Porter’s Ivy League education (Harvard, for Bernstein). His protean career developed very quickly: His famous debut conducting the New York Philharmonic on short notice in a nationally broadcast concert in November 1943 was followed the next year by the premieres of his First Symphony (“Jeremiah”) with the Pittsburgh Symphony; his ballet Fancy Free, choreographed by Jerome Robbins, at the Metropolitan Opera; and his Broadway musical On the Town.

In 1955-57, Bernstein wrote the musical West Side Story, the work that would ensure his fame as a composer. Then—after a New York run of almost two years (772 performances) and a national tour—in the opening weeks of 1960, Bernstein revisited his score for West Side Story and extracted nine sections to assemble into the Symphonic Dances. They premiered at a “Valentine for Leonard Bernstein” gala concert by the New York Philharmonic (a fundraiser for the orchestra’s pension fund) under Lukas Foss’ direction, on February 13, 1961.

The stylistic diversity within the Symphonic Dances is partially created by the juxtaposition of classical techniques (fugue, etc.) with dance rhythms and jazz syncopations. However, the essence of the entire score is that most prominent opening melodic figure of “Maria” (C-F sharp-G), with its characteristic tritone interval. The suite ends, like the musical itself, on edge, with an evocative chord containing the same interval.

The crucial role of dance in West Side Story added to the challenge of adapting the music for the concert platform. The orchestrations call for vibrant instrumental combinations and a huge percussion section (not to mention the vocal talents of the orchestra members!) to enhance the kinetic quality of the rhythms. More deeply, they tilt the narrative weight from a love story to gang conflict. We hear first the rivalry between the Jets and the Sharks, then the utopian opposite; their juxtaposition creates a dramatic tension that shapes the entire work. The printed score includes the following descriptions:

Prologue (Allegro moderato)—

The growing rivalry between two teenage street gangs, the Jets and Sharks.

“Somewhere” (Adagio)—In a visionary dance sequence, the two gangs are united in friendship.

Scherzo (Vivace e leggiero)—

In the same dream, they break through the city walls and suddenly find themselves in a world of space, air, and sun.

Mambo (Meno presto)—

Reality again; competitive dance between the gangs.

Cha-cha (Andantino con grazia)—The star-crossed lovers [Tony and Maria] see each other for the first time and dance together.

Meeting Scene (Meno mosso)—Music accompanies their first spoken words.

Cool Fugue (Allegretto)—An elaborate dance sequence in which the Jets practice controlling their hostility.

Rumble (Molto allegro)— Climactic gang battle during which the two gang leaders are killed.

Finale (Adagio)—Love music developing into a procession, which recalls, in tragic reality, the vision of “Somewhere.”

Notes compiled from Los Angeles Philharmonic archives

LA LECCIÓN TRES

Victor Wooten (b. 1964)

Composed: 2021

Orchestration: 2 flutes, piccolo, oboe, English horn, 2 clarinets (2nd=bass clarinet), 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion (1=suspended cymbals, ride cymbal, triangle, crash cymbals; 2=gong, castanets, claves, snare drum, field drum; 3=bass drum, wood block, castanets, pu’ili [split bamboo] sticks or Blastix; 4=temple blocks, snare drum, shaker, slap stick, basket shakers, wood block, gong, triangle, pu’ili sticks, tight shaker [cricket-like], Vibraslap, samba whistle, slide whistle, rain stick, maracas, metallic shaker; plus marimba, vibes, castanets, and shaker), harp, strings, and solo electric-bass guitar

First LA Phil performances.

Victor Lemonte Wooten was born September 11, 1964, in Mountain Home, Idaho, grew up primarily in Southern California and Newport News, VA, and lives in Nashville, TN. He wrote his bass-guitar concerto La Lección Tres—the third version of his piece The Lesson—for the Chicago Sinfonietta. The premiere, originally scheduled for June 2020, was delayed due to the pandemic emergency; Wooten himself was soloist in the first performance, which took place in a livestreamed online concert on June 5, 2021. The Boston Symphony Orchestra’s performances in

October 2021 were the first in front of a live audience.

The concerto is about 24 minutes long. In writing the piece, Wooten was determined to acknowledge the classical roots of the concerto genre, reflected in the three-movement form and the relationship between soloist and orchestra. He also acknowledges his friend Edgar Meyer, the double bassist and composer, as clarifying his ideas about the concerto as a historical idea. His hope is to bring two audiences—the symphonic and the avant jazz/ funk—closer together by using a musical language that speaks to both traditions. Wooten places the soloist in the Paganini-like virtuoso role, concerned with exhibiting the wide expressive capabilities of his instrument, from aggressive, punchy, and rhythmic to soaringly lyrical. Solo cadenzas are another nod to the concerto genre’s history, but Wooten also includes passages for the solo bass in its familiar role of accompanist, background to the orchestra’s melodic excursions.

Wooten uses two different basses in performing the piece: his customary fretted, four-string Fodera “yinyang” bass, along with another Fodera instrument made especially for him that can be bowed like a cello, giving the performer a wide range of timbral possibilities.

La Lección Tres begins with a slow and uncertain introduction. The main part of the movement is dominated by a flowing melody in 6/8 time,

first played by solo oboe. Taken up by the bass, the tune often covers more than three octaves in a short span. Wooten colors this melody with syncopations and shifts to other meters that temporarily destabilize the flow and anticipate changes in musical character, such as a circus-like episode that brings a new kind of energy in opposition to the minor-key lyrical tune. At its conclusion, the movement winds down like a tired clock.

The second movement opens with the bass in 5/4 time, a figuration that’s soon revealed as an accompaniment to slower-developing music beginning in the lowest depths of the orchestra. Following a quick waltzing passage, percussion highlights in the ensemble persuade the bass solo to become a percussion instrument itself before returning to its quasi-accompanimental role. After an extended major-key groove, the movement ends again in uncertainty. In an interlude preceding the finale, Wooten widens the spotlight to take in the entire orchestral bass section in a lighthearted exchange that segues to the energetic finale, propelled by a repeated, march-like rhythmic figure. The middle of the movement is atmospheric and colorful. The return of the ostinato march figure, enhanced by snare drum, restores the confident energy that brings the concerto to a close.

— © Robert Kirzinger. Excerpt reprinted by permission of the Boston Symphony Orchestra

THOMAS WILKINS

To read a biography of Thomas Wilkins, please turn to page P19

VICTOR WOOTEN

“Music is a great way—and a safe way—to teach just about any life principle,” Victor Wooten insists, one afternoon at a table outside of a Nashville cafe. “To be in a band, you have to listen to each other. Bands are at their best when every instrument is different, not the same. Everyone takes turn talking. Everyone speaks their voice. A lot of times musicians might ask, ‘What would you like me to play?’ I say, ‘Listen to the music. The music will tell you exactly what it needs.’”

Listening was always essential to Wooten. As the youngest of five brilliantly talented brothers, he listened to the music they loved and to the instruction his brothers offered as he began exploring the bass. He didn’t know it at the time but this sibling input helped free him from preconceptions.

Victor was just two years old when he played his first gigs with the Wooten Brothers Band: Regi on guitar, Roy a.k.a. “Futureman” on drums,

Rudy on sax, and Joseph on keyboards. They opened West Coast shows for Curtis Mayfield, War, and other headliners, nearly scored a major label deal until someone decided there was room for only one five-brother act. The other act just happened to be the Jackson 5. But that didn’t stop the five Wootens from pushing against convention.

Settling eventually in Nashville, where he connected with the like-minded banjoist and composer Béla Fleck, Wooten has earned five Grammy Awards, been honored three times by Bass Player magazine as Player of the Year, and is included in the Rolling Stone selection for “Top 10 Bassists of All Time.”

What really matters, though, is the example Wooten sets in his dedication to music as a means to enhance the human condition even for those who may never master an instrument. “Music shouldn’t be just about music,” he emphasizes. “Music should be about something greater. If all you do is music, what is your music about? You’ve got to have a life. You’ve got to have experiences. You’ve got to fall in and out of love. Getting away from your instrument and out into the world, you can see how the little bird gets up and sings—not to get paid but just because the sun is rising. You go outside to get more inside who you really are.”

Next Steps

March 2024

Belles-Lettres

Justin Peck/César Franck

Frank Bridge Variations

Hans van Manen/Benjamin Britten U.S. PREMIERE

NEW WORK

Melissa Barak/Kris Bowers WORLD PREMIERE

At The Broad Stage

Mar 22 7:30 pm

Mar 23 2:00 pm & 7:30 pm

Mar 24 2:00 pm

LEGACY DEBUSSY + HAMELIN

MAR 2 | THE WALLIS

MAR 3 | ZIPPER HALL

EXPLORE LACO’S 2023/24 SEASON

Margaret Batjer DIRECTOR OF CHAMBER MUSIC

Marc-André Hamelin PIANO

LEGACY: DEBUSSY + HAMELIN is made possible, in part, with the generous support from Anne-Marie + Alex Spataru.

TRADITIONS PERGOLESI’S STABAT MATER

MAR 30 | ALEX THEATRE

MAR 31 | ROYCE HALL

Jaime Martín CONDUCTOR

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HORIZONS BEETHOVEN + SKYE

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APR 21 | ROYCE HALL

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Tereza Stanislav VIOLIN

Yura Lee VIOLA

The featured performance of Tereza Stanislav is made possible, in part, with the generous support from Terri + Jerry Kohl and Ruth Eliel + Bill Cooney. Additional support for BEETHOVEN + SKYE provided by Carol Eliel + Tom Muller.

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ORCHESTRAL

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JIJI GUITAR

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Dive deep into masterpieces by Stravinsky, Shostakovich, and Rachmanino featuring LACO musicians and Venezuelan pianist Gabriela Montero. Then take a cinematic journey with a special, live, improvised performance by Montero to Charlie Chaplin’s timeless 1917 classic The Immigrant.

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Rif and Bridget Hutton

Elizabeth Bixby

Janeway Foundation

Monique and Jonathan Kagan

East West Bank

Michael Edelstein and Dr. Robin Hilder

Dr. Paul and Patti Eisenberg

Geoff Emery

Max Factor Family Foundation

Bonnie and Ronald Fein

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Foothill Philharmonic Committee

Debra Frank

William Kelly and Tomas Fuller

Terri and Jerry M. Kohl

The Norman and Sadie Lee Foundation

Anne Akiko Meyers and Jason Subotky

Maureen and Stanley Moore

Peninsula Committee

Richard and Ariane Raffetto

Barbara and Jay Rasulo

Koni and Geoff Rich

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Dr. Ralph A. Korpman

Live Nation

Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture

Alfred E. Mann

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Linda May and Jack Suzar

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Michael and Lori Milken Family Foundation

Drs. Jessie and Steven Galson

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Goldman Sachs Co. LLC

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Lucy S. Gonda MA, Creative Arts Therapies

Liz and Peter Goulds

The Green Foundation

Renée and Paul Haas

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Andrew Hewitt

The Hillenburg Family

County of Los Angeles Music Center Foundation

The Music Man Foundation

Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts

The Rauch Family Foundation

Rosenthal Family Foundation

James and Laura Rosenwald/Orinoco Foundation

Estate of Kenneth D. Sanson, Jr.

Ms. Christine Muller and Mr.

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National Endowment for the Arts

M. David and Diane Paul

Ms. Linda L. Pierce

Sandy and Barry D. Pressman

James D. Rigler/ Lloyd E. RiglerLawrence E. Deutsch Foundation

Allyson Rubin

Wendy and Ken Ruby

Thomas Safran

Ellen and Richard Sandler

Elizabeth and Justus Schlichting

Gerry Hinkley and Allen Briskin

Liz Levitt Hirsch

Mr. Tyler Holcomb

Thomas Dubois

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Annica and James

Newton Howard

Robin and Gary Jacobs

Meg and Bahram Jalali

Jo Ann and Charles Kaplan

Mr. and Mrs. Joshua R. Kaplan

Terri and Michael Kaplan

Tobe and Greg Karns

Paul Kester

The Rose Hills Foundation

Linda and David Shaheen

Alyce de Roulet Williamson

Marilyn and Eugene Stein

Margo and Irwin Winkler

Kristin and Jeff Worthe

Ellen and Arnold Zetcher

Jay and Deanie Stein Foundation Trust

Christian Stracke

Ronald and Valerie Sugar

Ms. Lois M. Tandy

Sue Tsao

Michael Tyler

Walter and Shirley Wang

Stasia and Michael Washington

Mr. Alex Weingarten

John and Marilyn Wells Family Foundation

Debra Wong Yang and John W. Spiegel

Mr. and Mrs. Keith Landenberger

Marvin J. Levy

Ms. Judith W. Locke

City of Los Angeles, Department of Cultural Affairs

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Carrie Nery

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Tye Ouzounian

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John Peter Robinson and Denise Hudson

Mr. Bennett Rosenthal

Ross Endowment Fund

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Honorable and Mrs. Richard Adler

Ms. Elizabeth Barbatelli

Susan Baumgarten

Camilo Esteban

Becdach

Dr. William Benbassat

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Helen and Peter S. Bing

Robert and Joan Blackman

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Tracey BoldemannTatkin and Stan Tatkin

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Mrs. Linda L. Brown

Business and Professional Committee

Ying Cai & Wann

S. Lee Foundation

Campagna Family Trust

The Capital Group Companies

Charitable Foundation

Ms. Nancy Carson and Mr. Chris Tobin

Dominic Chan

Andrea Chao-Kharma and Kenneth Kharma

Marlene Schall Chavez, Ph.D

$10,000

Anonymous (5)

ABC Entertainment

Ty Ahmad-Taylor

B. Allen and Dorothy Lay

Tichina Arnold

Ms. Lisette Arsuaga and Mr. Gilbert Davila

The Aversano

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Stephanie Barron

Stiv Bators

Sondra Behrens

Phyllis and Sandy Beim

Mark and Pat Benjamin

Mr. Herbert M. Berk

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Jay and Nadege Conger

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San Marino-Pasadena Philharmonic Committee

Dena and Irv Schechter/ The Hyman Levine Family Foundation: L’DOR V’DOR

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Gregory Slewett

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Mr. Michael Fox

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Manuela Cerri Goren

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Alexia Grevious

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Kiki Ramos Gindler and David Gindler

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Goodman Family Foundation

Robert and Lori Goodman

The Gorfaine/Schwartz Agency

Rob and Jan Graner

Mr. Bill Grubman

Marnie and Dan Gruen

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Vicken and Susan J. Haleblian

Laurie and Chris Harbert and Family

Stephen T. Hearst

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Walter and Donna Helm

Diane Henderson MD

Carol Henry

Stephen D. Henry and Rudy M. Oclaray

Bob and Nita Hirsch

Family Foundation

Ms. Michelle Horowitz

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Paul Horwitz

Dr. William B. Jones

Mr. Eugene Kapaloski

Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Kasirer

Sandi and Kevin Kayse

Mr. William Hair

Christy Haubegger

Stephen and Hope Heaney

Mr. and Mrs. Irwin Helford and Family

Jackson N. Henry

Arlene Hirschkowitz

Elizabeth HofertDailey Trust

Mr. Raymond W. Holdsworth

Joyce and Fredric Horowitz

Frank Hu and Vikki Sung

Ms. Julia Huang

Ms. Loretta Hung

Mr. Frank J. Intiso

Kristi Jackson and William Newby

Mr. and Mrs.

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Earvin Johnson Jr.

Barbara A. Jones

Mr. and Mrs. Steaven K. Jones, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Keller

Mr. and Mrs.

Kenneth N. Klee

Alan S. Koenigsberg and John A. Dotto

Lee Kolodny

Ms. Leerae Leaver

Igor Khandros and Susan Bloch

Jennifer and Cary Kleinman

Larry and Lisa Kohorn

Nickie and Marc Kubasak

Naomi and Fred Kurata

Ellie and Mark Lainer

Vicki Lan

David Lee

Lauren B. Leichtman and Arthur E. Levine

Keith and Nanette Leonard

Dr. Stuart Levine and Dr. Donna Richey

Ms. Agnes Lew

Mr. and Mrs. Simon K.C. Li

Anita Lorber

Theresa Macellaro / The Macellaro Law Firm

The Mailman Foundation

Raulee Marcus

Phillip and Stephanie Martineau

Jonathan and Delia Matz

Dwayne and Eileen McKenzie

Sharyl and Rafael Mendez, M.D.

Marcy Miller

Cindy Miscikowski

Mrs. Judith S. Mishkin

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Randi Levine

Maria and Matthew Lichtenberg

Kyle Lott

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Pam and Ron Mass

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Lisa and Willem Mesdag

Marc and Jessica Mitchell

Carmen Morgan

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Sujata Murthy

NBC Universal

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Kenneth T. & Eileen L.

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Peter O’Malley

Steve and Gail Orens

Loren Pannier

Ellen Pansky

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Chris Pine

Troy Pospisil

Dr. James Thompson and Dr. Diane Birnbaumer

Katy and Michael S. Saei

David William

Upham Foundation

Nancy Valentine

Jennifer and Dr. Ken Waltzer

Mr. John Monahan

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Wendy Stark Morrissey

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Christine M. Ofiesh

Andy S. Park

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Nancy and Glenn Pittson

Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Porath

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Diana Reid and Marc Chazaud

Cathleen and Scott Richland

Ms. Anne Rimer

Mimi Rotter

The SahanDaywi Foundation

Ron and Melissa Sanders

Santa Monica-Westside

Philharmonic Committee

Evy and Fred Scholder Family

Mr. Murat Sehidoglu

Joan and Arnold Seidel

Neil Selman and Cynthia Chapman

Marc Seltzer and Christina Snyder

Joyce and David Primes

Mark Proksch and Amelie Gilette

William “Mito” Rafert

Lee Ramer

Hon. Vicki Reynolds and Mr. Murray Pepper

Risk Placement Services

Ernesto Rocco

William F. Rodriguez

Ms. Rita Rothman

Jesse Russo and Alicia Hirsch

Ann M. Ryder

Alexander and Mariette Sawchuk

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Mr. Alan M. Schwartz

Mr. Walter Sebring

Samantha and Marc Sedaka

Dr. Donald Seligman and Dr. Jon Zimmermann

Jane Semel

Julie and Bradley Shames

Ruth and Mitchell Shapiro

Gloria Sherwood

Jennifer Speers

Joseph and Suzanne Sposato

Debra and John Warfel

Mindy and David Weiner

WHH Foundation

John and Samantha Williams

Zolla Family Foundation

Mr. James J. Sepe

Nina Shaw and Wallace Little

Jill and Neil Sheffield

Walter H. Shepard and Arthur A. Scangas

Melanie and Harold Snedcof

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Sondheimer

The Specialty Family Foundation

Mr. Lev Spiro and Ms. Melissa Rosenberg

Zenia Stept and Lee Hutcherson

Eva and Marc Stern

Tom Strickler

Warren B. and Nancy L. Tucker

Elinor and Rubin Turner

Tom and Janet Unterman

Christine Upton

Noralisa Villarreal and John Matthew Trott

Tee Vo and Chester Wang

Warner Bros. Discovery

Libby Wilson, MD

Mahvash and Farrok Yazdi

Andre Young

Karl and Dian Zeile

Kevork and Elizabeth Zoryan

Mr. Adrian B. Stern

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Stern

James C. Stewart

Charitable Foundation

Marcie Polier Swartz and David Swartz

Priscilla and Curtis S. Tamkin

Suzanne and Michael E. Tennenbaum

Gabrielle Union

Mr. and Mrs. Johannes Van Tilburg

Nancy Voorhees

Rachel Wagman

Emory Walton

Laura and Casey Wasserman

Bob and Dorothy Webb

Sheila and Wally Weisman

Abby and Ray Weiss

Doris Weitz and Alexander Williams

Mr. and Mrs.

Steven White

Lori Williams and Stephen Schulte

Kimberly K. Wilson

Alana L. Wray

Mr. and Mrs.

Howard Zelikow

Bobbi and Walter Zifkin

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Javi Arango

Sandra Aronberg, M.D. and Charles Aronberg, M.D.

Ms. Judith A. Avery

Dr. Richard Bardowell, M.D.

Isaac Barinholtz and Erica Hanson

Mrs. Linda E. Barnes

Karen and Jonathan Bass

Reed Baumgarten

Logan Beitler

Ms. Karen S. Bell and Mr. Robert Cox

Maria and Bill Bell

Mr. and Mrs. Philip Bellomy

Denise Bevers

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Birnholz

Ken Blakeley and Quentin O’Brien

Mr. Michael Blea

Steven Blum

Greg Borrud

The Hon. Bob Bowers and Mrs. Reveta Bowers

Mr. David F. Bowman

Lynne Brickner and Gerald Gallard

Mr. and Mrs. Steven Bristing

Kevin Brockman and Dan Berendsen

Mara and Joseph Carieri

CBS Entertainment

Arthur and Katheryn Chinski

Dr. Stephanie Cho and Jacob Green

Mr. and Mrs.

Ronald Clements

Mr. David Colburn

Susan Cole-Hill

Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Cook

Victoria Cook

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Corben

Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Corwin

Lloyd Eric Cotsen

Dr. Carey Cullinane

Mr. James Davidson and Mr. Michael Nunez

Gloria De Olarte

Chaz Dean

Ms. Rosette Delug

Nancy and Patrick Dennis

The Randee and Ken Devlin Foundation

Mr. Anthony Dominici and Ms. Georgia Archer

Elizabeth and Kenneth M. Doran

Mark Dorner

Julie and Stan Dorobek

Shaun D’Souza

Bob Ducsay and Marina Pires de Souza

Janet and Larry Duitsman

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Brack W. Duker

Drs. Ray Duncan and Lauren Crosby

Anna Sanders Eigler

Bryan Elms

Kristen Engle

Richard J. Evans and Sara Evans

Mr. and Mrs. Irwin S. Field

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

Fox Rothschild LLP

Alfred Fraijo Jr. and Arturo Becerra

The Franke

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Ms. Kimberly Friedman

Ruchika Garga

Susan and David Gersh

Jason Gilbert

Leslie and Cliff

Gilbert-Lurie

The Gillis Family

Tina Warsaw Gittelson

Donald Glover

Mr. and Mrs. Russell Goldsmith

Mr. and Mrs. Louis L. Gonda

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Adrienne S. Alpert

James Alva

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Dr. Philip Anthony

Chukwuma Anyaoku

Cheryl Atienza

Carlo and Amy Baghoomian

Mr. Barry Baker

Terence Balagia

Lori G. Gordon

Lee Graff Foundation

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Dwight Hare and Stephanie Bergsma

Lynette Hayde

Mr. Donald V. Hayes

Nicolette F. Hebert

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Lawrence Kalantari

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Ellis N. Beesley, Jr.

M.D.

Mr. Richard Bemis

Benjamin Family Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Gregg and Dara Bernstein

Vince Bertoni and Damon Hein

Mr. and Mrs. Edward B. Levine

Saul Levine

Arthur Lewis

Marie and Edward Lewis

David and Rebecca Lindberg

Devon Lipe

Patricia and Larry Londre

Robert and Susan Long

Ms. Diana Longarzo

Los Angeles

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Mr. Joseph Lund and Mr. James Kelley

Ruth and Roger MacFarlane

Douglas MacLennan

Sandra Cumings

Malamed and Kenneth D. Malamed

Mr. and Mrs.

John V. Mallory

Melvin Mandel, M.D.

Todd Marshall

Areva Martin

Milli M. Martinez and Don Wilson

Mr. Gary J. Matus

Liliane Quon McCain

Ms. Catherine McClenahan

Cathy and John McMullen

Mr. Sheldon and Dr. Linda Mehr

Lawry Meister

Robert L. Mendow

Mr. and Mrs.

Dana Messina

Ms. Marlane Meyer

Coco Miller

Rachel Miller

Mr. Weston F. Milliken

Linda and John Moore

Mr. David S. Moromisato

Mrs. Lillian Mueller

Sheila Muller

Craig and Lisa Murray

Mr. Emory R. Myrick

Mr. and Mrs.

Jeff Nathan

Kevin Nazemi

Robert and

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Mrs. Cynthia Nelson

Nitin Bhatia

D Bichir

Dr. Andrew C. Blaine and Dr. Leigh Lindsey

Thomas J. Blumenthal

Joan N. Borinstein

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Mr. Ray Boucher

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Mrs. Susan Bowey

Dr. and Mrs. Hans Bozler

Resheida Brady

Ms. Marie Brazil

Mrs. William Brand and Ms. Carla B. Breitner

Robert Brichacek

Mumsey and Allan Nemiroff

Mr. and Mrs.

Randy Newman

Ms. Kimberly Nicholas

Ms. Mary D. Nichols

Renae Niles

Nellie Nizam

Ms. Margaret R. O’Donnell

Irene and Edward Ojdana

Mr. Ralph Page and Patty Lesh

Ana Paludi and Michael Lebovitz

Ms. Melissa Papp-Green

Cynthia Patton

Alyssa Phaneuf

Carolyn Phillips

Lorena and R. Joseph Plascencia

Bronwyn Pollock

Lyle and Lisi Poncher

Robert J. Posek, M.D.

Debbie and Rick Powell

James S. Pratty, M.D.

Steven Ray

Mr. Eduardo Repetto

Christopher Reynolds

Jhamal Robinson

Mr. and Mrs.

Matthew Rowland

Mr. Andrew E. Rubin

Dr. Michael Rudolph

Miles Rutkowski

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Rutter

Thomas C. Sadler and Dr. Eila C. Skinner

Dr. and Mrs. Bernard Salick

Jason Sanford

Drs. Joan and Harry Saperstein

Mark and Valerie Sawicki

Ms. Maryanne Sawoski

Dr. and Mrs.

Ronald Schwartz

Dr. and Mrs. Hervey Segall

Dr. Ava Shamban

Ranada Shepard

Abby Sher

Pamela and Russ Shimizu

Mr. and Mrs. Elliot Shoenman

Mr. Adam Sidy

Mr. Donald M. Briggs and Mrs. Deborah

J. Briggs

Mary Lou Byrne and Gary W. Kearney

Diane Caliva

Mr. and Mrs.

Tom R. Camp

Gwen E. Campbell

Victor Carabello

Lorena Castro

Roberta Castro

Mr. Jon C. Chambers

Jami Chang

Jerry Chang

Adam Chase

Mr. Louis Chertkow

Susan and David Cole

Ms. Ina Coleman

Kenneth and Renata Simril

Bryan Sims

Brandi Slayton

Mr. Douglas H. Smith

SouthWest Heights

Philharmonic Committee

William Spiller

Lael Stabler and Jerone English

John Stauffer

Hilde

Stephens-Levonian

Rose and Mark Sturza

Ron Sweet

Jennifer Taguchi

Mr. and Mrs.

Randall Tamura

Andrew Tapper and Mary Ann Weyman

Mary Tong

Richard Turkanis and Wendy Kirshner

Typesetting Ink

Charles and Nicole Uhlmann

Jon Van Sluyters

Mr. and Mrs. Craig Vickers

Terry and Ann Marie Volk

Frank Wagner and Lynn O’Hearn Wagner

Mr. Nate Walker

Lisa and Tim Wallender

Eric Wang

Scott Ward

Robert and Penny White

Ms. Jill Wickert

Mr. Kirk Wickstrom and Mrs. Shannon

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Mr. Robert E. Willett

Denita Willoughby

David and Michele Wilson

Mr. Steve Winfield

Karen and Rick Wolfen

Ms. Eileen Wong

Scott Lee and Karen Wong

Linda and John Woodall

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Wynne

Mr. Nabih Youssef

Mr. William Zak

Mr. Garrett Collins and Mr. Matthew McIntyre

Mr. Michael Corben and Ms. Linda Covette

Nathan Cork

John Curry

Ms. Laurie Dahlerbruch

Chris Daly

Mr. Howard M. Davine

Corena De Klerk

Ann Deal

Nathan Dean

Ms. Mary Denove

Wanda Denson-Low and Ronald Low

Nikki Depaola

Christopher DeRosa

David Diaz

Mr. Kevin Dill

Michael Dillon

Tim and Neda Disney

R. Stephen Doan and Donna E. Doan

Lauren Shuler Donner

Mr. Gregory C. Drapac

Martha Duran

Alex Elias

Mrs. Eva Elkins

Ismail Elshareef

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Bob Estrin

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David and Eve Ford

Mrs. Diane Forester

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Ms. Susan Fragnoli and Mr. David Sands

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Lynn Franklin

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Freeland

Linda and James Freund

Alison Fried

Ian and Meredith Fried

Steven Friednam

Roberta and Conrad Furlong

Mrs. Diane Futterman

Brian Gallivan

Ben Gardner

Mr. and Mrs. Alan M. Gasmer

Dr. Tim A. Gault, Sr.

Bob and Mimi Gazzale

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Gertz

Susan and Jaime Gesundheit

Mr. and Mrs. Harlan Gibbs

Jon M. Gibson

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Gilbert

William and Phyllis Glantz

Glendale Philharmonic

Committee

Mr. and Mrs. Bruce S. Glickfeld

Dana Goldberg

Cheryl Goldring

The Honorable and Mrs.

Allan J. Goodman

Elliot Gordon and Carol Schwartz

Kathy Gould

Dr. Ellen Smith Graff

Samantha Grant

Mr. Frank Gruber and Ms. Janet Levin

Mr. Gary M. Gugelchuk

Mr. and Mrs. Pierre and Rubina Habis

Mr. Stephen E. Haddad

Ashleigh Hairston

Ahjalia Hall

Cynthia D. Hallett, MPH

Charles F. Hanes

Mr. Robert T. Harkins

Kerri Harper-Howie

Tiffany Harrington

Mr. Rick Harrison and Ms. Susan Hammer

Mr. and Mrs. Brian L. Harvey

Stacy Harvey

Jon Hawk

Byron and DeAnne Hayes

Dryden and Brian Helgoe

Betsydiane and Larry Hendrickson

Ms. Kathleen A. Henkel

Mr. and Mrs.

Enrique Hernandez, Jr.

Lonnie Herring

Kim Hershman

Dr. and Mrs. Hank Hilty

David and Martha Ho

Fritz Hoelscher

Greg and Jill Hoenes

Laura Fox, M.D., and John Hofbauer, M.D.

Janice and Laurence Hoffmann

G Hogan

K. Hohman Family

Ms. Barbara Holman

In Hong

Douglas and Carolyn Honig

Jill Hopper

Sean Horton

Dr. Timothy Howard and Jerry Beale

Brennan Hughes

Lori Hutcherson

Andrei and Luiza Iancu

International Committee of the Los Angeles

Philharmonic

Harry and Judy Isaacs

Dr. and Mrs.

Robert Itami

Mr. Sean Johnson

Arnold Jones

John Jones

Ratna Jones

Robin and Craig Justice

Jessica Kang

Mr. and Mrs. David S. Karton

Ms. Christine Kaunitz

Dr. and Mrs. David Kawanishi

Kayne, Anderson and Rudnick

Richard Kelton

Nona Khodai

Daisietta Kim and Rudolf Marloth

Kim-Narita and Shuda Family

Richard and Lauren King

Remembering

Lynn Wheeler Kinikin

Jay T. Kinn and Jules B. Vogel

Mr. and Mrs. Jon Kirchner

Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Konheim

Brett Kroha and Ryan Bean

Mr. and Mrs.

Howard A. Kroll

Dr. and Mrs.

Kihong Kwon

Tom Lallas and Sandy Milo

Thomas and Gloria Lang

Joan and Chris Larkin

James D. Laur

Mr. Les Lazar

Mr. Tom Leanse

Mr. Stephen Leidner

Brittany Lemon

Alan J. Levi and Sondra Currie-Levi

Mr. Donald S. Levin

Lydia and Charles Levy

Niceole Levy

David and Meghan Licata

Dr. and Mrs. Mark Lipian

Ms. Elisabeth Lipsman

Mr. Greg Lipstone

Ms. Bonnie Lockrem and Mr. Steven Ravaglioli

Long Beach Auxiliary

Julie Long

Susan Disney Lord and Scott Lord

Kristine and David Losito

Mr. and Mrs.

Boutie Lucas

Crystal and Elwood Lui

Luppe and Paula Luppen

Nigel Lythgoe

Mr. and Mrs. Rick Madden

Konstantina Mahlia

Constance Mann

Mr. and Mrs.

Ronald Manzani

Mr. Allan Marks and Dr. Mara Cohen

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Paul Martin

Mrs. Suzanne Marx

Dr. and Mrs. Gene Matzkin

Mr. William McCune

Mr. and Mrs. William F. McDonald

Michael and Jan Meisel

Marcia Bonner Meudell and Mike Merrigan

Linda and David Michaelson

Dr. Gary Milan

Ms. Joanna Miller

Linda and Kenneth Millman

Mr. and Mrs. Simon Mills

Janet Minami

Mr. and Mrs. William Mingst

Cynthia Miscikowski

Maria and Marzi Mistry

Ms. Roxanne Modjallal

Mr. Alexander Moradi

Gretl and Arnold Mulder

Munger, Tolles & Olson

Beverly Murray

Mr. James A. Nadal and Amelia Nadal

Ms. Kari Nakama

Mr. Jose Luis Nazar

Stuart and Bruce Needleman

Mr. Jerold B. Neuman

Mr. Richard Newcome and Mr. Mark Enos

Ms. Becky Novy

Ms. Jeri L. Nowlen

Mr. and Mrs. Oberfeld

Mr. Dale Okuno

David Olson and Ruth Stevens

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Orkand

Adriana Ortiz

Paul Pelligrino

Martin Perez

Natasha Phan

Ms. Virginia Pollack

Mr. Albert Praw

Michael Praw

Ms. Marci Proietto

Patrick Ragen

Ms. Miriam Rain

Julie Ramirez

Andrew Rankin

Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Ratkovich

Mr. and Mrs. Harold Ray

David and Mary Beth Redding

Resource Direct

Dr. Susan F. Rice

Mr. and Mrs.

Norman L. Roberts

Robinson Family

Foundation

Hon. Ernest M. Robles

Rock River

Mrs. Laura H. Rockwell

Berta Rodriguez

In memory of RJ and JK Roe

Mr. and Mrs. William C. Roen

Jody Rogers

Diep Romano

Lois Rosen

Peter and Marla Rosen

Kevin and Marguerite Ross

Robyn and Steven Ross

Mr. Michael Rouse

Bill Rowland

Ms. Karen Roxborough

Luis Ruiz

Payam Saadai

Jessica Saintfort

Valerie Salkin

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Sanders

Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Sarff

Jessica Savage

Cori Schnieber

Carol (Jackie) and Charles Schwartz

Mr. Alan Scolamieri

Michael Sedrak

Mrs. Barbara Segal

Dr. and Mrs. Hooshang Semnani

Ms. Amy J. Shadur-Stein

Shamban Family

Emmanuel Sharef

Hope and Richard N. Shaw

Samuel Shepard III

Kevin and Eileen Shields

Mr. Murray Siegel

Scott Silver

Ms. Ruth M. Simon

Dr. and Mrs.

Robert Sinskey

Mr. and Mrs. Peter R. Skinner

Leah R. Sklar

Professor Judy and Dr. William Sloan

Cynthia and John Smet

Gail and Jeffrey Smith

Linda Smith

Mr. and Mrs. Michael G. Smooke

Virginia Sogomonian and Rich Weiss

Michael Soloman and Steven Good

Michael and Mildred Sondermann

Dr. Michael Sopher and Dr. Debra Vilinsky

Shondell and Ed Spiegel

David and Michelle Spiegel

Gabrielle Starr and John Harpole

Ms. Angelika Stauffer

Mr. and Mrs. Pierre Steele

Jeff and Peg Stephens

Mr. Scott Stephens

Cliff Stephenson

Ms. Diane R. Stewart

Samuel Suchowiecky

Maia and Richard Suckle and The Anna & Benjamin Suckle Foundation

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MARGARET

ZANAIDA

The Sugimoto Family

Mr. Roy Sukimoto

Susan Sullivan

Mr. and Mrs. Larry W. Swanson

Akio Tagawa

Brent Taravella

Judith Taylor

Mr. Nick Teeter

Ms. Jennifer Cannon Terry

Suzanne Thomas

Mr. and Mrs.

Harlan H. Thompson

Michael Frazier Thompson

Ms. Evangeline M. Thomson

Jeremy Thurswell

Mr. and Mrs. Harris Toibb

Tpc Inc Steve Lang

Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Unger

Ingrid Urich-Sass

The Valley Committees for the Los Angeles Philharmonic

Mr. and Mrs. Peter J. Van Haften

David H. Vena

Adriana Vinson

Jenny Vogel

Elliott and Felise Wachtel

Christopher V. Walker

Mr. Eldridge Walker

John Ward

Tina Anne Warsaw Trust

Matthew Warshauer

Mr. Darryl Wash

Mr. William A. Weber

David Webster

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

Mr. and Mrs. Doug M. Weitman

Carla Williams

Mr. Lee Winkelman and Ms. Wendey Stanzler

Lori Wolf

Chris and Melissa Wood

Robert Wu and Merry Sui Yuan

Robert Wyman

Damier Xandrine

Mark Yesayian

Mr. Kevin Yoder

Mrs. Lillian Zacky

Michael Zells

Rudolf H. Ziesenhenne

Katiana andTom Zimmerman

Mr. Sanford Zisman and Ms. Janis Frame

Marcela Zuniga

Gregory

July

August

County of Los Angeles

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

Hilda L. Solis

Holly J. Mitchell

Lindsey P. Horvath Chair

Janice K. Hahn

Kathryn Barger Chair Pro Tem

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

Diana Diaz

Sandra Hahn

Helen Hernandez

Constance Jolcuvar

Alis Clausen Odenthal

Anita Ortiz

Jennifer Price-Letscher

Randi Tahara

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 Department of Arts and Culture, from the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs,

National Endowment for

CITY OF LOS ANGELES

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-Martinez

Katy Young Yaroslavsky

DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS

Daniel Tarica General Manager

CULTURAL AFFAIRS COMMISSION

Thien Ho President

Robert Vinson

Vice President

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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Be sure to visit musiccenter.org to learn about upcoming events and performances.

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TAKE A TOUR OF THE MUSIC CENTER

Free 90-minute docent-led tours take you through the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Ahmanson Theatre, Mark Taper Forum and Walt Disney Concert Hall, along with Jerry Moss Plaza. You’ll learn about the history and architecture of the theatres along with The Music Center’s beautiful outdoor spaces. Tours are offered daily. Check the schedule to plan a fun-filled day in Downtown L.A.! Visit musiccenter.org for additional information.

2023/2024 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

OFFICERS

Cindy Miscikowski Chair

Robert J. Abernethy Vice Chair

Darrell R. Brown Vice Chair

Rachel S. Moore

President & CEO

Diane G. Medina

Secretary

Susan M. Wegleitner

Treasurer

William Taylor Assistant Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

MEMBERS

AT LARGE

Charles F. Adams

William H. Ahmanson

Jill C. Baldauf

Susan E. Baumgarten

Phoebe Beasley

Thomas L. Beckmen

Kristin Burr

Dannielle Campos

Elizabeth Khuri Chandler

Amy R. Forbes

Greg T. Geyer

Joan E. Herman

Jeffrey M. Hill

Mary Ann Hunt-Jacobsen

Carl Jordan

Richard B. Kendall

Terri M. Kohl

Lily Lee

Cary J. Lefton

Keith R. Leonard, Jr.

David B. Lippman

Susan M. Matt

Elizabeth Michelson

Darrell D. Miller

Teresita Notkin

Michael J. Pagano

Cynthia M. Patton

Karen Kay Platt

Joseph J. Rice

Melissa Romain

Beverly P. Ryder

Maria S. Salinas

Corinne Jessie

Sanchez

Mimi Song

Johnese Spisso

Michael Stockton

Philip A. Swan

Timothy S. Wahl

Jennifer M. Walske

Jay S. Wintrob

GENERAL COUNSEL

Rollin A. Ransom

DIRECTORS

EMERITI

Wallis Annenberg

Peter K. Barker

Judith Beckmen

Ronald W. Burkle

John B. Emerson **

Richard M. Ferry

Brindell Gottlieb

Bernard A. Greenberg

Stephen F. Hinchliffe, Jr.

Glen A. Holden

Kent Kresa

Edward J. McAniff

Mattie McFaddenLawson

Fredric M. Roberts

Richard K. Roeder

Claire L. Rothman

Joni J. Smith

Lisa Specht **

Cynthia A. Telles

James A. Thomas

Andrea L. Van de Kamp **

Thomas R. Weinberger

Alyce de Roulet

Williamson

** Chair Emeritus

Current as of 1/22/24

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s Yannick Lebrun.

Photo by Dario Calmese.

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES

Support from the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors plays an invaluable role in the successful operation of The Music Center.

LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

As a steward of The Music Center of Los Angeles County, we recognize that we occupy land originally and still inhabited and cared for by the Tongva, Tataviam, Serrano, Kizh and Chumash Peoples. We honor and pay respect to their elders and descendants — past, present and emerging — as they continue their stewardship of these lands and waters. We acknowledge that settler colonization resulted in land seizure, disease, subjugation, slavery, relocation, broken promises, genocide and multigenerational trauma. This acknowledgment demonstrates our responsibility and commitment to truth, healing and reconciliation and to elevating the stories, culture and community of the original inhabitants of Los Angeles County.

Janice Hahn Supervisor, Fourth District

Hilda L. Solis Supervisor, First District

Lindsey P. Horvath Chair, Third District

Kathryn Barger Chair Pro Tem, Fifth District

Holly J. Mitchell Supervisor, Second District

We are grateful to have the opportunity to live and work on these ancestral lands. We are dedicated to growing and sustaining relationships with Native peoples and local tribal governments, including (in no particular order) the:

• Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians

• Gabrielino Tongva Indians of California Tribal Council

• Gabrieleno/Tongva San Gabriel Band of Mission Indians

• Gabrieleño Band of Mission Indians-Kizh Nation

• San Manuel Band of Mission Indians

• San Fernando Band of Mission Indians

To learn more about the First Peoples of Los Angeles County, please visit the Los Angeles City/County Native American Indian Commission website at lanaic.lacounty.go

(From left to right)

Live at The Music Center

SAT 2 MAR / 8:00 P.M.

Dirty Projectors with the LA Phil: David Longstreth’s "Song of the Earth"

LA PHIL

@ Walt Disney Concert Hall

SUN 3 MAR / 2:00 p.m.

Double Feature: Highway 1, USA & The Dwarf

LA OPERA

@ Dorothy Chandler Pavilion Thru 3/17/24

SUN 3 MAR / 7:30 p.m.

Dianne Reeves

LA PHIL

@ Walt Disney Concert Hall

TUE 5 MAR / 8:00 p.m.

Chamber Music by Brahms and Amy Beach

LA PHIL

@ Walt Disney Concert Hall

THU 7 MAR / 8:00 p.m.

Prokofiev and Rachmaninoff

LA PHIL

@ Walt Disney Concert Hall Thru 3/10/24

SAT 9 MAR / 11:00 a.m.

Symphonies for Youth Swan Lake: Reimagined

LA PHIL

@ Walt Disney Concert Hall Also 3/23/24

FRI 15 MAR / 8:00 p.m.

John Williams Spotlight: "Superman" in Concert

LA PHIL

@ Walt Disney Concert Hall

FRI 15 MAR / 7:30 p.m.

MAR 2024

Magic Hour in Los Angeles: America’s Cultural Renaissance of 1974 CENTER THEATRE GROUP

Presented in association with MUSE/IQUE

@ Mark Taper Forum Thru 3/17/2024

SAT 16 MAR / 8:00 P.M.

Bernstein and Wooten

LA PHIL

@ Walt Disney Concert Hall Also 3/17/24

TUE 19 MAR / 8:00 p.m.

Green Umbrella Philip Glass: The Complete Etudes, 1 - 20

LA PHIL

@ Walt Disney Concert Hall

WED 20 MAR / 7:30 p.m.

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

THE MUSIC CENTER

@ Dorothy Chandler Pavilion Thru 3/24/24

FRI 22 MAR / 11:00 a.m.

John Adams’ "City Noir"

LA PHIL

@ Walt Disney Concert Hall Thru 3/24/24

FRI 22 MAR / 8:00 p.m.

Esa-Pekka Salonen and the San Francisco Symphony

LA PHIL

@ Walt Disney Concert Hall

TUE 26 MAR / 8:00 p.m.

Alex Edelman’s Just for Us CENTER THEATRE GROUP

@ Mark Taper Forum Thru 3/31/2024

SUN 24 MAR / 7:00 p.m.

Sounds About Town: Colburn Orchestra

LA PHIL

@ Walt Disney Concert Hall

TUE 26 MAR / 8:00 p.m.

Hindemith and Nielsen Chamber Music with the LA Phil

LA PHIL

@ Walt Disney Concert Hall

WED 27 MAR / 8:00 p.m.

Ray Chen

Colburn Celebrity Recital

LA PHIL

@ Walt Disney Concert Hall

THU 28 MAR / 8:00 p.m.

Michael Tilson Thomas

Leads Tchaikovsky

LA PHIL

@ Walt Disney Concert Hall Thru 3/30/24

SUN 31 MAR / 7:30 p.m.

Caetano Veloso

LA PHIL

@ Walt Disney Concert Hall

Visit musiccenter.org for additional information on all upcoming events.

Photo by John McCoy.