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World-class artists associated with the school, from Esa-Pekka Salonen to the Calidore String Quartet, are set to take the stage as well.

The LA Phil makes a splendid production out of Saint-Saëns, nicely setting up the concert’s second half of opera excerpts from Carmen.

At The Ford in L.A., Dorrance Dance shows off its “sophisticated hybrid of dance and music.”

The young pianist is already a great performer, as he shows in Beethoven’s “Emperor” Concerto.

Igor Stravinsky’s venerable modernist masterpiece still has the power to shock, if only you add in helicopters.

The celebrated Mexican singer-songwriter chats with SFCV ahead of her concerts with Gustavo Dudamel and the LA Phil.

Super soloist Aubree Oliverson is joined by her fellow post-conservatory grads in works by J.S. Bach and Georg Philipp Telemann.

The full roster of excellence, as chosen by our readers. Find out who has bragging rights this year.

The LA Phil is the latest orchestra to air the concerto, which was commissioned from five different composers.

The Negaunee Foundation has given $16.6 million to endow the program at Los Angeles’ Colburn School.