Los Angeles

Jean-Yves Thibaudet solos in Gershwin on a concert that also includes Caroline Shaw’s The Observatory.

Singing Vivaldi’s Stabat Mater and selections from Handel’s operas and oratorios, Mobley’s tone is celestial as promised.

Kelsey, who’s singing the title role in Rigoletto at LA Opera, is in demand thanks to his individual voice.

With a complement of string players, the Los Angeles-based group has a unique sound and repertory.

Tod Machover’s raucous theater piece is at UCLA this month, part of the Herb Alpert School of Music’s anniversary for Schoenberg.

Julia Adolphe’s Chrysalis, her third LA Phil commission focusing on metamorphosis, shares the bill with music by Maurice Ravel.

Your cheat sheet to great music festivals across California and the West.

The soloist resurrects the Armenian composer’s Piano Concerto and several solo works in a new recording.

Celebrating Louis Armstrong’s legacy, the project also features classical pianist Cecile Licad and players from Jazz at Lincoln Center.

The orchestra celebrates its connection to the modernist maestro with a bold, innovative concert.