The orchestra traversed Huang Ruo’s folksong settings and Clarice Assad’s guitar concerto based in Brazilian myth.
Ólafsson turned in a perfect performance and composer John Adams led the orchestra in classic American scores.
Yuri Possokhov’s world premiere production is a beautifully wrought tale of passion, regret, and missed connection.
Capping off a remarkable week for L.A. orchestral music, the maestro drew sophistication and nuance from the exuberant ensemble.
The rising violinist was the perfect steward for an Enlightenment-themed concert, part of a weeklong SFCM residency.
Violinist Geneva Lewis and conductor François López-Ferrer brought interpretive clarity to an all-Romantic program.
The program featured Seong-Jin Cho on Shostakovich’s Piano Concerto No. 1.
The recital featured three highly virtuosic musicians in perfect harmony on Thursday night at the UCLA Nimoy Theater.
Conductor and pianist tackled the most daunting piano concertos in the canon with fire.
In celebration of the late composer’s 100th birthday, Piano Spheres curated a hypnotic two-day listening experience.
