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The company’s 2025 festival season features bold productions that invite the natural world in.

The Aug. 14 program at the Hollywood Bowl brought masterful performances of works by Russian and Russophile composers.

Composer Aleksandra Vrebalov’s work will be performed during Cabrillo's “Chasing Light” program on August 2.

In San Marino, the group pays homage to its namesake ensemble with spirited performances of Hugo Wolf, Alexander Borodin, and César Franck.

In Los Angeles, the soprano is joined by stage stars Lindsay Mendez, Jessie Mueller, and Tituss Burgess for a heartening recital.

A world-class cast headlined by baritone Quinn Kelsey commands the stage in a smart, polished production with a few updates.

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

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.

Louise Farrenc’s enchanting Nonet, along with recent works by Nokuthula Ngwenyama and Sarah Gibson, highlight an imaginative program.