Richard S. Ginell

Baritone Matthias Goerne stands out in a quartet of strong soloists.

The premiere of Inferno is just part of the evening-length ballet envisioned by the prolific composer.

The conductor charms listeners and demonstrates his skill in a concert pairing a Bryce Dessner song cycle with Mozart’s Requiem.

Salonen’s “Faith” concert with the LA Phil celebrates the vitality of the composer’s final years.

The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center boasts acoustics designed by famed Yasuhisa Toyota.

Highlights include a Florence Price piano sonata and a swinging new arrangement of a Duke Ellington classic.

Jenny Wong conducts works that grapple with the aftermath of death in different ways.

Ahead of an international tour, the LA Phil stretches its Mahler muscles.

Thomas Wilkins conducts revelatory performances of works by Duke Ellington, William Grant Still, and George Gershwin.

Despite the title, “The Edge of Jazz” plays more to the concert hall than to the swinging bandstand.