Richard S. Ginell

Which came first, the Scherzo or the Andante?

Under Zubin Mehta’s genial direction, the orchestra plays the “Pastoral” and “Eroica” Symphonies to near perfection.

The legendary vocal quartet says farewell in a swinging retrospective set at Disney Hall, billed as the group’s final concert.

The LA Phil makes a great case for including the “Blumine” movement in this warhorse symphony.

The LA Phil features Esa-Pekka Salonen’s Karawane and Maurice Ravel’s Daphnis et Chloé.

The statewide experiment was a reason to visit three cities and experience the exciting music offered by their orchestras.

The Soviet composer’s conflicted legacy reaches astonishing highs and lows in this concluding CD set from the orchestra and Andris Nelsons.

Gabriela Lena Frank’s luminous and dreamlike work has its third staging in California.

The conductor-composer’s Tiu celebrates the 20th anniversary of Disney Hall in a concert that also features violinist Pekka Kuusisto.

The conductor burnishes her resume with strong performances of music by Sergei Rachmaninoff and Jessie Montgomery.