Two SSV favorites, Tatsuya Shimono and Jon Nakamatsu, anchor an all-around brilliant concert.
The conductor charms listeners and demonstrates his skill in a concert pairing a Bryce Dessner song cycle with Mozart’s Requiem.
Oliver Herbert solos in Elgar’s Cello Concerto and the orchestra airs Beethoven’s “Eroica.”
James Gaffigan steers the orchestra in intriguing directions in a concert ranging from Mozart to Barber.
Esa-Pekka Salonen and Peter Sellars explore the lost world of Persèphone.
Concertmaster Alexander Barantschik shines brightest in a bevy of glittering soloists.
The groundbreaking director and librettist talks about his reimagined Perséphone, his fascination with Stravinsky, and the role of the artist today.
Salonen’s “Faith” concert with the LA Phil celebrates the vitality of the composer’s final years.