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    March 11, 2012

    Trey Anastasio & the L.A. Philharmonic - Walt Disney Concert Hall - 3/10/12

    Trey Anastasio with The Los Angeles Philharmonic Walt Disney Concert Hall 3/10/12 Better Than...seeing Phish without its frontman Having played everything from small bars to national parks, Trey Anastasio knows about performing before all sorts of audiences. When he said the Walt Disney Concert H ... More >>

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    February 16, 2012

    Simon Boccanegra

    Trey Anastasio with The Los Angeles Philharmonic Walt Disney Concert Hall 3/10/12 Better Than...seeing Phish without its frontman Having played everything from small bars to national parks, Trey Anastasio knows about performing before all sorts of audiences. When he said the Walt Disney Concert H ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 13, 2012

    Yoshiki of X Japan Composes Golden Globes Theme Song?!

    Shannon CottrellYoshiki on stage with X Japan at The Wiltern, 2010.​ There's a special treat in store for fans of X Japan planning to watch Sunday night's Golden Globe Awards. This year, the annual award show will feature a theme song composed by none other than the seminal Japanese rock band' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2012

    Mahlerpalooza: Our Tips for Getting Through Gustavo Dudamel's Nine Concerts in 22 Days

    UE Mahler Interviews: Gustavo Dudamel from Universal Edition on Vimeo. In Venezuela, they are called huevos, and Gustavo "The Dude" Dudamel, conductor of the LA Philharmonic, has a great big pair of them. Starting tomorrow at Disney Hall, Dudamel will attempt to do what no conductor has ever done b ... More >>

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    January 12, 2012

    Make Mine Mahler

    UE Mahler Interviews: Gustavo Dudamel from Universal Edition on Vimeo. In Venezuela, they are called huevos, and Gustavo "The Dude" Dudamel, conductor of the LA Philharmonic, has a great big pair of them. Starting tomorrow at Disney Hall, Dudamel will attempt to do what no conductor has ever done b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2011

    Jacaranda Plays Henryk Górecki at First Presbyterian Church of Santa Monica: Classical Music That Doesn't Care About Convention

    The Lyris Quartet performs Gorecki with Jacaranda Saturday and Sunday​ It happened during a pledge drive in 1992. After encouraging her listeners to grab a glass of wine, light some candles and just relax, KCRW host Ruth Seymour played a recently released recording of the then-obscure composer ... More >>

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    November 10, 2011

    Pianos on the Battlefield

    The Lyris Quartet performs Gorecki with Jacaranda Saturday and Sunday​ It happened during a pledge drive in 1992. After encouraging her listeners to grab a glass of wine, light some candles and just relax, KCRW host Ruth Seymour played a recently released recording of the then-obscure composer ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 28, 2011

    Herbie Hancock With The Los Angeles Philharmonic - Disney Hall - 9-27-11

    For more photos, see Mark Edward Harris' slideshow. Herbie Hancock, Gustavo "The Dude" Dudamel conducting the L.A. Phil Walt Disney Concert Hall September 27, 2011 Better Than: Multitasking to a Gershwin recording. Actually listening again is a revelation. Go ahead, put "Rhapsody in Blue" in a mi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 22, 2011

    Opera on Tap at Room 5 Lounge: Want a PBR With Your Don Giovanni? Check Out Opera in a Bar

    Star ForemanDamien Elwood, left, with Angie Engelbart, front, and Shabnam Kalbasi​"All you really need to know about Carmen is, one, she's a Gypsy. And two, she's a slut," the singer says before beginning. It's standing room only at the bar, where a staging of the French opera is taking plac ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 11, 2011

    The Top 5 Hollywood Bowl Classical Concerts to Enjoy While Stoned: Smoke a Bowl Before The Bowl

    Look at all those trees, dude. ​By Christian Hertzog Marijuana has a well-deserved reputation for being a recreational substance enjoyed at live concerts of rock, rap, and--especially--reggae. Should anyone be surprised that some folks enjoy a righteous hit of cheeba before attending a classi ... More >>

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    May 5, 2011

    LA Opera

    Look at all those trees, dude. ​By Christian Hertzog Marijuana has a well-deserved reputation for being a recreational substance enjoyed at live concerts of rock, rap, and--especially--reggae. Should anyone be surprised that some folks enjoy a righteous hit of cheeba before attending a classi ... More >>

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    April 14, 2011

    REVOLUTIONARY ELGAR

    Look at all those trees, dude. ​By Christian Hertzog Marijuana has a well-deserved reputation for being a recreational substance enjoyed at live concerts of rock, rap, and--especially--reggae. Should anyone be surprised that some folks enjoy a righteous hit of cheeba before attending a classi ... More >>

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    March 31, 2011

    Blind Faith

    Look at all those trees, dude. ​By Christian Hertzog Marijuana has a well-deserved reputation for being a recreational substance enjoyed at live concerts of rock, rap, and--especially--reggae. Should anyone be surprised that some folks enjoy a righteous hit of cheeba before attending a classi ... More >>

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    March 10, 2011

    Turns of the Screw: Haunting Visions in the Arts

    Look at all those trees, dude. ​By Christian Hertzog Marijuana has a well-deserved reputation for being a recreational substance enjoyed at live concerts of rock, rap, and--especially--reggae. Should anyone be surprised that some folks enjoy a righteous hit of cheeba before attending a classi ... More >>

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    March 3, 2011

    If He Liked Wheat, Would He Be a Lutenist Glutenist?

    Look at all those trees, dude. ​By Christian Hertzog Marijuana has a well-deserved reputation for being a recreational substance enjoyed at live concerts of rock, rap, and--especially--reggae. Should anyone be surprised that some folks enjoy a righteous hit of cheeba before attending a classi ... More >>

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    February 17, 2011

    TURKISH DELIGHT

    Look at all those trees, dude. ​By Christian Hertzog Marijuana has a well-deserved reputation for being a recreational substance enjoyed at live concerts of rock, rap, and--especially--reggae. Should anyone be surprised that some folks enjoy a righteous hit of cheeba before attending a classi ... More >>

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    December 23, 2010

    Diva on the Verge

    Look at all those trees, dude. ​By Christian Hertzog Marijuana has a well-deserved reputation for being a recreational substance enjoyed at live concerts of rock, rap, and--especially--reggae. Should anyone be surprised that some folks enjoy a righteous hit of cheeba before attending a classi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 21, 2010

    Stage Raw: Diva on the Verge

    The COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGS feature will return next weekNEW THEATER REVIEWSSTAGE FEATURE on Helen Hunt and Tom Irwin in Much Ado NEW REVIEW GO DIVA ON THE VERGE ​ Photo courtesy of the Odyssey TheatreIn her compelling one-woman show, soprano Julia Migenes, who has sung more leading roles ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2010

    Gustavo 'The Dude' Dudamel And The L.A. Phil Make Live Concertos Hip By Silver-Screening Them Across U.S. And Canada

    Anna Hult courtesy Gothenburg SymphonyChicks dig Dudamel's Shirley Temple 'fro​The youth is starting to change -- and year-old L.A. Philharmonic conductor Gustavo "The Dude" Dudamel is making sure the symphony changes with it. Last fall, LA Weekly wrote about the youth-ification of the Philha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 10, 2010

    Tonight: Lost in the Trees, Brahms and Smetana, The Joy Formidable

    ​"This young North Carolina-based outfit recently signed with L.A.'s Anti- label, which just yesterday released a newly reworked version of Lost in the Trees' 2008 debut, All Alone in an Empty House. Full of dramatic string arrangements and folky acoustic guitar, Empty House belongs to the sam ... More >>

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    July 22, 2010

    TURN ON, 
TUNE IN, DROP IN

    ​"This young North Carolina-based outfit recently signed with L.A.'s Anti- label, which just yesterday released a newly reworked version of Lost in the Trees' 2008 debut, All Alone in an Empty House. Full of dramatic string arrangements and folky acoustic guitar, Empty House belongs to the sam ... More >>

  • Music

    June 24, 2010

    L.A. Philharmonic's Ernest Fleischmann, (1924-2010)

    ​"This young North Carolina-based outfit recently signed with L.A.'s Anti- label, which just yesterday released a newly reworked version of Lost in the Trees' 2008 debut, All Alone in an Empty House. Full of dramatic string arrangements and folky acoustic guitar, Empty House belongs to the sam ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2010

    Obituary: LA Philharmonic's Ernest Fleischmann (1924-2010)

    ​[Ernest Fleischmann, the former head of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, died last Sunday at 85.] "The U.S. is the only country in the world today where the fortunes of most symphony orchestras depend on the generosity, the wisdom, the enthusiasm, indeed the musical tastes and policies of banke ... More >>

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    January 14, 2010

    THIS CHAMBER MAN

    ​[Ernest Fleischmann, the former head of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, died last Sunday at 85.] "The U.S. is the only country in the world today where the fortunes of most symphony orchestras depend on the generosity, the wisdom, the enthusiasm, indeed the musical tastes and policies of banke ... More >>

  • News

    January 14, 2010

    L.A. Opera’s $14 Million Imbroglio

    Superstar Plácido Domingo pushes the company closer to worldwide acclaim — and financial collapse

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    December 31, 2009

    WATTS NEW

    Superstar Plácido Domingo pushes the company closer to worldwide acclaim — and financial collapse

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    November 26, 2009

    YOU HAVE FOUND IT!

    Superstar Plácido Domingo pushes the company closer to worldwide acclaim — and financial collapse

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    November 5, 2009

    TAKE THE FIFTH TOUR

    Superstar Plácido Domingo pushes the company closer to worldwide acclaim — and financial collapse

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    October 29, 2009

    WE DON'T NEED ANOTHER TRIO

    Superstar Plácido Domingo pushes the company closer to worldwide acclaim — and financial collapse

  • Music

    September 24, 2009

    Dudamel: The Great Brown Hope

    L.A. Phil conductor must inspire Latinos, if it's not too late

  • Music

    September 24, 2009
  • Music

    September 24, 2009

    Bravo, Gustavo!

    A new era dawns with outsized expectation

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    August 27, 2009

    Pianist Envy

    A new era dawns with outsized expectation

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    July 9, 2009

    EVERYBODY MUST GET STRUNG

    A new era dawns with outsized expectation

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    May 28, 2009

    ROBUSTO!

    A new era dawns with outsized expectation

  • Blogs

    March 9, 2009

    This Weekend: M83 Gets Trounced by LA Phil in Man vs. Machine Battle at Disney Hall

    View more photos in the M83 and L.A. Philharmonic slideshow. Laurie ScavoM83's Anthony Gonzales had electronic gear from many different ages at the Disney It's no small task, walking before a sold out crowd in one the most beautiful symphony halls in the world and performing alongside one of the ... More >>

  • LA Life

    March 5, 2009

    GO LA: Gay Fusion, Jackie Kashian and the Gold Standard Food Festival

    Plus, lots more to see, hear and consume in town, March 6-12

  • Music

    March 5, 2009

    Two Worlds Collide: M83 Meets L.A. Phil at Disney Hall

    Musical entities team up for electronics, acoustics, Arvo Pärt and Claude Debussy

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    February 12, 2009

    Luisa Fernanda

    Musical entities team up for electronics, acoustics, Arvo Pärt and Claude Debussy

  • Stage

    January 8, 2009

    The Lion in Love

    Musical entities team up for electronics, acoustics, Arvo Pärt and Claude Debussy

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    December 4, 2008

    The Messiah is Coming, The Messiah is Coming

    Musical entities team up for electronics, acoustics, Arvo Pärt and Claude Debussy

  • Stage

    November 20, 2008

    Classical Pick: String Quartet Weekend

    UCLA presents three of the world's best foursomes

  • Stage

    October 16, 2008

    Classical Pick: Vienna Piano Trio

    The chamber group plays Mozart and Schubert in an elegant manor

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    October 16, 2008

    In an Elegant Manor

    The Vienna Piano Trio finds the perfect setting for its musical gems

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    September 11, 2008

    Sea of Sounds

    The Vienna Piano Trio finds the perfect setting for its musical gems

  • Stage

    September 4, 2008

    Big-Name Directors Create Buzz at L.A. Opera

    Allen and Friedkin tackle Puccini; Cronenberg helms The Fly

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    September 4, 2008

    Fly off the Wall

    Allen and Friedkin tackle Puccini; Cronenberg helms The Fly

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    September 4, 2008

    Puccini Goes Bananas

    Allen and Friedkin tackle Puccini; Cronenberg helms The Fly

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    September 4, 2008

    Pyrotechnical Playing

    Allen and Friedkin tackle Puccini; Cronenberg helms The Fly

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    August 28, 2008

    Take Our Breath Away

    Piano prodigy Lise de la Salle bowls over audiences

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