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JANUARY 2024
Contents 6
WELCOME MESSAGE
Book I • JANUARY 6–12
Book II • JANUARY 18–28
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ABOUT THE LA PHIL
JAN 6–7 LA Phil Mozart’s “Prague” Symphony
JAN 18, 20–21 LA Phil Dudamel Leads Das Rheingold
13 FEATURE New Faces at the LA Phil 17 SUPPORT THE LA PHIL P1 PROGRAM NOTES
JAN 23 Colburn Celebrity Recital Itzhak Perlman, violin Rohan De Silva, piano
JAN 7 Organ Recital Christian Schmitt JAN 11–12 LA Phil Mahler 6 with Dudamel
JAN 26–28 LA Phil Brahms & Bruckner with Dudamel Featuring Anne-Sophie Mutter & Pablo Ferrández
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CHRISTIAN SCHMITT
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JOCHEN SCHMECKENBECHER
BORIS ALLAKHVERDYAN SIMON O’NEILL
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LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC ASSOCIATION
Welcome to the LA Phil When Gustavo Dudamel and the LA Phil bring Das Rheingold to the stage this month, audiences can expect more than exhilarating music, lavish orchestration, and a wild storyline—they’ll also be treated to sets designed by Frank Gehry himself.
Board of Directors CHAIR
Thomas L. Beckmen* Jonathan Kagan* VICE CHAIRS David C. Bohnett* Reveta Bowers* Jane B. Eisner* David Meline*
Frank Gehry’s creative relationship with the LA Phil spans decades. Some of his most famous collaborations are Walt Disney Concert Hall (which turns 20 this season), his design of the Judith and Thomas L. Beckmen YOLA Center in Inglewood, and early sonic improvements to the Hollywood Bowl shell. But Gehry’s role in our artistic family goes far beyond buildings. His scenic design on Don Giovanni in 2012 saw the stage transformed by luminous, towering structures of crushed paper and moveable white platforms, reinforcing the designer’s reputation as a master of form and unlikely materials. Now Gehry will lend his vision to another opera close to Gustavo Dudamel’s heart. The first part of Wagner’s Ring Cycle, Das Rheingold boasts gods, giants, evil dwarves, and a score that pushes physical and emotional limits. Add Dudamel’s masterful leadership, a cast of world-renowned performers, and inspired costume design, and you have a landmark production that showcases artistic collaboration at its most thrilling. Projects like this embody our belief that the LA Phil is an artistic family and that when you allow a space for creative people to collaborate, anything is possible.
Teena Hostovich
Diane Paul* Jay Rasulo*
Darioush Khaledi Winnie Kho Francois Mobasser Margaret Morgan Leith O’Leary Andy Park Sandy Pressman Richard Raffetto
DIRECTORS
Geoff Rich
Nancy Abell
Laura Rosenwald
Gregory A. Adams
Richard Schirtzer
Julie Andrews
G. Gabrielle Starr
Camilo Esteban Becdach
Jay Stein*
Linda Brittan Jennifer Broder Kawanna Brown
Christian Stracke* Jason Subotky Ronald D. Sugar* Vikki Sung
Andrea Chao-Kharma*
Jack Suzar
R. Martin Chavez
Keith Terasaki
Christian D. Chivaroli, JD
Sue Tsao
Jonathan L. Congdon Donald P. de Brier* Louise D. Edgerton
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Jon Vein Megan Watanabe Regina Weingarten
Lisa Field
Alyce de Roulet Williamson
David A. Ford
Irwin Winkler
Hilary Garland
Debra Wong Yang
Jennifer Miller Goff*
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Tammy Golihew
HONORARY LIFE DIRECTORS
Carol Colburn Grigor
Frank Gehry
Marian L. Hall
Lenore S. Greenberg
Suzanne M. Hart
Bowen H. “Buzz” McCoy
Antonia Hernández*
*Executive Committee Member as of October 1, 2023 6 PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE
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ABOUT THE LA PHIL
Gustavo Dudamel
Music & Artistic Director, Walt and Lilly Disney Chair Gustavo Dudamel is driven by the belief that music has the power to transform lives, to inspire, and to change the world. Through his dynamic presence on the podium and his tireless advocacy for arts education, he has introduced classical music to new audiences around the globe and has helped provide access to the arts for countless people in underserved communities. Dudamel currently serves as Music & Artistic Director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Music Director of the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra, and in 2026, he becomes the Music and Artistic Director of the New York Philharmonic, continuing a legacy that includes Gustav Mahler, Arturo Toscanini, and Leonard Bernstein. Dudamel is one of the few classical musicians to become a bona fide pop-culture phenomenon. His film credits include Steven Spielberg’s adaptation of West Side Story, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and The Simpsons, and he led the LA Phil with Billie Eilish in the concert film Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles. He has performed at the Super Bowl halftime show, the Academy Awards, and the Nobel Prize concert, and has worked with international superstars Christina Aguilera; Ricky Martin; Tyler, The Creator; Coldplay; and others. His extensive discography includes 67 releases and four Grammy Awards. Inspired by his transformative experience as a youth in Venezuela’s immersive musical training program El Sistema, he created the Dudamel Foundation in 2012, which he co-chairs with his wife, actress and director María Valverde, with the goal “to expand access to music and the arts for young people by providing tools and opportunities to shape their creative futures.” In July and August 2022, the Dudamel Foundation brought its Encuentros initiative to the Hollywood Bowl as part of the 100thanniversary season, in a two-week intensive global leadership and orchestral training program for young musicians from around the world that culminated in a concert at the Hollywood Bowl and a tour with the Orquesta del Encuentro to the legendary Greek Theatre in Berkeley, CA.
“THE RARE CLASSICAL ARTIST TO HAVE CROSSED INTO POP-CULTURE CELEBRITY.” —The New York Times’ Zachary Woolfe and Laura Cappelle
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ABOUT THE LA PHIL
Los Angeles Philharmonic
“SO FAR AHEAD OF OTHER AMERICAN ORCHESTRAS THAT IT IS IN COMPETITION MAINLY WITH ITS OWN PAST ACHIEVEMENTS.” —The New Yorker’s Alex Ross The Los Angeles Philharmonic, under the vibrant leadership of Music & Artistic Director Gustavo Dudamel, presents an inspiring array of music through a commitment to foundational works and adventurous explorations. Both at home and abroad, the LA Phil—recognized as one of the world’s outstanding orchestras—is leading the way in groundbreaking and diverse programming, onstage and in the community, that reflects the orchestra’s artistry and demonstrates its vision. The 2023/24 season is the orchestra’s 105th. Nearly 300 concerts are either performed or presented by the LA Phil at its three iconic venues: the Frank Gehry-designed Walt Disney Concert Hall, The Ford, and the Hollywood Bowl. During its winter season at Walt Disney Concert Hall, with approximately 165 performances, the LA Phil creates festivals, artist residencies, and other thematic programs designed to enhance the audience’s experience of orchestral music. Since 1922, its summer home has been the world-famous Hollywood Bowl, host to the finest artists from all genres of music. Situated in a 32-acre park and
under the stewardship of the LA Phil since December 2019, The Ford presents an eclectic summer season of music, dance, film, and family events that are reflective of the communities that comprise Los Angeles. The orchestra’s involvement with Los Angeles extends far beyond its venues. Among its influential and multifaceted learning initiatives is YOLA (Youth Orchestra Los Angeles). Through YOLA, inspired by Gustavo Dudamel’s own training as a young musician, the LA Phil and its community partners provide free instruments, intensive music training, and academic support to over 1,700 young musicians, empowering them to become vital citizens, leaders, and agents of change. In the fall of 2021, YOLA opened its own permanent, purpose-built facility: the Judith and Thomas L. Beckmen YOLA Center at Inglewood, designed by Frank Gehry. The orchestra also undertakes tours, both domestically and internationally, including regular visits to New York, London (where the orchestra is the Barbican Centre’s International Orchestral Partner), Paris, and Tokyo. As
part of its global Centennial activities, the orchestra visited Seoul, Tokyo, Mexico City, London, Boston, and New York. The LA Phil’s first tour was in 1921, and the orchestra has made annual tours since the 1969/70 season. The LA Phil has released an array of critically acclaimed recordings, including world premieres of the music of John Adams and Louis Andriessen, along with Grammy Award-winning recordings featuring the music of Johannes Brahms, Charles Ives, and Andrew Norman. Deutsche Grammophon has released a comprehensive box set in honor of the orchestra’s centennial. The Los Angeles Philharmonic was founded in 1919 by William Andrews Clark, Jr., a wealthy amateur musician. Walter Henry Rothwell became its first Music Director, serving until 1927; since then, 10 renowned conductors have served in that capacity. Their names are Georg Schnéevoigt (1927-1929), Artur Rodziński (1929-1933), Otto Klemperer (1933-1939), Alfred Wallenstein (1943-1956), Eduard van Beinum (1956-1959), Zubin Mehta (1962-1978), Carlo Maria Giulini (1978-1984), André Previn (1985-1989), Esa-Pekka Salonen (1992-2009), and Gustavo Dudamel (2009-present).
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ABOUT THE LA PHIL
Los Angeles Philharmonic Gustavo Dudamel Music & Artistic Director Walt and Lilly Disney Chair
Zubin Mehta Conductor Emeritus Esa-Pekka Salonen Conductor Laureate Rodolfo Barráez Assistant Conductor Ann Ronus Chair
John Adams
John and Samantha Williams Creative Chair
Herbie Hancock Creative Chair for Jazz
FIRST VIOLINS Martin Chalifour Principal Concertmaster Marjorie Connell Wilson Chair
Nathan Cole First Associate Concertmaster
Ernest Fleischmann Chair
Bing Wang Associate Concertmaster
Barbara and Jay Rasulo Chair
Akiko Tarumoto Assistant Concertmaster Philharmonic Affiliates Chair
Minyoung Chang I.H. Albert Sutnick Chair
Tianyun Jia Jordan Koransky Ashley Park Stacy Wetzel Justin Woo
SECOND VIOLINS
Mr. and Mrs. H. Russell Smith Chair
HORNS
CELLOS
Elise Shope Henry
Andrew Bain Principal
Robert deMaine Principal
Sarah Jackson
Nancy and Leslie Abell LA Phil Resident Fellow Chair
Mari L. Danihel Chair
Piccolo
Evan Kuhlmann
OBOES
Gregory Roosa
Marc Lachat Principal
Amy Jo Rhine
Mark Kashper Associate Principal
Dahae Kim Assistant Principal
Carol Colburn Grigor Chair
Kristine Whitson Johnny Lee
Jonathan Karoly
Dorothy Rossel Lay Chair
Dale Breidenthal
Mark Houston Dalzell and James DaoDalzell Chair for Artistic Service to the Community
Ingrid Chun Jin-Shan Dai Chao-Hua Jin Jung Eun Kang Nickolai Kurganov Varty Manouelian Michelle Tseng Suli Xue Ayrton Pisco* Nebyu Samuel*
VIOLAS Teng Li Principal
Sadie and Norman Lee Chair
David Garrett Barry Gold Jason Lippmann Gloria Lum
Linda and Maynard Brittan Chair
Serge Oskotsky Brent Samuel+ Ismael Guerrero*
BASSES Christopher Hanulik Principal Diane Disney Miller and Ron Miller Chair
Kaelan Decman Associate Principal Oscar M. Meza Assistant Principal
Marion Arthur Kuszyk Associate Principal Anne Marie Gabriele Carolyn Hove
English Horn Carolyn Hove
CLARINETS
Alan Scott Klee Chair Loring Charitable Trust Chair
Elyse Lauzon
Reese and Doris Gothie Chair
Ethan Bearman Assistant
Bud and Barbara Hellman Chair
Elizabeth Linares Montero*
TRUMPETS
Thomas Hooten Boris Allakhverdyan Principal M. David and Diane Principal Michele and Dudley Rauch Chair
Burt Hara Associate Principal Andrew Lowy Taylor Eiffert
E-Flat Clarinet
Paul Chair
James Wilt Associate Principal Nancy and Donald de Brier Chair
Christopher Still
Ronald and Valerie Sugar Chair
John Connell Chair
David Allen Moore
Ben Ullery Associate Principal
Ted Botsford Jack Cousin Jory Herman Brian Johnson Peter Rofé Nicholas Arredondo*
Bass Clarinet
FLUTES
Shawn Mouser Associate Principal
James Miller Associate Principal
Michele Grego+ Evan Kuhlmann
Paul Radke
Jenni Seo Dana Lawson
Richard Elegino John Hayhurst Ingrid Hutman Rochelle Abramson Michael Larco Camille Avellano Hui Liu Margaret and Jerrold Meredith Snow L. Eberhardt Chair Leticia Oaks Strong
* Judith and Thomas L. Beckmen LA Phil Resident Fellow
Denis Bouriakov Principal
Virginia and Henry Mancini Chair
Andrew Lowy Taylor Eiffert
BASSOONS Whitney Crockett Principal
Ann Ronus Chair
The Los Angeles Philharmonic string section utilizes revolving seating on a systematic basis. Players listed alphabetically change seats periodically.
John Lofton
Miller and Goff Family Chair
Mason Soria
John Cecil Bessell Chair
Ben Hong Associate Principal
Lyndon Johnston Taylor Principal
Bram and Elaine Goldsmith Chair
Bass Trombone
TUBA
David Cooper Associate Principal
Deanie and Jay Stein Chair
On sabbatical
Contrabassoon
Sarah Jackson
Rebecca Reale
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Catherine Ransom Karoly Associate Principal
Minor L. Wetzel Jarrett Threadgill*
Jeffrey Strong
TROMBONES David Rejano Cantero Principal
TIMPANI Joseph Pereira Principal
Cecilia and Dudley Rauch Chair
David Riccobono Assistant Principal
PERCUSSION Matthew Howard Principal James Babor Perry Dreiman David Riccobono
KEYBOARDS Joanne Pearce Martin Katharine Bixby Hotchkis Chair
HARP Emmanuel Ceysson Principal
Ann Ronus Chair
LIBRARIANS Stephen Biagini Benjamin Picard KT Somero
CONDUCTING FELLOWS
Koni and Geoff Rich Chair
Judith and Thomas L. Beckmen Chair
Carlos Ágreda Ross Jamie Collins Michelle Di Russo Anna Handler
The musicians of the Los Angeles Philharmonic are represented by Professional Musicians Local 47, AFM.
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LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC STAFF Daniel Song
INTERIM CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER; CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER David C. Bohnett Chief Executive Officer Chair
Paula Michea
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE CEO
EXECUTIVE TEAM Summer Bjork CHIEF OF STAFF
Nora Brady
CHIEF MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER
Glenn Briffa
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Margie Kim
CHIEF PHILANTHROPY OFFICER
Emanuel Maxwell CHIEF TALENT & EQUITY OFFICER
Mona Patel
GENERAL COUNSEL
Meghan Umber
CHIEF CONTENT OFFICER
SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM Laura Connelly
GENERAL MANAGER, HOLLYWOOD BOWL; VICE PRESIDENT, PRODUCTION
Cynthia Fuentes DIRECTOR, THE FORD
Elsje Kibler-Vermaas VICE PRESIDENT, LEARNING
Sara Kim
VICE PRESIDENT, PHILANTHROPY
Johanna Rees
Sean Pinto
Miguel A. Ponce, Jr.
WALT DISNEY CONCERT HALL BOX OFFICE
Christopher Prince
Christy Galasso
Mark Quinto
Veronika Garcia
Meredith Reese
Alex Hennich
DATABASE APPLICATIONS MANAGER SYSTEM SUPPORT I
TESSITURA SUPPORT
DIRECTOR, IT SERVICES
SENIOR MANAGER, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Aly Zacharias DIRECTOR, LEGAL
ARTISTIC PLANNING & PRESENTATIONS Linda Diaz ARTIST LIAISON
Kristen Flock-Ritchie PROGRAMMING MANAGER
Brian Grohl
PROGRAM MANAGER, POPS/ MANAGER, HOLLYWOOD BOWL ORCHESTRA
Ljiljana Grubisic ARCHIVES AND MUSEUM DIRECTOR
Daniel Mallampalli SENIOR PROGRAMMING MANAGER
DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR
Sarita Eldridge DIRECTOR OF SAFETY AND SECURITY
Kevin Higa
CLOUD INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEER
Dean Hughes SYSTEM SUPPORT III
Charles Koo
INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGER
Kevin Ma
SENIOR MANAGER, STRATEGIC INITIATIVES
Jeff Matchan
DIRECTOR, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
TREASURER
Ariana Morales
1ST ASSISTANT TREASURER
Carolina Orellana
2ND ASSISTANT TREASURER
Cathy Ramos TICKET SELLER
Elias Santos
2ND ASSISTANT TREASURER
John Tadena TICKET SELLER
Carlie Tomasulo
2ND ASSISTANT TREASURER
FINANCE
HR BUSINESS PARTNER
Frank Patano HR MANAGER
LEARNING Manuel Aybar
PROGRAM MANAGER, YOLA AT TORRES
Camille Delaney-McNeil
DIRECTOR, YOLA & BECKMEN YOLA CENTER
Fabian Fuertes
SENIOR MANAGER, YOLA
Julie Hernandez FACILITIES MANAGER, BECKMEN YOLA CENTER
MANAGER, CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS
Ino Mercado RETAIL MANAGER, MERCHANDISING
Ricky O’Bannon DIRECTOR, CONTENT
Erin Puckett
MARKETING COORDINATOR, PROMOTIONS & PARTNERSHIPS
Andrew Radden DIRECTOR, CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS
REPRESENTATIVE SUPERVISOR
Brendan Broms SUPERVISOR
Diego De La Torre SUPERVISOR
Jacquie Ferger REPRESENTATIVE
Linda Holloway
PATRON SERVICES MANAGER
Jennifer Hugus PATRON SERVICES REPRESENTATIVE
LaTonya Lindsey
MANAGER, YOLA NATIONAL
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE COORDINATOR
Debbie Marcelo FINANCIAL PLANNING MANAGER
Kristine Nichols
PAYROLL COORDINATOR
PAYROLL ADMINISTRATOR
Mary Allen
Nina Phay
Lisa Renteria
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE SPECIALIST
Sierra Shultz
STAFF ACCOUNTANT
Robert Siegel
SENIOR ACCOUNTANT
REPRESENTATIVE
Steve Arredondo
REPRESENTATIVE
Dreima Flores
William Minor Rosa Ochoa
AUDIENCE SERVICES MANAGER
MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS Micaela Accardi-Krown
HOLLYWOOD BOWL & THE FORD
Melissa Magana
YOLA ARTISTIC ADMINISTRATOR
FINANCIAL PLANNING ANALYST
Yuri Park
REPRESENTATIVE
Bernie Keating
Gaudy Sanchez
TRANSIT MANAGER
OPERATIONS ADMINISTRATOR
Charee Heard EVENT MANAGER
Janice Bartczak
DIRECTOR, RETAIL SERVICES
Lisa Burlingham
SENIOR DIRECTOR, MARKETING & PARTNERSHIPS
Charles Carroll MANAGER, MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS
Joe Carter
SENIOR DIRECTOR, SALES AND CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE
Karen O’Sullivan
Gaby Hernandez
Eden Palomino
Norm Kinard
Richard Ponce
Mark Ladd
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, AUDIENCE STRATEGIES & ANALYTICS
Gina Leoni
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, SALES & CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT
REPRESENTATIVE
Angela Morrell
REPRESENTATIVE
Diana Salazar Noé Sandoval Christopher Selland PATRON SERVICES REPRESENTATIVE
COORDINATOR, THE FORD PARKING & TRAFFIC MANAGER
Elias Feghali
DIRECTOR, OPERATIONS/ HOLLYWOOD BOWL
Justin Foo
OPERATIONS MANAGER, THE FORD
Caila Gale
SENIOR DIGITAL PRODUCER
Tara Gardner MANAGER, DIGITAL MARKETING
GIFT PLANNING OFFICER
Angelina Grego
MANAGER, INSTITUTIONAL GIVING
Natalie Suarez
SENIOR MAJOR GIFTS OFFICER
SENIOR CREATIVE DIRECTOR
Kahler Suzuki
Jonathan Thomas Lauren Winn
SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER, CREATIVE SERVICES
ORCHESTRA MANAGEMENT & MEDIA INITIATIVES Shana Bey
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, MEDIA INITIATIVES
SENIOR DIRECTOR, BRAND
Genevieve Goetz
Gerry Heise
Julian Kehs
CREATIVE COPYWRITER
SENIOR MANAGER, SOCIAL MEDIA
Scott Arenstein
ASSISTANT MANAGER, ANNUAL FUND
Piper Starnes
MANAGER, SOCIAL MEDIA
MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS OPERATIONS MANAGER
Freyja Glover
ASSISTANT MANAGER, SPECIAL EVENTS
DIRECTOR, ORCHESTRA MANAGEMENT
Lushia Anson
GIFT & DATA SPECIALIST
ASSOCIATE CREATIVE DIRECTOR
Michael Salas
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE MANAGER
Elan Fields
Ashley Helm
MARKETING DATABASE SPECIALIST
ASSISTANT TO THE MUSIC & ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
SENIOR RESEARCH ANALYST
Mary Smudde
VIDEO PRODUCER
ASSISTANT MANAGER, YOLA
Joel Fernandez
SENIOR MAJOR GIFTS OFFICER
Diana Melgar
Lisa Hernandez
DIRECTOR, INSTITUTIONAL GIVING
CREATIVE COPYWRITER
VENUE ACCOUNTING SUPERVISOR
Rebeca Zepeda
Julia Cole
Sadie Sartini Garner
Stephanie Yoon
ARTIST SERVICES MANAGER
Michelle Carrasquillo
SENIOR COORDINATOR OF AFFILIATES/ANNUAL FUND
SENIOR DIRECTOR, COMMUNICATIONS
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, LEARNING
PROGRAM MANAGER, YOLA AT INGLEWOOD
Taylor Burrows
Anna Ress
Katherine Franklin
SENIOR PROGRAM MANAGER
CONTROLLER
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, MAJOR GIFTS
DATABASE MANAGER, PHILANTHROPY OPERATIONS
Jediah McCourt
Sarah Little
Andrew Moreno
IT SUPPORT ENG I
Page Messerly
Bryan Namba
Joshua Alvarenga
MANAGER, AUDIENCE GROWTH & ENGAGEMENT
MANAGER, LEARNING
PATRON SERVICES REPRESENTATIVE
Marius Olteanu
TICKET SELLER
HR REPRESENTATIVE
DIRECTOR, MAJOR GIFTS
SENIOR COORDINATOR, GIFT PLANNING
Jordan Kauffman
ACCOUNTING MANAGER
SUPERVISOR
TESSITURA SUPPORT
Elia Luna
Monica Ly
PHILANTHROPY Robert Albini
SENIOR GRAPHIC DESIGNER
Steven Cao
Edward Mesina
ASSISTANT, OFFICE SERVICES
2ND ASSISTANT TREASURER
Alexis Kaneshiro
Ayrten Rodriguez
REPRESENTATIVE
INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEER
Amy Lackow
HR BUSINESS PARTNER
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, ADVERTISING
PAYROLL ADMINISTRATOR
CREATIVE PRODUCER
Sergio Menendez SYSTEM SUPPORT I
TICKET SELLER
Amber Blanco
Jennifer Hoffner
Mariam Kaddoura
Vilma Alvarez
Michael Chang
HUMAN RESOURCES
SENIOR MANAGER, PROMOTIONS & PARTNERSHIPS
Adriana Aguilar
DIRECTOR, HUMANITIES
CONTRACTS AND RISK MANAGEMENT ADMINISTRATOR
1ST ASSISTANT TREASURER
Annisha Hinkle
Mark McNeill
PROGRAM MANAGER
Denise Alfred
Stephanie Bates
1ST ASSISTANT TREASURER
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, OPERATIONS/ HOLLYWOOD BOWL
GRAPHIC DESIGNER
Rafael Mariño
DIRECTOR, GOVERNMENT & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
ADMINISTRATION
Tom Waldron
Karin Haule
Lorenzo Johnson
AUDIENCE SERVICES
Julia Ward
OPERATIONS COORDINATOR, HOLLYWOOD BOWL
Jyoti Aaron
VICE PRESIDENT, PRESENTATIONS
Carlos Singer
Megan Ly-Lim
Jessica Farber
Raymond Horwitz PROJECT MANAGER, MEDIA INITIATIVES
Maren Slaughter MANAGER, ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL
PRODUCTION Alex Grossman
PRODUCTION MANAGER
Tina Kane
SCHEDULING MANAGER
Taylor Lockwood PRODUCTION MANAGER
Kimberly Mitchell PRODUCTION MANAGER
Christopher Slaughter
PRODUCTION MANAGER
Jonathan Thompson ASSOCIATE PRODUCTION MANAGER
Michael Vitale
DIRECTOR, PRODUCTION
Kelvin Vu
Emily Lair
Shannon K. Larner DIRECTOR, ANNUAL GIVING
Christina Magaña DONOR RELATIONS ASSOCIATE
Allison Mitchell DIRECTOR, BOARD RELATIONS
Gisela Morales
SENIOR MAJOR GIFTS OFFICER
Ryan Murphy
ASSISTANT MANAGER, SPECIAL EVENTS
Sophie Nelson
SENIOR COORDINATOR, MAJOR GIFTS
Sofia Rosenberg SPECIAL EVENTS COORDINATOR
Carina Sanchez
SENIOR MANAGER, RESEARCH & PROSPECT DEVELOPMENT
Dustin Seo
ASSISTANT MANAGER, ANNUAL FUND
Rochelle Siegrist SENIOR ANNUAL GIVING COORDINATOR
Erica Sitko
DIRECTOR, STEWARDSHIP & PRINCIPAL GIFT STRATEGY
Peter Szumlas
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, PHILANTHROPY OPERATIONS
Tyler Teich
SENIOR GIFT AND DATA SPECIALIST
Derek Traub
MANAGER, PHILANTHROPY COMMUNICATIONS
Morgan Walton ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, SPECIAL EVENTS AND AFFILIATES
Richard T. Watkins ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, PHILANTHROPY
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
Bill Williams
PRODUCTION ADMINISTRATOR
The Philharmonic Box Office and Audience Services Center are staffed by members of IATSE Local 857, Treasurers and Ticket Sellers.
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FEATURE
New Faces at the LA Phil The 2023/24 season sees the Los Angeles Philharmonic welcoming two new musicians to the orchestra. David Cooper, coming most recently from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, was appointed to the position of Associate Principal Horn. Taylor Eiffert joins as Bass Clarinet/Clarinet and comes from the Milwaukee Symphony.
DAVID COOPER Prior to his LA Phil appointment, Cooper was principal horn of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, appointed by Zell Music Director Riccardo Muti in 2019, and principal horn of the Dallas Symphony, a position he held since May 2013 after joining the symphony as third horn in 2011. He also served as principal horn of the Berlin Philharmonic from 2017 to 2018; acting principal horn with the Victoria Symphony in Victoria, British Columbia, from 2006 to 2008; and co-associate principal horn of the Fort Worth Symphony from 2008 to 2011. He has been guest principal horn of the Philadelphia Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic, London Symphony Orchestra, Hong Kong Philharmonic, Baltimore Symphony, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, and Liceu Opera in Barcelona, Spain. Cooper is an avid chamber musician and performs as a soloist all over the world. He is Artist Faculty
DAVID COOPER
at Roosevelt University and has given master classes in the U.S., Asia, Europe, and Australia. Cooper began his horn studies with Dale Bartlett in Lansing, MI, coming from a horn-playing family; both his uncle and grandmother performed as professional horn players in the Lansing Symphony. While still in high school, Cooper began performing with the Michigan State University orchestra, and he went on to attend the Curtis Institute of Music, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in music. While at Curtis, Cooper received a Tanglewood Fellowship, and he spent three consecutive summers at Marlboro Music Festival in Vermont beginning in 2011. He studied with Jerome Ashby while at the Curtis Institute of Music, and Eric Ruske was his main teacher after leaving Curtis. In his free time, Cooper enjoys being a father in addition to doing Pilates and swimming. He loves animals and being outdoors.
TAYLOR EIFFERT
TAYLOR EIFFERT Originally from Dallas, TX, Eiffert recently joined the clarinet section of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. In addition to his orchestral career, Taylor serves as a dedicated clarinet instructor at California State University, Northridge, where he is a member of the woodwind faculty. Prior to his appointment to the LA Phil, Taylor held tenured positions with the Milwaukee Symphony and Winnipeg Symphony orchestras. He has also performed extensively with the Santa Fe Opera as well as the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival and Aspen Festival orchestras. Taylor is a distinguished alumnus of both the University of Southern California and Northwestern University, where his musical education was shaped by mentors such as Yehuda Gilad, Steve Cohen, J. Lawrie Bloom, and David Howard. Beyond his musical pursuits, Taylor finds solace in woodworking and enjoys the great outdoors through camping and hiking adventures with his wife Lauren and dogs Stella and Ember. PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE 13
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FEATURE
New Resident Fellows The Judith and Thomas L. Beckmen LA Phil Resident Fellows program launched as a centerpiece initiative of the LA Phil’s Centennial, creating a pathway toward a more diverse and inclusive orchestra of tomorrow. The fellowship is an excellencebased training program for superb early-career symphonic musicians representing or serving historically underrepresented populations. Its goal is to prepare these musicians to compete for, and win, positions in major professional orchestras. A cohort of Resident Fellows is appointed as musicians playing with the Los Angeles Philharmonic for up to three years. The Resident Fellows focus on their artistic development through orchestral, chamber music,
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new music, and education concerts performed at Walt Disney Concert Hall, the Hollywood Bowl, and in community settings. They also have the opportunity to participate in tours with the LA Phil. Mentorship from LA Phil musicians and assistance with audition preparation are added benefits to prepare Resident Fellows for future roles in major professional orchestras, including the LA Phil.
percussionists, including those with demonstrated commitment to diversity and inclusion in the arts, learning, and civic leadership, who have earned a bachelor’s degree and are from or serve underrepresented populations. The Resident Fellows are selected through a screening and audition process led by musicians of the Los Angeles Philharmonic and LA Phil Music & Artistic Director Gustavo Dudamel.
The LA Phil Resident Fellows program is open to outstanding string players (violin, viola, cello, bass), horn players, and
The Judith and Thomas L. Beckmen LA Phil Resident Fellows program is supported by Judith and Thomas L. Beckmen, the Eugene and Marilyn Stein Family Foundation, and Nancy and Leslie Abell.
AYRTON PISCO Violinist Ayrton Pisco has received top prizes in numerous competitions in the U.S. and abroad. A seasoned orchestra musician, he has performed with prestigious ensembles such as the Philadelphia Orchestra, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, San Diego Symphony, New Haven Symphony Orchestra, and the Sphinx Virtuosi. As a chamber musician, he has collaborated with principals of the New York Philharmonic and been featured on the WQXR and KUSC radio stations. Pisco is also a passionate educator. He served as a teaching artist for Yale University’s Music in Schools Initiative,
coached strings for the Inner City Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles, and acted as a teaching assistant for San Diego State University’s Community Music School. Pisco also enjoys performing in genres such as jazz, tango, bossa nova, choro, mariachi, and others. He has collaborated with groups such as Trio Gadjo and Besos de Coco and participated in shows in spaces such as House of Blues in San Diego, Broomfield Auditorium in Colorado, and Clube da Bossa Nova in Brasília, Brazil. A native of Brazil, he holds degrees from Yale University, University of Southern California, and San Diego State University.
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ELIZABETH LINARES MONTERO
Elizabeth has performed under the baton of renowned conductors Simon Rattle, Gustavo Dudamel, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Antonio Pappano, Valery Gergiev, Zubin Mehta, and others. As a chamber musician, she has shared the stage with Noah BendixBalgley, She-e Wu, Clive Greensmith, Fabio Bidini, Mingjia Liu, and Andrew Bain. She was a member of the Sonarsix Sextet, with which she won the Bronze Medal at the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition in 2022.
ELIZABETH LINARES MONTERO Linares is a Venezuelan horn player formed in the internationally known El Sistema program and graduated with a master’s degree from the Colburn School in 2022 after previously studying at the University of Music Karlsruhe (Germany).
Elizabeth was also a member of the Verbier Festival Orchestra and the Lucerne Festival Orchestra Academy between 2017 and 2019, a Teaching Artist at YOLA and a member of the French horn faculty of the YOLA National Festival, as well as private music instructor.
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NEBYU SAMUEL Ethiopian-Hungarian violinist Nebyu Samuel has performed as a soloist at international music festivals and venues across the world. His first CD, Music by Composers of African Descent, was released on the BCM+D label and was named Album of the Week by WRTI radio in Philadelphia and WQXR in New York. Samuel studied under the tutelage of Eduard Schmieder in Philadelphia and has also studied with Lambert Orkis. Samuel has also received instruction from Amy OshiroMorales from the Philadelphia Orchestra and Linus Roth from Leopold Mozart University. Samuel received a commendation from the city of Los Angeles after his performance at Walt Disney Concert Hall in 2019. Samuel collaborated with violinist Anne-
Sophie Mutter on her U.S. tour in January–February 2023. During the tour, he had the opportunity to perform the U.S. premiere of Unsuk Chin’s Gran Cadenza, written for two solo violins, alongside Mutter.
Eric R. Eisenberg Immediate Past President Pamela Bright-Moon Diana Diaz Sandra Hahn Helen Hernandez Constance Jolcuvar Alis Clausen Odenthal Anita Ortiz Jennifer Price-Letscher Randi Tahara The Los Angeles Philharmonic Association’s programs are made possible, in part, by generous grants from the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture, from the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, and from the National Endowment for the Arts.
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The Orchestra as a Metaphor: Mahvash Yazdi
“THERE’S A PARALLEL BETWEEN AN ORCHESTRA AND HOW WORK GETS DONE IN ANY SETTING.... IT’S ABOUT INDIVIDUALS BEING THE BEST AT THEIR TRADE, WORKING AS A COLLECTIVE.”
MAHVASH ( ri g ht ) AND FARROK YAZDI
For LA Phil supporter Mahvash Yazdi, witnessing a performance by the Los Angeles Philharmonic is about much more than entertainment. “Every time we are going to a concert, I study: What are we going to listen to? Who is the conductor? What is the music…. We always look at the pictures of all the musicians. They are the team.” To experience the music of the LA Phil can be an education, and for Mahvash and her husband, Farrok, it always is. That education inspired them to become members of the Philharmonic Council, a community of donors contributing $15,000 or more per year to the LA Phil. For the Yazdis, the talent and discipline of more than 100 musicians united by a single vision, before a dynamic leader who steers and steels the course—it’s a topic that never grows old. “I give a lot of business talks, and when I’m presenting to a group of people, I always use the orchestra as an example,” Mahvash says.
The orchestra, like any shared endeavor, is about “the collection of individuals together, having a common vision and goal, to achieve what’s good for that collection of people.” How a conductor leads, how musicians work together and adapt, how each instrument plays a part that together forms a whole, and the flexibility that true excellence often demands— Mahvash cannot think of a better example to cite than the orchestra. Such excellence, she is careful to note, “is never achieved in one single event, but rather through the consistent and steadfast pursuit of those things that we believe to be of great value.” For the Yazdis, the LA Phil is one pursuit of great value. “I think this is one of the best investments,” Farrok says, “because it hits two courts: One is your enjoyment, and the other is to sustain the augmentation of life in Los Angeles. Because I truly believe without music, without art, nothing
will work.” The Yazdis, who are originally from Iran, first started attending LA Phil performances as college students. Years later, after an invitation to the opening of Walt Disney Concert Hall in 2003, they bought season tickets and have been LA Phil patrons ever since. They continue to support the LA Phil, because they delight in opportunities to discover the classical canon anew, witnessing its boundaries shaped and stretched in thought-provoking ways each season. Experiencing the virtuosity of the orchestra is one pastime and education the Yazdis will never tire of. And they trust—as befits the legacy of the LA Phil—that every new season will continue to build and share a grander, more inclusive classical music genre than ever before. To read an extended version of this article and listen to some of Mahvash’s favorite music, please visit laphil.com/yazdi
For information about the Philharmonic Council, please visit laphil.com/philharmonic-council or contact us at 213 972 7209 or patrons@laphil.org. We look forward to hearing from you. PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE 17
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Friends and Patrons of the LA Phil share a deep love of music and are committed to ensuring that great musical performance thrives in Los Angeles. As a Friend or Patron, you will be supporting the LA Phil’s critically acclaimed artistic programs at Walt Disney Concert Hall, the Hollywood Bowl, and The Ford, as well as groundbreaking learning initiatives such as YOLA, which provides free afterschool music instruction to children in culturally vibrant and ethnically diverse communities across LA County. Let your passion be your guide, and join us as a member of the Friends and Patrons of the LA Phil. For more information, or to learn about membership benefits, please call 213 972 7557 or email friends@laphil.org.
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LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC
Mozart’s “Prague” Symphony Los Angeles Philharmonic Gemma New, conductor Boris Allakhverdyan, clarinet
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Danses concertantes (c. 20 minutes)
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Clarinet Concerto (c. 18 minutes)
SATURDAY JANUARY 6, 2024 8PM SUNDAY JANUARY 7 2PM
I. Marche: Introduction II. Pas d’action III. Thème varié IV. Pas de deux V. Marche: Conclusion
Slowly and expressively Rather fast
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MOZART
Symphony No. 38 in D major, K. 504, “Prague” (c. 35 minutes)
Adagio–Allegro Andante Finale: Presto
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ABOUT THE PROGRAM
AT A GLANCE A Trifecta of Joyful Clarity
Igor Stravinsky’s mercurial neoclassical Danses concertantes and the Clarinet Concerto Aaron Copland wrote for Benny Goodman—bittersweet in the first half, ebulliently jazzy in the second—were composed about six years apart, Stravinsky writing during dark years of World War II and Copland shortly afterward. Both are scored for small orchestras with great sonic definition
DANSES CONCERTANTES Igor Stravinsky (1882–1971) Composed: 1940–1942 Orchestration: flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, 2 horns, trumpet, trombone, timpani, and strings First LA Phil performance: February 16, 1994, Grant Gershon conducting Igor Stravinsky’s Danses Concertantes grew out of the unique cultural milieu of mid-century Los Angeles. In 1940, the composer settled in West Hollywood, a few blocks from the intersection of Sunset and Doheny, joining an artistic community that included much of the cream of Europe fleeing Hitler’s growing shadow. Stravinsky stayed nearly 30 years, leaving only three years before his death, partaking of activities artistically rarefied and notso-rarefied. His wife’s diary entry for January 21, 1948, says, “Sunbathe, and I drive
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and color, and both were choreographed soon after their premieres, the dances by George Balanchine and the concerto by Jerome Robbins. Mozart’s “Prague” Symphony is every bit as kinetically alive (despite omitting a menuet) and extroverted as those works, and without Mozart’s supreme classical clarity, of course, neoclassicism would be pointless. —John Henken
Igor in the hills to air out his hangover.” Stravinsky composed Danses concertantes on a commission from the Werner Janssen Symphony. Janssen had made a name for himself as the first American to conduct the New York Philharmonic (in 1934) and as the music director of the Baltimore Symphony (1937– 1939) before coming west to compose movie scores, which he did with striking success. Five of his 15 scores were nominated for Academy Awards, three in 1946 alone, including Captain Kidd. His best-known film these days is probably the Marx Brothers’ A Night in Casablanca. Stravinsky conducted Janssen’s orchestra in the February 1942 premiere of the Danses, but he may have had other plans for them from the start. Choreographer George Balanchine had also come to Los Angeles, heeding the siren call of the movie business, and he and Stravinsky saw each other often.
Balanchine’s choreographed production of the Danses was premiered by the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo in New York in 1944. In later years Balanchine told an interviewer that he had asked Stravinsky to write something for his company “if he had free time,” and when Stravinsky eventually said, “Yes, I have time. What would you like?” Balanchine responded, “‘Just start with something—a variation— anything…’ so he wrote the Danses concertantes.” Stravinsky, for his part, spoke of the Danses as though they were always intended for concert performance and stood on their own notwithstanding ballet titles like pas d’action. He told a San Francisco Chronicle critic that they were brief because “the attention span of today’s audience is limited and the problem of the presentday composer is one of condensation.” This in the 1940s, long before MTV. —Howard Posner
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CLARINET CONCERTO Aaron Copland (1900–1990) Composed: 1947–48 Orchestration: piano, harp, strings, and solo clarinet First LA Phil performance: November 15, 1951, Alfred Wallenstein conducting, with Kalman Bloch, soloist Clarinetist Benny Goodman, faced in the 1940s with a decisive end to the swing era and a lack of public interest in his brand of big-band jazz, began to turn his attention not to swing’s successors but rather to the classical repertoire. Already accomplished in the standards of the clarinet repertoire, Goodman decided instead to commission a handful of new works for his own use. It was not a new concept; jazz clarinetist Woody Herman had also taken a similar route, asking Igor Stravinsky to write his Ebony Concerto. But unlike many novelty fusion works of the time, two of the pieces Goodman commissioned— Bartók’s Contrasts and Copland’s Clarinet Concerto— have endured as landmarks of the modern repertory.
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Goodman asked Copland to write the work in 1947, two years after the composer won the Pulitzer Prize for the ballet Appalachian Spring and another two before he was to win an Academy Award for music from The Heiress. The year 1947 also saw Copland off on a fourmonth Latin American tour; as a result, shadows of Latin musical styles can be found in the Clarinet Concerto’s boisterous second movement. Copland finished the work in the fall of 1948, soon after returning from the tour, but Goodman was reluctant to play the original edition, expressing worry about the often-tricky rhythmic notation and extensive use of the instrument’s upper register in the second movement. (Copland, familiar with Goodman’s wide range after listening to the clarinetist’s recordings, remained unconvinced as to his Concerto’s difficulty but agreed to simplify parts of the work anyway.) Even with the revisions, however, Goodman did not premiere the Concerto until 1950.
More than half a century later, the work endures as a shining example of Copland’s musical vocabulary. His characteristic idioms—from the open, sparse chords and woodwind-based timbre of Our Town to the unmistakably Western American sound of Billy the Kid and the Latin flavor of El Salón México—are all present, interspersed with a sprinkling of jazz. The cadenza in particular (sandwiched between the work’s two movements, resulting in 17 minutes of continuous music) showcases Copland’s versatile language; its twoand-a-half minutes are a charming transformation from the melancholy, lyrical atmosphere of the first movement to the quirky, stilted jazz stylings of the second. Add to this a steady, building increase in ensemble energy, staccatissimo passages in the clarinet’s highest register, and a rollicking finale (complete with final glissando à la Rhapsody in Blue), and the work presents itself almost as a Copland tutorial. —Jessica Schilling
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SYMPHONY NO. 38, K. 504, “PRAGUE” Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791) Composed: 1786 Orchestration: 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, timpani, and strings First LA Phil performance: August 13, 1929, Eugene Goossens conducting Mozart was all the rage in Prague at the end of 1786. His latest opera, The Marriage of Figaro, had thrilled music lovers there and won rave reviews. Rumors began to circulate that Mozart himself would come to the city to give concerts and maybe even lead a performance of his hit opera. He did both in a visit that was among the most satisfying and successful of his career. Mozart traveled to Prague in style, with a retinue that included his wife, Constanze, several fellow musicians, a servant, and even his dog Gauckerl. The Mozarts stayed in the palace of Count Franz Joseph Thun, a patron whose relationship with the composer dated back to his
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Salzburg days. (It was for a concert at Thun’s other palace, in Linz, that Mozart had composed his Symphony No. 36.) Mozart et al. enjoyed sumptuous meals, extravagant musical entertainments, and lavish balls and parties. The visit culminated in two public appearances by Mozart, leading a concert at the National Theater on January 19, 1787, and a performance of Figaro there three days later. Mozart’s early biographer Franz Niemetschek remembered the concert, which he had attended: “We did not, in fact, know what to admire most, whether the extraordinary compositions or his extraordinary playing; together they made such an overwhelming impression on us that we felt we had been bewitched.” One of those extraordinary compositions was the “Prague” Symphony, which was receiving its first performance. Mozart had brought the symphony with him from Vienna—the manuscript is dated December 6, 1786 —and it reflects his symphonic style at its most sophisticated. He had composed a full-blown, four-movement symphony
three years earlier—the aforementioned “Linz”—but this time around, he omitted the minuet, which actually strengthens the symphony’s dramatic argument. The extra musical heft is almost immediately apparent, with the abrupt move into the minor mode during the symphony’s slow introduction. The ensuing allegro is one of the most complex Mozart ever wrote—unusually, sketches survive showing him working through possible thematic combinations. The andante, whose sonataform layout is another example of the symphony’s sophistication, contrasts its inward, lyrical first theme with tenser material prefaced by a series of woodwind chords. The finale covers a remarkable emotional spectrum, something readily apparent in its opening moments, as Mozart calls the celebratory atmosphere into question with a purple patch for winds alone that develops into something almost violent. It is music where darkness lurks just beneath the light, where equivocation calls every seemingly joyous outburst into question. —John Mangum
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GEMMA NEW
Sought after for her insightful interpretations and dynamic presence, New Zealand– born Gemma New is the Artistic Advisor and Principal Conductor of the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and Music Director of Canada’s Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra. Hailed by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch as “a rising star in the musical firmament,” New is the recipient of the prestigious 2021 Sir Georg Solti Conducting Award. The 2023/24 season will mark New’s ninth and final
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season as Music Director of the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra and her second season as Artistic Advisor and Principal Conductor of the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. During her 2023/24 season, New makes subscription debuts with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Vancouver Symphony, and the Orchestre National de France. New makes her debut with the Bamberger Symphoniker as well as conducting the Malmö Symphony Orchestra, Orquesta Sinfónica de Barcelona y Nacional de Cataluña, Orquesta Nacional de España, Orchestre de l’Opéra de Rouen-Normandie, Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, and Staatsorchester Hannover. In her work as Music Director of the Hamilton Philharmonic, New has been committed to deepening the artistic level of the orchestra and expanding its reach into the community. New launched the HPO’s first “Intimate and Immersive” concert series,
which celebrates music by Canadian composers in a visually vibrant setting. A former Dudamel Conducting Fellow with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, New served previously as Associate Conductor of the New Jersey Symphony. For four seasons, New held the title of Principal Guest Conductor with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. She also served for four seasons as Resident Conductor of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, where she was Music Director of the St. Louis Symphony Youth Orchestra. New holds a Master of Music degree in orchestral conducting from the Peabody Institute in Baltimore, where she studied with Gustav Meier and Markand Thakar. She graduated with honors from the University of Canterbury in New Zealand with a Bachelor of Music in violin performance. More information on Gemma New can be found at www.gemmanew.com Management for Gemma New: Primo Artists, New York, NY www.primo artists.com
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BORIS ALLAKHVERDYAN
Boris Allakhverdyan was appointed Principal Clarinet of the Los Angeles Philharmonic in 2016. He is a founding member of the Prima Trio and the Grand Prize and Gold Medal winner of the prestigious 2007 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition. Allakhverdyan has appeared as a soloist with the Seattle, Bakersfield, and Springfield (MO) symphony orchestras. He is a winner of the RimskyKorsakov International Woodwind Competition, the Rozanov International Clarinet Competition, and the Hellam Concerto Competition. An active educator, Allakhverdyan served
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on faculty at the Pacific Music Festival in Sapporo, Japan; Interlochen Clarinet Institute; and Philadelphia International Music Festival. He has given master classes at the Manhattan and Mannes schools of music; Oberlin Conservatory of Music; Latin American Clarinet Academy in Caracas, Venezuela; and Shenzhen International Music Festival in China. As a chamber musician, Boris Allakhverdyan has performed throughout the U.S. and Europe. As a Buffet Group Artist and Vandoren Performing Artist, Allakhverdyan performs exclusively on Buffet Crampon clarinets and Vandoren reeds. borisallakhverdyan.com
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ORGAN
Christian Schmitt Christian Schmitt, organ
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SUNDAY JANUARY 7, 2024 7:30PM
Organ Sonata No. 4 in B-flat major, MWV W 59 (c. 15 minutes)
Allegro con brio Andante religioso Allegretto Allegro maestoso e vivace
Maximilian SCHNAUS
signals (from remote territories) (c. 7 minutes)
BACH
Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582 (c. 13 minutes) INTERMISSION
FRANCK
Choral No. 3 in A minor (c. 13 minutes)
BRANDMÜLLER
Sieben Stücke zur Passionszeit (c. 10 minutes)
VI. Die Kreuzigung VII. Pietà
REUBKE
Sonata on the 94th Psalm (c. 24 minutes)
Grave—Larghetto Allegro con fuoco—Grave Adagio—Lento Allegro (Fugue)—Più mosso—Allegro assai
Michael Wilson is Walt Disney Concert Hall Organ Conservator. Manuel Rosales and Morgan Byrd are principal technicians for the Walt Disney Concert Hall organ. laphil.com/organstoplist
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AT A GLANCE German organist Christian Schmitt (b. 1976) presents a daring program exploring the chromaticism and declamatory styles of two pieces written by composers nearing their own death. Julius Reubke was dying of consumption while intensely studying composition with Franz Liszt in Weimar. His final piece was written at that time and has become known in English as Sonata on the 94th Psalm. It lasts almost half an hour and employs an elaborate transformation of one motive. César Franck had begun writing his three Chorals for organ before suffering a head injury in a minor traffic
MUSIC IN THE FINAL THROES OF LIFE Without simple poetic forms or other symmetrical phrases, purely instrumental music proceeds like prose, with the listener picking things out as they occur. As chromaticism developed midway through the 19th century, themes of death and decay further helped explore a new form of expression like prose. In a spirit of both curiosity and making highly emotional music, German organist Christian Schmitt presents a daring program in which three of the six chosen pieces use nonsymmetrical, thorny twists and turns that often symbolize directly or obliquely the final throes of life. This music especially displays difficulty of interpretation and facility while drawing us into an intensely spiritual place. During Felix Mendelssohn’s short life (1809–1847), his versatile music career included giving organ
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collision, the cause of his death months later. The third and final Choral in A minor presents the most adventurous exploration of chromaticism and dissonance of the set. Theo Brandmüller’s cycle Sieben Stücke zur Passionszeit (Seven Pieces for Holy Week) (1983) concludes by depicting Christ’s crucifixion and the Pietà. Last year, Schmitt premiered an étude for pedals alone by German composer Maximillian Schnaus, also included on this program. He also performs the Passacaglia and Fugue by Johann Sebastian Bach and the Fourth Organ Sonata, Op. 65, by Felix Mendelssohn. —Gregg Wager
recitals, which gave him the opportunity to tour England playing the famous instruments there. In 1845, his success prompted an English publisher to offer him an enticing deal to write six organ voluntaries. Upon completion, Mendelssohn revealed that he had renamed the genre he was working with, now calling the six pieces “sonatas.” Each with four movements, they nonetheless do not adhere to sonata form of his era, tending more to resemble suites of Bach’s era. The collection became his Opus 65, and the fourth of these in B-flat major opens with a bright Allegro con brio built upon running 16th-note passages followed by dotted eighth notes that eventually combine with the opening. Two slower inner movements (Andante religioso and Allegretto) each provide simple interludes, while the set concludes with a grandiose fugal finale
(Allegro maestoso e vivace). German composer Maximilian Schnaus (b. 1986) composed signals (from remote territories) as an étude for pedal solo at the request of Christian Schmitt, who premiered it on the organ at Tonhalle Zurich last year. Schnaus used the opportunity to explore the limits of the instrument and aural perception, referring to the sounds he creates as “mysterious figures and signals, sometimes resembling language and other times machines.” Fixed pitches played on the manuals create background noise altered by changes in the registration. As an étude, the piece also challenges the performer as to “limits of playability.” The sole passacaglia for organ by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) borrows also from the solo chaconne form as it eventually loses the anchoring theme in the pedals. The form transforms
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again when it concludes with a double fugue. Not counting the fugue or opening theme, the 21 variations on the theme make symbolic meaning out of Biblical numbers 3 x 7, along with incorporating Lutheran hymns. Organists experiment with tempo, some getting away with playing it extremely fast, while others emphasize the grandeur that builds gradually in one seemingly continuous gesture. César Franck (1822–1890) had begun writing his three Chorals (chorales) for organ before suffering a minor traffic collision while riding in a horse-drawn buggy. Although the incident appeared to be superficial, Franck had hit his head and slowly began to feel adverse effects. Rightly suspecting his injury gave him only months to live, he finished the chorales but never saw them published. The third and final Choral in A minor presents the most adventurous exploration of chromaticism and dissonance of the set. Running 16th-note arpeggios alternating with interrupting broken chords (first ascending, then descending) keep the initial texture indistinct by breaking away from establishing a tonal identity. A simple chorale falsely plays to expectations for several bars. Later, an
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Adagio middle section (a more developed chorale) uses an A-major key signature, but the densely chromatic harmonies (especially descending parallel tritones) break apart any anticipated musical stability. Theo Brandmüller’s Sieben Stücke zur Passionszeit (Seven Pieces for Holy Week) for organ sometimes carries the subtitle “und er weinete bitterlich” (“and he cried bitterly”) and includes accompanying parts for metronome and speaking voice. In a published program note, Brandmüller (1948–2012) mentioned reliefs by sculptor Richard Hess (1937–2017) as an inspiration. Each of the original seven pieces describes a specific stage of Christ’s Passion, all commencing with what Brandmüller referred to as a “rhythmically bizarre starting point.” Each depiction stems from a “vision” based on the details of the narrative. The sixth piece, which depicts the crucifixion, is described succinctly as a Sarabande. “Pietà” (the final piece) is a circular canon (i.e., a canon that can be played endlessly) based on the “Dona nobis pacem” from Bach’s Mass in B minor, BWV 232. Though he did not live to see the premiere of Richard Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde, Julius Reubke (1834–1858) certainly employed the same
innovative chromaticism in his Sonata on the 94th Psalm in C minor (1857). More likely, the famous 40-minute piano sonata by his mentor Franz Liszt (three movements without pause between them written five years earlier) inspired Reubke, as did Liszt’s program music (although lively debate aside, Liszt left us no hint of a program that might unravel a story behind his monumental sonata). Reubke’s sonata runs less than half an hour and depicts specific passages taken out of the 94th Psalm, which is a lament against wickedness in the world. As with the Liszt Sonata, the slow middle movement begins with a chorale, and the final movement is a fugue with an unusually lengthy and chromatic subject. First clearly stated in C minor, a five-note motive (a half note and two dottedeighth rhythms) sets up several further statements, typically in a type of sequence (down a half-step, then up a whole step) but transforming into more developed statements, such as with thick chords and using the material as the basis for the fugue subject. Descending scalar passages (slow and rapid) also undergo similar changes of character similar to Liszt’s technique of “transformation of themes.” —Gregg Wager
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ABOUT THE ARTIST
CHRISTIAN SCHMITT
Since his debuts with the Berlin Philharmonic under Sir Simon Rattle and at the Salzburg Festival, Christian Schmitt has become one of the world’s most sought-after organists. In the 2021/22 season, he was “Artist in Focus” of the Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich, inaugurating the new organ at the Tonhalle with conductor Paavo Järvi.
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Schmitt recently debuted at Walt Disney Concert Hall presented by the Los Angeles Philharmonic, performed with the Staatskapelle Berlin conducted by Daniel Barenboim, and recorded Hindemith’s Chamber Music No. 7 with conductor Christoph Eschenbach. This season, he debuts with the Philadelphia Orchestra with conductor Paavo Järvi and returns to Los Angeles for a recital at Walt Disney Concert Hall. Schmitt has performed as a recitalist at the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, Konzerthaus Berlin, Wiener Musikverein, Gewandhaus Leipzig, and Maison Symphonique Montréal. He has performed under conductors including Philippe Herreweghe, Jakub Hrůša, Marek Janowski, Daniel Barenboim, Paavo Järvi, and Manfred Honeck.
A frequent recital collaborator, Schmitt has performed with Magdalena Kožená, Matthias Höfs, Thomas Hampson, and Matthias Goerne. For Deutsche Grammophon, Schmitt recorded two albums for the project Bach 333: Die neue Gesamtausgabe and an album of works for voice and organ with mezzo-soprano Magdalena Kožená. In 2013, he was awarded an ECHO Klassik for his recording of Widor’s organ symphonies, Op. 42, No. 3 and Op. 69. Schmitt is on the faculty at Codarts University Rotterdam. He studied organ in Paris, in Boston, and in Saarbrücken and has been a member of the jury for numerous competitions. Schmitt is the principal organist of the Bamberger Symphoniker. Christian Schmitt is represented worldwide by Tanja Dorn at Dorn Music.
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LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC
Mahler’s Sixth with Dudamel Los Angeles Philharmonic Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
THURSDAY JANUARY 11, 2024 8PM FRIDAY JANUARY 12 11AM
MAHLER
Symphony No. 6 in A minor, “Tragic” (c. 79 minutes)
Allegro energico, ma non troppo Andante moderato Scherzo Finale
Today’s program will be presented without intermission.
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AT A GLANCE Temptation or Premonition?
During some of his brightest, happiest times, Gustav Mahler composed some of his darkest, saddest music, including his Sixth Symphony, with the famous “hammer-blows of fate” in its turbulent, tragic finale. A year after its premiere, Mahler did suffer three tremendous personal shocks: the death of his daughter Maria, the diagnosis of his heart disease, and his rancorous ouster from the
SYMPHONY NO. 6 IN A MINOR, “TRAGIC” Gustav Mahler (1860–1911) Composed: 1903–1904 Orchestration: piccolo, 4 flutes (3rd and 4th=piccolo), 4 oboes (3rd and 4th=English horn), English horn, E-flat clarinet, 3 clarinets, bass clarinet, 4 bassoons, contrabassoon, 8 horns, 6 trumpets, 3 trombones, bass trombone, tuba, timpani, percussion (glockenspiel, cowbells onstage and offstage, low-pitched bells offstage, xylophone, bass drum, triangle, snare drum, cymbals, tam-tam, rute, hammer), 2 harps, celesta, and strings First LA Phil performance: November 7, 1968, Zubin Mehta conducting Alma Mahler, writing of what she called “composing holidays” spent with her husband and their two young daughters at their Austrian mountain retreat, reported as follows of the Sixth Symphony, begun in the summer of 1903: “After [Gustav] had drafted the first movement, he
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Vienna Opera. His wife, Alma, felt that he had tempted fate with that music. The composer believed that artists can sense future events and forecast them in their creations. The evidence that Mahler named this symphony “Tragic” is slight and contradictory but tragic it surely is; the composer himself found conducting it an emotionally harrowing experience. —John Henken
came…to tell me he had tried to express me in a theme. ‘Whether I’ve succeeded I don’t know; but you’ll have to put up with it.’ This is the great soaring second subject [F major] of the first movement of the Sixth Symphony. In the third movement [the scherzo] he represented the unrhythmical games of the two little children, tottering in zigzags over the sand. Ominously, the childish voices became more and more tragic, and at the end died out in a whimper. In the last movement he described himself and his downfall or, as he later said, his hero’s. ‘It is the hero, on whom fall three blows of fate, the last of which fells him as a tree is felled,’ were his words. Not one of his works came as directly from his inmost heart as this. We both wept that day. The music and what it foretold touched us deeply….” We take such musical “premonitions” with a grain of salt these days, particularly as concerns the hyperimaginative, hyperemotional Mahlers. He, in particular, was a morbidly sensitive soul who, with the
wisdom of our hindsight, embraced every tragedy or potential tragedy as an inevitability. It is a feeling that thoroughly colors his music: Gustav Mahler, the victim of cruel fate. Doomed. Still, the disparity between the outward circumstances of the composer’s life and the inner world of the Sixth Symphony at the time of Alma’s comments, the summers of 1903 and 1904, is glaring. It should have been a happy time. Mahler’s music was being performed with increasing frequency. His family life seemed stable and filled with pleasure. He was meeting success upon success with his productions at the Vienna Court Opera, of which he was artistic director. Yet, here he is, creating the Sixth Symphony, the “Tragic,” as he once labeled it, arguably his darkest, and simultaneously two of the wrenching Kindertotenlieder (Songs on the Death of Children). It seems downright blatant at this point to mention that within a year after the Sixth Symphony’s premiere, which was led by the composer at
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Essen on May 27, 1906, his four-year-old daughter Maria died, his own, ultimately fatal heart ailment was diagnosed, and he parted company, not on the best of terms, with the Vienna Opera. Whatever the circumstances of its composition, there can little doubt that the Symphony’s mood is dark, combative, and at times—as in the finale—overwhelmingly angst-ridden. It is therefore no surprise that it was among the last of Mahler’s nine completed symphonies to achieve recognition commensurate with its enormous worth. In the words of conductor Bruno Walter, the composer’s friend, assistant, and dedicated interpreter, “The Sixth is bleakly pessimistic: it reeks of the bitter cup of human life. In contrast with the Fifth, it says ‘No,’ above all in the last movement, where something resembling the inexorable strife of ‘all against all’ is translated into music….” And so Walter’s rumination goes, almost gleefully thrilled (a romantic attitude, we might say) at the utter hopelessness and misery of it all. But we may react differently, thrilled not so much by a “program” but, say, by the spine-tingling, jackbooted marching of the percussion-laden first movement, remorselessly, irresistibly pounding its way into the brain, and to a slow movement of the most crushing lush, aching lyrical beauty. A more balanced, highly urbane—and much later—viewpoint is expressed in an essay by the American composer Aaron Copland, written in 1941, before Mahler had gained his current wide
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acceptance. And while it is more about Mahler in general than about the Sixth Symphony specifically, it is superbly descriptive of much that goes on in this staggeringly rich creation. “It is music that is full of human frailties,” Copland observes, “... so ‘Mahler-like’ in every detail. His symphonies are suffused with personality— he has his own way of doing and saying everything. The irascible scherzos, the heaven-storming calls in the brass, the special quality of his communings with nature, the gentle melancholy of a transitional passage, the gargantuan Ländler, the pages of an incredible loneliness... Two facets of his musicianship were years in advance of their time. One is the curiously contrapuntal fabric of the musical texture; the other more obvious, his strikingly original instrumentation.” And, later, “It was because Mahler worked primarily with a maze of separate strands independent of all chordal underpinning that his instrumentation possesses that sharply etched and clarified sonority that may be heard again and again in the music of later composers. Mahler’s was the first orchestra to play ‘without pedal,’ to borrow a phrase from piano technique. The use of the orchestra as manyvoiced body in this particular way was typical of the age of Bach and Handel. Thus, as far as orchestral practice is concerned, Mahler bridges the gap between the composers of the early 18th century and the Neoclassicists of our own time.” —Excerpted from an essay by Herbert Glass
GUSTAVO DUDAMEL
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Looking Ahead
Intimate performances featuring visiting artists and small ensembles, plus organ recitals and new music
COLBURN CELEBRITY RECITALS
TUE APR 9
WED FEB 28 Leila Josefowicz, violin John Novacek, piano
WED MAR 27 Ray Chen, violin Julio Elizalde, piano
WED APR 3 Yo-Yo Ma, cello Kathryn Stott, piano
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UNSTILL LIFE Benjamin Millepied, choreographer and dancer Alexandre Tharaud, piano
SUN MAY 12 Yuja Wang, piano
ORGAN RECITALS
SUN FEB 25 WED APR 24 Yefim Bronfman, piano
Wayne Marshall
WED MAY 1 Víkingur Ólafsson, piano
SUN APR 21
Anna Lapwood
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GREEN UMBRELLA
TUE MAR 5 Brahms and Beach
TUE APR 16
John Adams Conducts the LA Phil New Music Group
TUE FEB 6
Last Days
LA Phil New Music Group Oliver Leith, composer Thomas Adès, conductor Matt Copson, librettist, co-director, and art director
LA Phil New Music Group John Adams, conductor Anthony McGill, clarinet Earl Howard, organ
TUE MAR 26 Hindemith and Nielsen
TUE APR 30
Pan-American New Music LA Phil New Music Group Gabriela Ortiz, curator Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor Alejandro Escuer, flute
TUE MAR 19
Philip Glass: The Complete Etudes, 1–20
TUE APR 2 Schubert’s Octet
CHAMBER MUSIC Members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic
Timo Andres, Anton Batagov, Lara Downes, Jenni Lin, Maki Namekawa, pianos TUE FEB 27 Lunar New Year
TUE MAY 7 Beethoven and Schumann
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WALT DISNEY CONCERT HALL ORGAN – STOP LIST
GREAT – MANUAL II
32' 16' 16' 16' 8' 8' 8' 8' 8' 8' 5-1/3' 4' 4' 3-¹⁄₅' 2-2/3' 2' III VIII IV VII 32' 16' 8' 4' 8'
Violonbasse Prestant Violonbasse Bourdon Principal Diapason à pavillon Violoncelle Flûte harmonique Chimney Flute Bourdon Grand Nasard Octave Spire Flute Grande Tierce Octave Quinte Super Octave Grande Fourniture Mixture Cymbale Corneta Magna Contre Basson Basson Basson Basson Trompeta de Los Angeles Sostenuto
POSITIVE – MANUAL I
16' 8' 8' 8' 8' 8' 4' 4' 2-2/3' 2' 2' 1-³⁄₅' 1-1/3' IV 16' 8' 8'
Quintaton Principal Unda Maris Gambe Flûte harmonique Gedackt Octave Hohlflöte Nasard Super Octave Waldflöte Tierce Larigot Mixture Bass Clarinet Trompette Cromorne
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Clarinet Cor anglais Clairon Tremolo Llamada Tuba Llamada Tuba Llamada Tuba Trompeta de Los Angeles Harp Celesta Sostenuto
SWELL – MANUAL III
16' 8' 8' 8' 8' 8' 8' 8' 4' 4' 2-2/3' 2' 1-³⁄₅' 1' III-V 16' 8' 8' 8' 4' 8' 8'
Bourdon Diapason Flûte traversière Bourdon Viole de Gambe Voix céleste Dulciane doux Voix angélique Principal Flûte octaviante Nasard Octavin Tierce Piccolo Plein-jeu harmonique Bombarde Trompette Hautbois Voix humaine Clairon Fast Tremulant Slow Tremulant Trompeta de Los Angeles Llamada Tuba Sostenuto
LLAMARADA – MANUAL IV
8' 4' V V 16' 8'
Flautado grande Octava real Lleno fuerte Compuestas Contra Tromba Tromba
4' 8' 16' 8' 4'
Tromba Clarion Tremolo Chimes Trompeta de Los Angeles Llamada Tuba Llamada Tuba Llamada Tuba Llamadas on Great Sostenuto Cymbelstern Campanitas Pajaritos
PEDAL
32' Flûte 32' Violonbasse 32' Bourdon 16' Flûte 16' Prestant 16' Violonbasse 16' Subbass 16' Bourdon 10-2/3' Grosse Quinte 8' Octave 8' Flûte 8' Violoncelle 8' Bourdon 4' Super Octave 4' Flûte V Mixture 64' Contre Basson (b) 32' Contre Bombarde 32' Contre Basson 16' Grande Bombarde 16' Llamada Tuba 16' Contra Tromba 16' Basson 16' Bass Clarinet 8' Llamada Tuba 8' Trompeta de Los Angeles 8' Basson Clarinet 8' 4' Trompeta de Los Angeles 4' Llamada Tuba Pedal Chimes Pedal Divide
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ENDOWMENT
Endowment Donors We are honored to recognize our endowment donors, whose generosity ensures the long-term health of our organization. The following list represents cumulative contributions to the Los Angeles Philharmonic Endowment Fund as of October 31, 2023. $25,000,000 AND ABOVE
$1,000,000 TO $2,499,999
$500,000 TO $999,999
Walt and Lilly Disney Foundation Cecilia and Dudley Rauch
Linda and Robert Attiyeh Judith and Thomas Beckmen Gordon Binder and Adele Haggarty Helen and Peter Bing William H. Brady, III Linda and Maynard Brittan Richard and Norma Camp Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Connell Mark Houston Dalzell and James Dao-Dalzell Mari L. Danihel Nancy and Donald de Brier The Rafael & Luisa de Marchena-Huyke Foundation The Walt Disney Company Fairchild-Martindale Foundation Eris and Larry Field Reese and Doris Gothie Joan and John Hotchkis Janeway Foundation Bernice and Wendell Jeffrey Carrie and Stuart Ketchum Kenneth N. and Doreen R. Klee B. Allen and Dorothy Lay Los Angeles Philharmonic Committee Estate of Judith Lynne MaddocksBrown Foundation Ginny Mancini Raulee Marcus Barbara and Buzz McCoy Merle and Peter Mullin William and Carolyn Powers Koni and Geoff Rich H. Russell Smith Foundation Jay and Deanie Stein Foundation Trust Ronald and Valerie Sugar I.H. Sutnick
Ann and Martin Albert Abbott Brown Mr. George L. Cassat Kathleen and Jerrold L. Eberhardt Valerie Franklin Yvonne and Gordon Hessler Ernest Mauk and Doyce Nunis Mr. and Mrs. David Meline Sandy and Barry D. Pressman Earl and Victoria Pushee William and Sally Rutter Nancy and Barry Sanders Richard and Bradley Seeley Christian Stracke Donna Swayze Lee and Hope Landis Warner YOLA Student Fund Edna Weiss
$20,000,000 TO $24,999,999 David Bohnett Foundation
$10,000,000 TO $19,999,999 The Annenberg Foundation Colburn Foundation
$5,000,000 TO $9,999,999 Anonymous Dunard Fund USA Lenore S. and Bernard A. Greenberg Fund Carol Colburn Grigor Terri and Jerry M. Kohl Los Angeles Philharmonic Affiliates Diane and Ron Miller Charitable Fund M. David and Diane Paul Ann and Robert Ronus Ronus Foundation John and Samantha Williams
$2,500,000 TO $4,999,999 Peggy Bergmann YOLA Endowment Fund in Memory of Lenore Bergmann and John Elmer Bergmann Lynn Booth/Otis Booth Foundation Elaine and Bram Goldsmith Norman and Sadie Lee Foundation Karl H. Loring Alfred E. Mann Elise Mudd Marvin Trust Barbara and Jay Rasulo Flora L. Thornton
$100,000 TO $249,999
Mr. Robert J. Abernethy William A. Allison Rachel and Lee Ault W. Lee Bailey, M.D. Angela Bardowell Deborah Borda The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation Jane Carruthers Pei-yuan Chia and Katherine Shen James and Paula Coburn Foundation The Geraldine P. Coombs Trust in memory of Gerie P. Coombs Mr. and Mrs. Terry Cox Silvia and Kevin Dretzka Allan and Diane Eisenman Christine and Daniel Ewell Arnold Gilberg, M.D., Ph.D. David and Paige Glickman $250,000 Nicholas T. Goldsborough TO $499,999 Gonda Family Nancy and Leslie Abell Foundation Mr. Gregory A. Adams Margaret Grauman Baker Family Trust Kathryn Kert Green and Veronica and Mark Green Robert Egelston Joan and Gordon Family John F. Hotchkis Foundation Freya and Mark Ivener Ms. Kay Harland Ruth Jacobson Joan Green Harris Trust Stephen A. Kanter, M.D. Bud and Jo Ann and Barbara Hellman Charles Kaplan Gerald L. Katell Yates Keir Norma Kayser Susanne and Paul Kester Joyce and Kent Kresa Vicki King Raymond Lieberman Sylvia Kunin Mr. Kevin MacCarthy Ann and Edward Leibon and Ms. Lauren Lexton Ellen and Mark Lipson Alfred E. Mann Charities B. and Lonis Liverman Jane and Glenn Miya and Marc B. Nathanson Steven Llanusa Y & S Nazarian Ms. Gloria Lothrop Family Foundation Vicki and Nancy and Kerry McCluggage Sidney Petersen David and Rice Family Foundation Margaret Mgrublian Robert Robinson Diane and Leon Morton Katharine and Mary Pickford Thomas Stoever Foundation Sue Tsao Sally and Frank Raab Alyce and Mr. David Sanders Warren Williamson Malcolm Schneer and Cathy Liu David and Linda Shaheen Foundation
William E.B. and National Endowment for the Arts Laura K. Siart Magda and Frederick Alfred and R. Waingrow Arlene Noreen Wasserman Foundation Occidental Petroleum Robert Wood Corporation Syham Yohanna and Dr. M. Lee Pearce James W. Manns Lois Rosen Anne and James Rothenberg $25,000 Donald Tracy Rumford Family Trust TO $99,999 The SahanDaywi Marie Baier Foundation Foundation Dr. Richard Bardowell, Mrs. Nancie Schneider M.D. William and Jacqueline Briskin Luiginia Sheridan Dona Burrell Virginia Skinner Ying Cai & Wann Living Trust S. Lee Foundation Nancy and Ann and Tony Cannon Richard Spelke Dee and Mary H. Statham Robert E. Cody Ms. Fran H. Tuchman The Colburn Fund Tom and Margaret Sheehy Janet Unterman Collins Rhio H. Weir Mr. Allen Don Mrs. Joseph F. Cornelsen Westheimer Ginny and Jean Willingham John Cushman Winnick Family Marilyn J. Dale Foundation Mrs. Barbara A. Davis Cheryl and Dr. and Mrs. Peter Ziegler Roger DeBard Lynn and Roger Zino Jennifer and Royce Diener LA PHIL Jane B. and Michael D. Eisner MUSICIANS The Englekirk Family Anonymous Claudia and Kenneth Bonebrake Mark Foster Nancy and Lillian and Martin Chalifour Stephen Frank Dr. Suzanne Gemmell Brian Drake Perry Dreiman Paul and Barry Gold Florence Glaser Christopher Hanulik Good Works John Hayhurst Foundation Jory and Anne Heineman Selina Herman Ann and Jean Horton Ingrid Hutman Drs. Judith and Andrew Lowy Herbert Hyman Gloria Lum Albert E. and Joanne Pearce Martin Nancy C. Jenkins Kazue Asawa McGregor Robert Jesberg and Michael J. Carmody Oscar and Diane Meza Mitchell Newman Ms. Ann L. Kligman Peter Rofé Sandra Krause and Meredith Snow and William Fitzgerald Mark Zimoski Michael and Barry Socher Emily Laskin Paul Stein Sarah and Leticia Oaks Strong Ira R. Manson Lyndon and Beth Carole McCormac Johnston Taylor Meitus Marital Trust Dennis Trembly Sharyl and Rafael Mendez, M.D. Allison and Jim Wilt Suli Xue John Millard
We extend our heartfelt appreciation to the many donors who have contributed to the LA Phil Endowment with contributions below $25,000, whose names are too numerous to list due to space considerations. If your name has been misspelled or omitted from this list in error, please contact the Philanthropy Department at contributions@laphil.org. Thank you.
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OPENING NIGHT
Sat Jan 27 | 8pm A GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY WITH
Herb Alpert & Lani Hall
LA’S PREMIER WINTER JAZZ FESTIVAL RETURNS! Wed Jan 31 | 8pm Thu Feb 1 | 8pm
Ranky Tanky WITH VERY SPECIAL GUEST
Ms. Lisa Fischer SCAN FOR TICKETS
Fri Feb 2 | 8pm Sat Feb 3 | 8pm
Booker T. Jones
60 YEARS OF GREEN ONIONS AND THE HAMMOND B-3 WITH SPECIAL GUEST
Matthew Whitaker Wed Feb 7 | 8pm
Delfeayo Marsalis & The Uptown Jazz Orchestra Sat Feb 10 | 8pm
Eliades Ochoa WITH SPECIAL GUEST
Delfeayo Marsalis
Harold López-Nussa
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ANNUAL DONORS
Annual Donors The LA Phil is pleased to recognize and thank our generous donors. The following list includes donors who have contributed $3,500 or more to the LA Phil, including special event fundraisers (LA Phil Gala and Opening Night at the Hollywood Bowl) between November 1, 2022, and October 31, 2023. $1,000,000 AND ABOVE Anonymous (3)
Ann and Robert Ronus
$500,000 TO $999,999 The Ahmanson Foundation Ballmer Group
Dunard Fund USA Jenny Miller Goff
County of Los Angeles Music Center Foundation
$200,000 TO $499,999 Lynn K. Altman Gregory Annenberg Weingarten, GRoW@ Annenberg Judith and Thomas L. Beckmen The Blue Ribbon
Colburn Foundation Michael J. Connell Foundation Jane B. and Michael D. Eisner Gordon P. Getty
Max H. Gluck Foundation William Randolph Hearst Foundation The Hearthland Foundation Tylie Jones
Terri and Jerry M. Kohl The Norman and Sadie Lee Foundation Anne Akiko Meyers and Jason Subotky
The Music Man Foundation Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts The Rauch Family Foundation
The Rose Hills Foundation Linda and David Shaheen Alyce de Roulet Williamson
Kaiser Permanente Estate of Yates Keir Ms. Ursula C. Krummel Mr. and Mrs. David Meline John Mohme Foundation
Maureen and Stanley Moore Peninsula Committee Richard and Ariane Raffetto Barbara and Jay Rasulo Koni and Geoff Rich
Rosenthal Family Foundation James and Laura Rosenwald/Orinoco Foundation Estate of Kenneth D. Sanson, Jr.
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CIVIC THEATRE | FEBRUARY 2 & 4 | 2024 This stunning visual and auditory experience tells a tale of seduction and doom and features the San Diego Symphony Orchestra onstage heightening Mozart’s glorious music. Sung in Italian with English and Spanish text projected above the stage.
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Wallis Annenberg Peter K. Barker Judith Beckmen Ronald W. Burkle John B. Emerson ** Richard M. Ferry Brindell Gottlieb Bernard A. Greenberg Stephen F. Hinchliffe, Jr. Glen A. Holden Kent Kresa Edward J. McAniff Mattie McFaddenLawson Fredric M. Roberts Richard K. Roeder Claire L. Rothman Joni J. Smith Lisa Specht ** Cynthia A. Telles James A. Thomas Andrea L. Van de Kamp ** Thomas R. Weinberger Alyce de Roulet Williamson
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Hilda L. Solis Supervisor, First District
Holly J. Mitchell Supervisor, Second District
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Live at The Music Center SAT 6 JAN / 8:00 p.m. Mozart’s “Prague” Symphony LA PHIL @ Walt Disney Concert Hall Thru 1/7/24 SUN 7 JAN / 7:30 p.m. Christian Schmitt, organ LA PHIL @ Walt Disney Concert Hall THU 11 JAN / 8:00 p.m. Mahler 6 with Dudamel LA PHIL @ Walt Disney Concert Hall Thru 1/12/24
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SUN 28 JAN / 7:00 p.m. Spem in alium LA MASTER CHORALE @ Walt Disney Concert Hall SUN 28 JAN / 8:00 p.m. Matthew Bourne’s Romeo and Juliet CENTER THEATRE GROUP Presented in association with Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at The Music Center
@ Ahmanson Theatre Thru 2/25/24
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BE TRANSFORMED BY AN ICONIC MASTERPIECE The Rite of Spring & common ground[s]
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February 9–11, 2024 Faithful to Stravinsky’s visceral score, Pina Bausch’s monumental choreography is given a thrilling new life by a specially assembled company of 34 dancers from 14 African countries.
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