An evening of Schubert and Liszt with beloved pianist Emanuel Ax. The acclaimed Emanuel Ax performs an evening of quintessentially Romantic-period selections by Franz Schubert and Franz Liszt with his accustomed warmth and humanity in a must-see event. Program SCHUBERT: Piano Sonata in A major, D. 664, Op. posth. 120 SCHUBERT/LISZ: TFour Songs Aufenthalt Liebesbotschaft Der Müller […]
Violinist Ray Chen gives his take on the beloved Mendelssohn Violin Concerto with the Los Angeles Philharmonic conducted by Matthias Pintscher. This performance is generously supported by Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts. Program MENDELSSOHN: Violin Concerto BRAHMS (orch. Schoenberg): Piano Quartet No. 1
Music Director James Conlon conducts Mozart’s greatest comedy—a story about love and lust. Can Figaro outwit the Count who has a wandering eye for his love and save his upcoming nuptials? Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Conducted by James Conlon Address: 135 N Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012 Phone: (213) 972-8001 Times Vary per […]
This program features multiple world premieres from award-winning female composers: pianist/organist Courtney Bryan, violinist Erika Vega and the musical “Thomas Edison” Katherine Balch. “A pianist and composer of panoramic interests” (The New York Times), Courtney Bryan is a pianist, organist, and composer whose music is in conversation with jazz, experimental music, gospel, spirituals, and hymns. […]
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The late Pina Bausch’s seminal work The Rite of Spring, one of dance theatre’s most significant works, takes the stage at The Music Center’s Dorothy Chandler Pavilion this February! Co-produced by the incredible Pina Bausch Foundation, École des Sables, and Sadler’s Wells, The Rite of Spring examines the notion of unyielding ritual when the sacrifice […]
Actress, violist, and vocalist Lucia Micarelli has performed as a featured soloist with Josh Groban, Chris Botti and Jethro Tull. She returns to the BroadStage for an evening of music, moving from classical to jazz to traditional fiddle music and Americana. Micarelli maps a thrilling evening of music, moving from classical to jazz to traditional fiddle […]
Kristina Wong began sewing masks out of old bed sheets on her Hello Kitty sewing machine. Before long, she was leading the Auntie Sewing Squad, a work-from-home sweatshop of hundreds of volunteers—including children and her own mother—to fix the U.S. public health care system while in quarantine. A laugh-out-loud look at post-pandemic life. Times varies […]
Los Angeles-based soprano Julia Metzler, pianist Bernadene Blaha and violinist Roger Wilkie come together for a heartwarming Valentine’s program featuring works by Rachmaninoff, Zemlinsky, Bernstein, Massenet and Beethoven. Resident virtuoso Antonio Lysy rounds out the ensemble on cello. Dream with Me Let the music inspire you in this heartwarming Valentine’s program featuring works by Rachmaninoff, […]
Named after a poem by Robert Frost, this concert features music of aspiration and inspiration from Brahms and Schumann to Meredith Monk and Michael Abels. Featuring two world premieres, VOYAGER written by Matthew Brown and Alas de noche by Diana Syrse, along with extrodinary pieces from classic Brahms to contemporary Runestad, this program is about […]
One of the most acclaimed musicals of all time, Sondheim’s most innovative and groundbreaking musical has rarely been produced in Los Angeles with the full-scale production it deserves—until now. Inventive, insightful, and in a class of its own, this ravishing, captivating masterpiece encapsulates the complexity of life—and the art of understanding it. Recipient of the […]
Grand Park’s Lovers Rock sets the stage for love’s big day with a beautiful and romantic urban oasis to celebrate with friends, families, partners and pups! The four-hour event features live music with DJ Puffs and multi-instrumentalist Low Leaf, a photobooth hosted by Las Fotos Project, a pop-up art gallery presented by LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes, screen-printing with Cultivarte Studios, a flower market with Poppy Lavender Florals, […]
Rachmaninoff’s virtuosic Third Concerto and haunting choral symphony as performed by the acclaimed pianist Yuja Wang and conducted by Gustavo Dudamel. Program RACHMANINOFF: Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, op. 30 Intermission RACHMANINOFF: The Bells
Jazz & Blues Curated by The Reverend Shawn AmosWith the release of her debut album, Hard Won, in March 2017, NYC singer-songwriter, harpist, and guitarist Lizzie No established herself as one of the most exciting new voices in contemporary folk music. Billboard Magazine called the album “simultaneously understated and fervent.” She followed up the album […]
The story of a young orphan who is sent to live with her reclusive uncle on a haunted English country estate is brought to life by Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winner Marsha Norman and Grammy Award-winning composer Lucy Simon. Follow orphan, Mary Lennox as she's sent from her home in India to live with […]
Lang Lang is synonymous with international classical music superstar. Hear him in a quintessential Romantic concerto favorite. Joining him for this program is Dutch conductor Otto Tausk, Music Director of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, who will lead a Helen Grimes world premiere and the gloriously tuneful Third Symphony of Johannes Brahms with its unforgettable bittersweet […]
Bruch’s most loved and performed piece is brought to life by Lamsma and Tausk and lead by Music Director of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra Otto Tausk. Location: LA Philharmonic Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S Grand Ave, Los Times: Feb. 24 at 8 p.m. Feb. 25 at 8 p.m. Feh. 26 at 2p.m. Program Helen […]
About this Performance Berlioz’ Fantastic Symphony plays right into Mehta’s strengths of highlighting drama and color in the orchestra, bringing to life the saga of the drug-addled, love-obsessed artist who meets a hair-raising end. Mehta opens the concert with a work he has conducted around the world, the late George Crumb’s song cycle Ancient Voices […]
Twilight… is a stunning and seminal play that explores the devastating human impact of the five days of uprising following the Rodney King verdict. *Black Out Night is the purposeful creation of an environment in which a Black-identifying audience can experience a performance. Black Out Night provides an opportunity for Black people to be centered […]
Overview A compelling tale of how the unifying power of music brings cultures together, Shanghai Sonatas tells the story of Jewish refugee musicians finding sanctuary in the Jewish Ghetto of Shanghai in the 1940’s. As a Jewish violinist takes on a troubled Chinese teenager as his student, a connection is made that helps both of them overcome their […]
Overview Making her BroadStage debut, trumpeter/ vocalist Bria Skonberg is one of the “most versatile and imposing musicians of her generation” (The Wall Street Journal). Linking past and present with inventive arrangements from the traditional jazz repertoire, reinterpretations of contemporary classics, and original compositions, Ms. Skonberg performs all with genuine heart and dynamic flair. Donors […]
Overview They’re back! After an astonishing debut with Alcina in 2021, conductor Harry Bicket and his sensational orchestra, The English Concert, return with another dazzling baroque masterpiece performed in concert. This time, it’s Handel’s Solomon. A magnificent song of celebration (sung in English!), Solomon celebrates the famously wise king in action: as a devoted husband to his beloved queen (never mind the 699 other wives or the 300 concubines), as a sage dispenser of justice (remember the two mothers laying claiming […]
Overview Internationally acclaimed chamber orchestra Academy of St Martin in the Fields returns to Los Angeles with “explosively charismatic” (The New York Times) superstar mandolinist Avi Avital. The Academy has become a BroadStage favorite for their unrivaled live performances. Together, their fresh interpretations of the world’s greatest orchestral music, including Bach’s Violin Concerto No. 1, […]
About this Performance Igor Levit, who made such a powerful impression playing Beethoven’s C-minor Piano Concerto during the 2021/22 season, makes a welcome return in recital, sharing his insights into the final three masterpieces of Beethoven’s sonatas for solo piano. Program BEETHOVEN -Piano Sonata No. 30 in E, Op. 109 BEETHOVEN -Piano […]
About this Performance As part of his 75th birthday celebrations, LA Phil John and Samantha Williams Creative Chair John Adams leads a Green Umbrella concert—from the series he watches over so carefully—that features the world premiere of an LA Phil commission from Anthony Cheung, whose music has been described as “gritty, inventive and wonderfully assured” […]
About this Performance The beloved American violinist, who has grown up with us, returns to her roots with a solo Bach recital. Her purity of tone and intonation even in the most complex of Bach makes hearing these small monuments an ever greater joy. Wednesday, at 8:00PM
"It’s Little Shop meets Sweeney Toddmeets Avenue Q!" A New Beatnik Horror Comedy Musical. Dig this, hepcats! When a struggling beatnik sculptor in San Francisco stumbles upon a new style of art that thrusts him into fame, fortune, and perhaps some big trouble, well – you’ll just have to see what Walter Paisley did today. […]
About this Performance It's a night showcasing the long and fruitful collaboration between the uncompromising filmmaker and the brilliant trumpeter and bandleader whose lush scores augment the humanitarian spirit and political heart of Lee’s movies. This incredible music comes to life at the hands of Blanchard’s sensational quintet and guest vocalists, with specially curated images […]
Lost in the forest, a prince encounters an ethereal beauty with a mysterious past (and lush locks that would make Rapunzel envious). But after she's brought home to his family, she begins to grow increasingly close to his handsome younger brother. Debussy's sensual, exquisitely nuanced score casts a hypnotic spell, capturing an enigmatic dream world where forbidden […]
About this Performance Fast-rising Finnish conductor Dalia Stasevska (now Principal Guest Conductor of the BBC Philharmonic) leads this arresting program, including the soul-filling Violin Concerto by Tchaikovsky played by Randall Goosby, who “plays like an angel with nothing to prove. A cool, calm, collected angel” (Los Angeles Times). To conclude, Stasevska leads one of Sibelius’ […]
City of Stem and LA Maker Faire combine forces to create an interactive event designed to inspire Los Angeles’ next generation of scientific leaders, makers, and creative thinkers! We will have science celebrities like Bill Nye, hundreds of experiences, including hands-on activities, maker exhibitors, expert panels, LA’s leading thinkers, mainstage entertainment, workshops, special guests, and […]
