You know you’re pretty special when painting the Mona Lisa is the least of your accomplishments! Leonardo da Vinci was one of the greatest thinkers of all time. Now Tony Award winner and MacArthur Genius Grantee Mary Zimmerman (The White Snake, Metamorphoses) shapes a genre-busting play entirely from da Vinci’s own notebooks. A cast of […]
From the producer of The Lion King and Aladdin, Frozen, the Tony®-nominated Best Musical, is now on tour across North America and the critics rave, “It’s simply magical!” (LA Daily News). Heralded by The New Yorker as “thrilling” and “genuinely moving,” Frozen features the songs you know and love from the original Oscar®-winning film, plus an expanded score with a […]
Alabama, 1900. Ben and Oscar Hubbard stand to earn millions by funding an industrialized cotton mill. But first they’ll need their calculating sister, Regina, to secure the seed money from her dying husband. When he refuses, the siblings stop at nothing to satisfy their own ambitions and keep the wealth in the family. It is […]
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 […]
The 22-year old Filipino-Finnish conducting sensation Tarmo Peltokoski leads the Orchestra in Sibelius’ awe-inspiring anthem and ode to Finland, the gorgeous Symphony No. 2. Concertmaster Jeff Thayer is the soloist for Mozart’s third violin concerto. ARTISTS AND REPERTOIRE Tarmo Peltokoski, conductor Jeff Thayer, violin Kaija Saariaho: Ciel d’hiver (Winter Sky) W.A. Mozart: Violin Concerto No. […]
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
“Songs We Love” explores the first 50 years of jazz song and highlights the highly influential years of jazz history: the 1920s–1950s. Three guest vocalists join this all-star group to sing through some legendary jazz tunes and pay tribute to icons of the past. Famous singers to be explored include Ma Rainey, Billie Holiday, Ella […]
Arkansas, present day. The estranged members of the Lafayette family gather at their late father’s crumbling plantation to prepare for the estate sale. But decades of resentment have a way of bubbling to the surface, and a shocking discovery in the piles of clutter sends them spiraling as they confront repressed histories, regrets and each […]
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 […]
Theirs was a love forbidden, and a love immortal. Experience Prokofiev’s intoxicating, impassioned “Romeo and Juliet,” as Carl St.Clair leads you through the greatest moments from Prokofiev’s sensuous ballet. (Here’s some inside trivia — Prokofiev originally intended a happy ending!) Concert Timings: February 5, 2023, 3:00 pm Doors open at 2 p.m. There is no […]
Fran Lebowitz stands out as one of our most insightful social commentators. Her essays and interviews offer her views on current events and the media – as well as pet peeves including tourists, baggage-claim areas, after-shave lotion, adults who roller skate, children who speak French, or anyone who is unduly tan. A fascinating character in […]
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. […]
