Celebrating Brahms
GUSTAVO DUDAMEL LEADS LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC IN "BRAHMS UNBOUND"
Thursday, May 5, 2024 - Sunday, June 5, 2024
In the celebrated tradition of the LA Phil’s thematic cycles Beethoven
Unbound and Sibelius Unbound, Music Director Gustavo Dudamel
presides over Brahms Unbound with the Los Angeles Philharmonic. The
complete Brahms symphonies will be performed plus the deeply moving Requiem
(with vocalists Christine Schäfer and Matthias Goerne, plus the Los Angeles
Master Chorale) and more, juxtaposed with contemporary works, including the
West coast premiere of composer Steven Mackey’s Beautiful Passing
(May 12 - 15) and the U.S. premiere of composer Sofia Gubaidulina’s
Glorious Percussion (May 19, 21 & 22). Brahms Unbound
begins May 5, and concludes the 2010/11 season at Walt Disney Concert Hall
on June 5.
Dudamel takes the first program to the Granada Theater in
Santa Barbara, on Saturday, May 7 at 8 p.m., the performance
to be broadcast live on KDB-FM 93.7 (and live online at KDB.com) in Santa
Barbara.
The June 5 concert is part of LA
Phil LIVE - an immersive sight and sound experience, featuring
full concert performances broadcast live from the iconic Walt Disney Concert
Hall to movie theater audiences in over 450 theaters across the U.S. and Canada.
Theater-goers will experience up-close and dramatic views of Dudamel and the
orchestra in action, captured with multiple high definition cameras and in
breathtaking 5.1 digital surround sound. Each broadcast transports audiences
behind the music for an insider’s look at the LA Phil via the “backstage
pass” feature, which includes live behind-the-scenes interviews, rehearsal
footage and a post-concert Q&A.
View a VIDEO of GUSTAVO DUDAMEL sharing his excitement about
Brahms Unbound at a press conference
held recently at the Hollywood Bowl:
DUDAMEL ON BRAHMS UNBOUND
Two hours prior to the performances on May 12 - 15, the LA Phil will be hosting its second annual YOLA Instrument Drive to support Youth Orchestra Los Angeles (YOLA), Gustavo Dudamel’s signature El Sistema-inspired program that provides access to free, high quality instrumental and orchestral education in order to promote youth development. Donations can be made May 12 - 14, 6 p.m. - 8 p.m., and May 15, 12 p.m. - 2 p.m. To receive tax credit for donations, instruments must be appraised by a third party and a letter must be provided with their determined value. Requested donations include 1/2-size cellos, double reeds (oboe, bassoon, English horn, etc.), headphones, splitters, MP3 players and any quality orchestral instruments in good to excellent condition. Also being accepted are music stands, metronomes, tuners, orchestral accessories (mouth pieces, new reeds, etc.) and school supplies (notebooks, calculators, markers, etc.).
SCHEDULE & ARTISTS' ROSTER:
Thu-Fri MAY 5-6 8pm; Sun MAY 8 2pm
Dudamel conducts Brahms and Dutilleux
Leonidas Kavakos, violin
Sun MAY 8 7:30pm
Organ Recital: Cameron Carpenter
Thu-Sat MAY 12-14 8pm; Sun MAY 15 2pm
Dudamel conducts Mackey and Brahms
Leila Josefowicz, violin
Christine Schäfer, soprano
Matthias Goerne, baritone
Los Angeles Master Chorale, Grant Gershon, music director
Thu-Sat MAY 19-21 8pm; Sun MAY 22 2pm
Dudamel conducts Brahms' Second
Thu/Fri MAY 26/27 8pm; Sat/Sun MAY 28/29 2pm
Dudamel conducts Brahms' Third
Jessica Rivera, soprano
Thu JUN 2 8pm; Fri JUN 3 11am; Sat JUN 4 8pm; Sun JUN 5 2pm
Dudamel conducts Brahms' Fourth
Renaud Capuçon, violin
Gautier Capuçon, cello
Vie schedule and purchase tickets
In July Deutsche Grammophon will release a digital-only recording of Dudamel with the LA Phil in a program of works by Brahms.
Source: LA Philharmonic
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