About this Performance: British-born Wayne Marshall is a triple threat, appearing around the world as an organist, pianist, and conductor. His abilities in jazz as well as classical music make him particularly well suited for the glittering improvisations on Bernstein and Beethoven that will bookend his Disney Hall recital. “…sheer technical bravado… breathtaking speeds…stunning virtuosity…such brilliant playing.” (Gramophone) &nbsp; Artists: Wayne Marshall, organ &nbsp; Program: Wayne MARSHALL Improvisation on themes of Bernstein, “Homage à Lenny” DUPRÉ Symphonie-Passion, Op. 23 George C. BAKER Deux Evocations WIDOR Organ Symphony No. 6 in G minor, Op. 42 No. 2 Andrew AGER Toccata &amp; Fugue MESSIAEN Les mages &amp; Dieu parmi nous from La Nativité du Seigneur Wayne MARSHALL Improvisation on themes of Beethoven

Wayne Marshall with Thomas Neenan • SUN / FEB 23, LA Phil 2019/20

About This Performance
By juxtaposing Ives’ and Dvořák’s symphonies, Dudamel reveals new ways to hear each composer. Here,&nbsp;Ives’ compact Third draws on memories of songs, hymns, children’s games, and dances to create music of wondrous complexity. Dvořák’s final symphony was composed from Native-American and African-American source materials, from which he drew unforgettable melodies and dramatic harmonies that gelled into his most popular creation.

Program
IVES - The Unanswered Question
IVES - Symphony No. 3, “The Camp Meeting”
Intermission
DVOŘÁK - Symphony No. 9, “New World”

Artists
Los Angeles Philharmonic Gustavo Dudamel, conductor

Dvořák 9 & Ives 3 with Russell Steinberg • THU / FEB 27, LA Phil 2019/20

About This Performance
The culmination of Dudamel’s unique look at Ives and Dvořák shows the individualistic American expanding his harmonic and rhythmic language even further in the stunningly complex Fourth Symphony. Dvořák’s final symphony was composed from Native-American and African-American source materials, from which he drew unforgettable melodies and dramatic harmonies that gelled into his most popular creation.

Program
IVES - The Unanswered Question
IVES - Symphony No. 4 Intermission
DVOŘÁK - Symphony No. 9, “New World”

Artists
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
Los Angeles Master Chorale
Grant Gershon, artistic director

Dvořák 9 & Ives 4 with Russell Steinberg • FRI / FEB 28, LA Phil 2019/20

About This Performance

Underneath the sense of hope and expansiveness in the New World is a shadow that has been there from its first colonization to the present moment. Dvořák set out to find and compose “American music.” What he created is a collage, suggestions of the hope of immigrants in the boundless space; the presence of slavery; the treatment of Native Americans; and the pristine beauty of the natural resources. Even more poignant today, we hear this music with all its shadows fully in the light.

Join Deborah O’Grady and Melinda Haas for this unique exploration of Dvořák's signature work, Symphony No. 9, “New World,” through the lens of myth as part of the Los Angeles Philharmonic's Dvořák & Ives festival.

Artists

Melinda Haas
Deborah O’Grady

Myth of the New World with Melinda Haas & Deborah O'Grady • SAT / FEB 29, LA Phil 2019/20

Redefining what an orchestra can be, the LA Phil is as vibrant as Los Angeles, one of the world's most open and dynamic cities. Led by Music & Artistic Director Gustavo Dudamel, this internationally renowned orchestra harnesses the transformative power of live music to build community, foster intellectual and artistic growth, and nurture the creative spirit.

The LA Phil takes audiences on sweeping musical journeys through electrifying performances, cutting-edge music education, and innovative community engagement programs at two iconic Los Angeles venues: Walt Disney Concert Hall and the Hollywood Bowl.

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