Upbeat Live
Key thinkers and guest musicians share their expertise and offer historical and cultural context for an inspiring array of orchestral music, giving you a deeper understanding of the music. These talks reflect the programming of the Los Angeles Philharmonic (LA Phil) on stage at Walt Disney Concert Hall. New episodes are added after the first night’s concert.
Episodes
Gracias Gustavo: Celebrating 17 Years • LA Phil 2025/26
Brian Lauritzen guides Gracias Gustavo: Celebrating 17 Years. This talk was given at a performance of Gracias Gustavo: Celebrating 17 Years at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Pieces discussed:John ADAMS HarmoniumGuillermo ARRIAGA AméricaESTÉVEZ Cantata CriollaSee this year’s Upbeat Live schedule at: laphil.com/ubl. Join us in person for our 2025/26 season! Get tickets: laphil.com/calendar.
Gracias Gustavo: Celebrating the Musicians of the LA Phil • LA Phil 2025/26
Marc Bolin reflects on Gracias Gustavo: Celebrating the Musicians of the LA Phil. This talk was given at a performance of Gracias Gustavo: Celebrating the Musicians of the LA Phil at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Pieces discussed:John WILLIAMS Bravo Gustavo!ROSSINI Rondo: Allegretto from Concerto for Bassoon and OrchestraMARCELLO Adagio from Oboe Concerto in C minorPAGANINI La CampanellaMOZART Rom
Dudamel Conducts Die Walküre Act III • LA Phil 2025/26
Educator Kristi-Brown Montesano explains Dudamel Conducts Die Walküre Act III with Cori Ellison and Alberto Alvero. This talk was given at a performance of Dudamel Conducts Die Walküre Act III at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Pieces discussed:WAGNER Die Walküre Act IIISee this year’s Upbeat Live schedule at: laphil.com/ubl. Join us in person for our 2025/26 season! Get tickets: laphil.com/calendar.
Dudamel Conducts Die Walküre Act II • LA Phil 2025/26
Composer and conductor Geoffrey Pope discusses Dudamel Conducts Die Walküre Act II with Cori Ellison and Alberto Alvero. This talk was given at a performance of Dudamel Conducts Die Walküre Act II at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Pieces discussed:WAGNER Die Walküre Act IISee this year’s Upbeat Live schedule at: laphil.com/ubl. Join us in person for our 2025/26 season! Get tickets: laphil.com/calendar.
Dudamel Conducts Die Walküre Act I • LA Phil 2025/26
Educator Mike Basak explores Dudamel Conducts Die Walküre Act I with Cori Ellison and Alberto Alvero. This talk was given at a performance of Dudamel Conducts Die Walküre Act I at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Pieces discussed:WAGNER Die Walküre Act ISee this year’s Upbeat Live schedule at: laphil.com/ubl. Join us in person for our 2025/26 season! Get tickets: laphil.com/calendar.
Rachmaninoff's Second Symphony • LA Phil 2025/26
Rachel Iba discusses Rachmaninoff's Second Symphony. This talk was given at a performance of Rachmaninoff's Second Symphony at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Pieces discussed:SZYMANOWSKI Concerto No. 1 for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 35RACHMANINOFF Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27See this year’s Upbeat Live schedule at: laphil.com/ubl. Join us in person for our 2025/26 season! Get tickets: laph
Smith, Cabezas & Childs • LA Phil 2025/26
Tiffany Kuo leads a conversation on Smith, Cabezas & Childs with Billy Child, Molly Turner & Michael Gordon. This talk was given at a performance of Smith, Cabezas & Childs at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Pieces discussed:Michael GORDON 2bd, LA Phil Etudes Book 4, Part 1Gabriel CABEZAS, Gabriella SMITH DuosEsa-Pekka SALONEN Vignette for Bassoon, LA Phil Etudes Book 4, Part 2CAGE Branch
Anna Lapwood • LA Phil 2025/26
Christoph Bull discusses Anna Lapwood with Anna Lapwood. This talk was given at a performance of Anna Lapwood at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Pieces discussed:Hans ZIMMER Chevaliers de Sangreal from The Da Vinci CodeAlan MENKEN The Bells of Notre Dame from The Hunchback of Notre DameHoward SHORE The Lord of the Rings Organ SymphonyJohn WILLIAMS Duel of the Fates from Star Wars Episode I - The Phan
Dvořák and Korngold • LA Phil 2025/26
Rachel Iba delves into Dvořák and Korngold with Andrés Orozco-Estrada. This talk was given at a performance of Dvořák and Korngold at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Pieces discussed:TILSON THOMAS AgnegramKORNGOLD Concerto in D major for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 35DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70See this year’s Upbeat Live schedule at: laphil.com/ubl. Join us in person for our 2025/26 season!
Brahms & Beethoven • LA Phil 2025/26
Thomas Neenan leads a conversation on Brahms & Beethoven. This talk was given at a performance of Brahms & Beethoven at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Pieces discussed:SCHUMANN Overture, Scherzo and Finale, Op. 52BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15BRAHMS Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73See this year’s Upbeat Live schedule at: laphil.com/ubl. Join us in person for our 2025/26 se
John Adams & Conrad Tao • LA Phil 2025/26
Zach Neufeld leads a conversation on John Adams & Conrad Tao. This talk was given at a performance of John Adams & Conrad Tao at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Pieces discussed:PIAZZOLLA Selections from Three Tangos Oblivion LibertangoJohn ADAMS Century RollsSTRAVINSKY Song of the NightingalePROKOFIEV Lieutenant Kijé Suite, Op. 60See this year’s Upbeat Live schedule at: laphil.com/ubl. Join us
Shostakovich & Sibelius • LA Phil 2025/26
Geoffrey Pope guides Shostakovich & Sibelius with Ryan Bancroft.This talk was given at a performance of Shostakovich & Sibelius at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Pieces discussed:SHOSTAKOVICH Selections from Suite for Variety Orchestra No. 1SHOSTAKOVICH Concerto No. 2 for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 126SIBELIUS Lemminkäinen Suite, Op. 22See this year’s Upbeat Live schedule at: laphil.com/ubl. Jo
Turangalîla • LA Phil 2025/26
Kristi Brown-Montesano explores Turangalîla with Cynthia Millar and Simone Young.This talk was given at a performance of Turangalîla at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Pieces discussed:MESSIAEN Turangalîla-symphonieSee this year’s Upbeat Live schedule at: laphil.com/ubl. Join us in person for our 2025/26 season! Get tickets: laphil.com/calendar.
Gerald Barry’s Salome • LA Phil 2025/26
Veronika Krausas delves into Gerald Barry’s Salome with Gerald Barry.This talk was given at a performance of Gerald Barry’s Salome at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Pieces discussed:Gerald BARRY SalomeSee this year’s Upbeat Live schedule at: laphil.com/ubl. Join us in person for our 2025/26 season! Get tickets: laphil.com/calendar.
Vertigo in Concert • LA Phil 2025/26
Steven C. Smith leads a conversation on Vertigo in Concert.This talk was given at a performance of Vertigo in Concert at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Pieces discussed:Vertigo (1958)See this year’s Upbeat Live schedule at: laphil.com/ubl. Join us in person for our 2025/26 season! Get tickets: laphil.com/calendar.
Alcée Chriss III • LA Phil 2025/26
Thomas Neenan discusses Alcée Chriss III with Alcée Chriss III.This talk was given at a performance of Alcée Chriss III at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Pieces discussed:RACHMANINOFF Non allegro from Symphonic Dances, Op. 45FRANCK Allegretto from Symphony in D minorYOUMANS “Tea For Two”GUILLOU Toccata, Op. 9J.S. BACH Prelude and Fugue in D major, BWV 532ARLEN “Over the Rainbow”TRADITIONAL Improvisa
John Williams & Rachmaninoff • LA Phil 2025/26
Brian Lauritzen explores John Williams & Rachmaninoff.This talk was given at a performance of John Williams & Rachmaninoff at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Pieces discussed:John WILLIAMS Concerto for Trumpet and OrchestraRACHMANINOFF Symphonic Dances, Op. 45See this year’s Upbeat Live schedule at: laphil.com/ubl. Join us in person for our 2025/26 season! Get tickets: laphil.com/calendar.
The Great Wall of Los Angeles • LA Phil 2025/26
Josh Kun guides The Great Wall of Los Angeles with Juhi Bansal, Nina Shekhar, Estevan Olmos, Nicolás Kekk Benavides, Xavier Muzik and Viet Cuong.This talk was given at a performance of The Great Wall of Los Angeles at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Pieces discussed:Juhi BANSAL A Lone Voice in the DarknessNina SHEKHAR WestboundEstevan OLMOS Sin Tierra Sin VozNicolás Lell BENAVIDES ¡AGUAS!Xavier MUZIK
Dudamel, Dante, and Beethoven 6 • LA Phil 2025/26
Zach Neufeld reflects on Dudamel, Dante, and Beethoven 6.This talk was given at a performance of Dudamel, Dante, and Beethoven 6 at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Pieces discussed:BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68, “Pastoral”Thomas ADÈS Inferno – Part 1 of DanteSee this year’s Upbeat Live schedule at: laphil.com/ubl. Join us in person for our 2025/26 season! Get tickets: laphil.com/calendar.
Beethoven and Ortiz with Dudamel • LA Phil 2025/26
Kristi Brown-Montesano delves into Beethoven and Ortiz with Dudamel with Gabriela Ortiz.This talk was given at a performance of Beethoven and Ortiz with Dudamel at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Pieces discussed:BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92Gabriela ORTIZ Revolución diamantinaSee this year’s Upbeat Live schedule at: laphil.com/ubl. Join us in person for our 2025/26 season! Get tickets: l
Gustavo Conducts Beethoven: Missa Solemnis • LA Phil 2025/26
Russell Steinberg delves into Gustavo Conducts Beethoven: Missa Solemnis.This talk was given at a performance of Gustavo Conducts Beethoven: Missa Solemnis at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Pieces discussed:BEETHOVEN Missa Solemnis in D major, Op. 123See this year’s Upbeat Live schedule at: laphil.com/ubl. Join us in person for our 2025/26 season! Get tickets: laphil.com/calendar.
Dudamel Conducts Beethoven and Lorenz • LA Phil 2025/26
Christian Campos reflects on Dudamel Conducts Beethoven and Lorenz with Ricardo Lorenz.This talk was given at a performance of Dudamel Conducts Beethoven and Lorenz at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Pieces discussed:Ricardo LORENZ Humboldt’s NatureSCHUMANN Piano ConcertoBEETHOVEN Egmont (complete incidental music)See this year’s Upbeat Live schedule at: laphil.com/ubl. Join us in person for our 2025/2
Thomas Ospital • LA Phil 2025/26
Zach Neufeld guides Thomas Ospital with Thomas Ospital.This talk was given at a performance of Thomas Ospital at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Pieces discussed:VIERNE Organ Symphony No. 3, Op. 28SAINT-SAËNS Danse macabre, Op. 40RAVEL Le tombeau de Couperin (orchestral suite)Thomas OSPITAL ImprovisationSee this year’s Upbeat Live schedule at: laphil.com/ubl. Join us in person for our 2025/26 season!
Thomas Adès and Yuja Wang featuring Prokofiev and Tchaikovsky • LA Phil 2025/26
Geoffrey Pope explores Thomas Adès and Yuja Wang featuring Prokofiev and Tchaikovsky with William Marsey. This talk was given at a performance of Thomas Adès and Yuja Wang featuring Prokofiev and Tchaikovsky at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Pieces discussed:William MARSEY Man with Limp WristPROKOFIEV Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 16TCHAIKOVSKY Francesca da Rimini, Op. 32Thomas ADÈS AquiferSee
Adams, Cheung & Lanao • LA Phil 2025/26
Thomas Kotcheff discusses Adams, Cheung & Lanao with Anthony Cheung, Samuel Adams, & Silvia Lanao. This talk was given at a performance of Adams, Cheung & Lanao at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Pieces discussed:Samuel ADAMS HeartwoodFrancisco COLL Partita ISílvia LANAO Desert BloomNico MUHLY Unison SpansAnthony CHEUNG Respire: Piano Concerto No. 2See this year’s Upbeat Live schedule at:
Mahler, Bartók & Ravel • LA Phil 2025/26
Celina Kintscher leads a conversation on Mahler, Bartók & Ravel. This talk was given at a performance of Mahler, Bartók & Ravel at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Pieces discussed:RAVEL Le tombeau de CouperinBARTÓK Dance SuiteMAHLER Symphony No. 4 in G majorSee this year’s Upbeat Live schedule at: laphil.com/ubl. Join us in person for our 2025/26 season! Get tickets: laphil.com/calendar.
Adams, Ólafsson & Copland • LA Phil 2025/26
Alan Chapman delves into Adams, Ólafsson & Copland.This talk was given at a performance of Adams, Ólafsson & Copland at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Pieces discussed:IVES The Unanswered QuestionJohn ADAMS After the FallHARRIS Symphony No. 3, in One MovementCOPLAND Appalachian Spring Suite for OrchestraSee this year’s Upbeat Live schedule at: laphil.com/ubl. Join us in person for our 2025/2
Prometheus with Esa-Pekka Salonen • LA Phil 2025/26
Lindsey Macchiarella reflects on Prometheus with Esa-Pekka Salonen with Grimanesa Amorós, Gabriella Smith & James Palmer.This talk was given at a performance of Prometheus with Esa-Pekka Salonen at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Pieces discussed:SIBELIUS The OceanidesGabriella SMITH RewildingDEBUSSY La damoiselle élueSCRIABIN Prometheus, Poem of Fire, Op. 60See this year’s Upbeat Live schedule a
Ellington’s Nutcracker & Tchaikovsky’s “Winter Daydreams” • LA Phil 2025/26
Marc Gaspard Bolin guides Ellington’s Nutcracker & Tchaikovsky’s “Winter Daydreams”. This talk was given at a performance of Ellington’s Nutcracker & Tchaikovsky’s “Winter Daydreams” at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Pieces discussed:Carlos SIMON Four Black American DancesELLINGTON The Nutcracker SuiteTCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 1 in G minor, Op. 13, “Winter Daydreams”See this year’s Upbeat Live
Mozart & Sibelius • LA Phil 2025/26
Geoffrey Pope explains Mozart & Sibelius.This talk was given at a performance of Mozart & Sibelius at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Pieces discussed:MOZART Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, K. 216SIBELIUS Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39See this year’s Upbeat Live schedule at: laphil.com/ubl. Join us in person for our 2025/26 season! Get tickets: laphil.com/calendar.
Elgar’s Enigma • LA Phil 2025/26
Brian Lauritzen explores Elgar’s Enigma with Sheku Kanneh-Mason and Edmund Finnis.This talk was given at a performance of Elgar’s Enigma at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Pieces discussed:KORNGOLD Theme and Variations, Op. 42Edmund FINNIS Cello ConcertoELGAR Enigma Variations, Op. 36See this year’s Upbeat Live schedule at: laphil.com/ubl. Join us in person for our 2025/26 season! Get tickets: laphil.com
Mozart, Ravel & Pintscher • LA Phil 2025/26
Thomas Neenan discusses Mozart, Ravel & Pintscher.This talk was given at a performance of Mozart, Ravel & Pintscher at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Pieces discussed:RAVEL Mother Goose SuiteMatthias PINTSCHER neharotMOZART Piano Concerto No. 25 in C major, K. 503RAVEL La valseSee this year’s Upbeat Live schedule at: laphil.com/ubl. Join us in person for our 2025/26 season! Get tickets: laph
Recovecos: Angélica Negrón & Lido Pimienta • LA Phil 2025/26
Tiffany Kuo and Emmanuel “Babelito” Ortega lead a conversation on Recovecos: Angélica Negrón & Lido Pimienta with Darian Donovan Thomas, Lido Pimienta, and Angélica Negrón.This talk was given at a performance of Recovecos: Angélica Negrón & Lido Pimienta at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Pieces discussed:Christian QUIÑONES Pasemisí, PasemisáNathalie JOACHIM I'm Right HereTania LEÓN ToqueA
Mehta Leads Bruckner’s Eighth • LA Phil 2025/26
Celina Kintscher delves into Mehta Leads Bruckner’s Eighth.This talk was given at a performance of Mehta Leads Bruckner’s Eighth at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Pieces discussed:BRUCKNER Symphony No. 8 in C minorSee this year’s Upbeat Live schedule at: laphil.com/ubl. Join us in person for our 2025/26 season! Get tickets: laphil.com/calendar.
Halloween Organ, Film & Music • LA Phil 2025/26
Alan Chapman reflects on Halloween Organ, Film & Music with Clark Wilson.This talk was given at a performance of Halloween Organ, Film & Music at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Pieces discussed:The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923)See this year’s Upbeat Live schedule at: laphil.com/ubl. Join us in person for our 2025/26 season! Get tickets: laphil.com/calendar.
Dudamel Conducts Mahler’s “Resurrection” • LA Phil 2025/26
Christopher Russell guides Dudamel Conducts Mahler’s “Resurrection”.This talk was given at a performance of Dudamel Conducts Mahler’s “Resurrection” at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Pieces discussed:MAHLER Symphony No. 2 in C minor, "Resurrection"See this year’s Upbeat Live schedule at: laphil.com/ubl. Join us in person for our 2025/26 season! Get tickets: laphil.com/calendar.
The Rite of Spring with Dudamel • LA Phil 2025/26
Mike Basak explores The Rite of Spring with Dudamel with John Adams.This talk was given at a performance of The Rite of Spring with Dudamel at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Pieces discussed:John ADAMS Frenzy: a short symphonySTRAVINSKY The Firebird Suite (1919 version)STRAVINSKY The Rite of SpringSee this year’s Upbeat Live schedule at: laphil.com/ubl. Join us in person for our 2025/26 season! Get t
Dudamel Launches His Final Season • LA Phil 2025/26
Veronika Krausas discusses Dudamel Launches His Final Season with Ellen Reid.This talk was given at a performance of Dudamel Launches His Final Season at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Pieces discussed:Ellen REID Earth Between OceansSTRAUSS Eine Alpensinfonie (An Alpine Symphony), Op. 64See this year’s Upbeat Live schedule at: laphil.com/ubl. Join us in person for our 2025/26 season! Get tickets: laphi
Unsuk Chin & Brahms’ Double Concerto • LA Phil 2024/25
Scholar Hojoon Kim reflects on Unsuk Chin & Brahms’ Double Concerto with Whan Ri-Ahn & Unsuk Chin.This talk was given at a performance of Unsuk Chin & Brahms’ Double Concerto at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Pieces discussed:Whan RI-AHN Spring Will Come AgainUnsuk CHIN Clarinet ConcertoBRAHMS Double ConcertoSee this year’s Upbeat Live schedule at: laphil.com/ubl. Join us in person for ou
Korean Premieres & Sunwook Kim with Hojoon Kim • LA Phil 2024/25
Scholar Hojoon Kim reflects on Korean Premieres & Sunwook Kim with Sunghyun Lee, Kay Kyurim Rhie & Texu Kim.This talk was given at a performance of Korean Premieres & Sunwook Kim at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Pieces discussed:Sunghyun LEE Clockworks and FireworksKay Kyurim RHIE H’onTexu KIM Viola Concerto “Ko-Oh”BRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 15See this year’s Upbeat Liv
Tchaikovsky & Pereira with Mike Basak • LA Phil 2024/25
Educator Mike Basak discusses Tchaikovsky & Pereira with Joseph Pereira. This talk was given at a performance of Tchaikovsky & Pereira at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Pieces discussed:HERRMANN Suite from VertigoJoseph PEREIRA NaruTCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 5See this year’s Upbeat Live schedule at: laphil.com/ubl. Join us in person for our 2024/25 season! Get tickets: laphil.com/calendar.
Gershwin & Strauss with Brian Lauritzen • LA Phil 2024/25
KUSC’s Brian Lauritzen explores Gershwin & Strauss with Teddy Abrams. This talk was given at a performance of Gershwin & Strauss at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Pieces discussed:GERSHWIN Concerto in FSTRAUSS Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30See this year’s Upbeat Live schedule at: laphil.com/ubl. Join us in person for our 2024/25 season! Get tickets: laphil.com/calendar.
Cameron Carpenter with Zach Neufeld • LA Phil 2024/25
Composer Zach Neufeld guides Cameron Carpenter.This talk was given at a performance of Cameron Carpenter at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Pieces discussed:J.S. BACH Prelude and Fugue in B minor, BWV 544FRANCK Choral No. 2 in B minorFRANCK Choral No. 1 in E majorJ.S. BACH Prelude and Fugue in E-flat, BWV 552MUSSORGSKY Pictures at an ExhibitionSee this year’s Upbeat Live schedule at: laphil.com/ubl.
Ravel & Adolphe with Christopher Russell • LA Phil 2024/25
Conductor Christopher Russell explains Ravel & Adolphe with Julia Adolphe.This talk was given at a performance of Ravel & Adolphe at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Pieces discussed:GRANADOS Tres danzas españolasJulia ADOLPHE ChrysalisRAVEL Pavane for a Dead PrincessRAVEL Rapsodie espagnoleRAVEL BoléroSee this year’s Upbeat Live schedule at: laphil.com/ubl. Join us in person for our 2024/25
Esa-Pekka Salonen Leads Debussy & Boulez with Zach Neufeld • LA Phil 2024/25
Composer Zach Neufeld explores Esa-Pekka Salonen Leads Debussy & Boulez with Esa-Pekka Salonen.This talk was given at a performance of Esa-Pekka Salonen Leads Debussy & Boulez at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Pieces discussed:BOULEZ Notations IV, for solo pianoBOULEZ Notations IV, for orchestraBOULEZ Notations VII, for solo pianoBOULEZ Notations VII, for orchestraBARTÓK Piano Concerto for
Beethoven & Dessner with Esa-Pekka Salonen with Celina Kintscher • LA Phil 2024/25
Composer Celina Kintscher leads a conversation on Beethoven & Dessner with Esa-Pekka Salonen with Pekka Kuusisto.This talk was given at a performance of Beethoven & Dessner with Esa-Pekka Salonen at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Pieces discussed:DEBUSSY Prelude to the Afternoon of a FaunBryce DESSNER Violin ConcertoBEETHOVEN Symphony No. 3, “Eroica”See this year’s Upbeat Live schedule at: la
Vocal Dimensions with Marc Bolin • LA Phil 2024/25
Scholar Marc Bolin discusses Vocal Dimensions with Kate Soper, Chaya Czernowin & Royce Vavrek.This talk was given at a performance of Vocal Dimensions at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Pieces discussed:Kate SOPER Only the Words Themselves Mean What They SayNico MUHLY New-Made TongueJÓHANNSSON Odi et AmoChaya CZERNOWIN NO! A Lament for the InnocentDaníel BJARNASON Hands on Me, SongsSee this year
Carlos Simon’s Good News Mass with Dudamel with Geoffrey Pope • LA Phil 2024/25
Conductor Geoffrey Pope guides Carlos Simon’s Good News Mass with Dudamel with Courtney Ware and Carlos Simon.This talk was given at a performance of Carlos Simon’s Good News Mass with Dudamel at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Pieces discussed:BERNSTEIN DivertimentoPRICE Violin Concerto No. 2Carlos SIMON Good News MassSee this year’s Upbeat Live schedule at: laphil.com/ubl. Join us in person for our
Yo-Yo Ma, Williams & Dudamel with Jon Burlingame • LA Phil 2024/25
Journalist Jon Burlingame delves into Yo-Yo Ma, Williams & Dudamel.This talk was given at a performance of Yo-Yo Ma, Williams & Dudamel at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Pieces discussed:John WILLIAMS Sound the Bells!John WILLIAMS Concerto for Cello and OrchestraJohn WILLIAMS Olympic Fanfare and ThemeJohn WILLIAMS Excerpts from Close Encounters of the Third KindJohn WILLIAMS Three Selection
Haïm Leads Handel & Bach with Christian Campos • LA Phil 2024/25
Conductor Christian Campos leads a conversation on Haïm Leads Handel & Bach.This talk was given at a performance of Haïm Leads Handel & Bach at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Pieces discussed:HANDEL Dixit Dominus, HWV 232J.S. BACH Magnificat, BWV 243See this year’s Upbeat Live schedule at: laphil.com/ubl. Join us in person for our 2024/25 season! Get tickets: laphil.com/calendar.
Tchaikovsky & Schubert with Rachel Iba • LA Phil 2024/25
Conductor Rachel Iba guides Tchaikovsky & SchubertThis talk was given at a performance of Tchaikovsky & Schubert at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Pieces discussed:Marko NIKODIJEVIC GHB/tanzaggregatTCHAIKOVSKY Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35SCHUBERT Symphony No. 9, “The Great”See this year’s Upbeat Live schedule at: laphil.com/ubl. Join us in person for our 2024/25 season! Get tickets: lap
Mahler’s Fifth with Dudamel with Thomas Neenan • LA Phil 2024/25
Educator Thomas Neenan explains Mahler’s Fifth with DudamelThis talk was given at a performance of Mahler’s Fifth with Dudamel at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Pieces discussed:MAHLER Five SongsMAHLER Symphony No. 5See this year’s Upbeat Live schedule at: laphil.com/ubl. Join us in person for our 2024/25 season! Get tickets: laphil.com/calendar.
To the Fullest: The Music of Julius Eastman and Arthur Russell with Veronika Krausas with Darian Donovan Thomas, Jodie Landau, Shelley Washington, Andrew Yee, Christopher Rountree • LA Phil 2024/25
Composer Veronika Krausas explores To the Fullest: The Music of Julius Eastman and Arthur RussellThis talk was given at a performance of To the Fullest: The Music of Julius Eastman and Arthur Russell at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Pieces discussed:EASTMAN Evil N–RUSSELL The Arthur Russell SongbookEASTMAN Gay GuerrillaSee this year’s Upbeat Live schedule at: laphil.com/ubl. Join us in person for ou
Dudamel Conducts Mahler's Seventh with Kristi Brown-Montesano • LA Phil 2024/25
Educator Kristi Brown-Montesano explains Dudamel Conducts Mahler's Seventh. This talk was given at a performance of Dudamel Conducts Mahler's Seventh at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Pieces discussed:MAHLER Symphony No. 7 in E minor, “Song of the Night”See this year’s Upbeat Live schedule at: laphil.com/ubl. Join us in person for our 2024/25 season! Get tickets: laphil.com/calendar.
Gustavo Conducts Mahler's Journey with Asadour Santourian • LA Phil 2024/25
Educator Asadour Santourian explores Gustavo Conducts Mahler's Journey.This talk was given at a performance of Gustavo Conducts Mahler's Journey at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Pieces discussed:MAHLER BlumineMAHLER Adagio from Symphony No. 10MAHLER Selections from Lieder und Gesänge and Des Knaben WunderhornSee this year’s Upbeat Live schedule at: laphil.com/ubl. Join us in person for our 2
Hector Olivera with Thomas Neenan • LA Phil 2024/25
Educator Thomas Neenan discusses Hector Olivera with Hector Olivera.This talk was given at a performance of Hector Olivera at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Pieces discussed:MEYERBEER Coronation March from “Le Prophete”J.S. BACH Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582PIAZZOLLA OblivionFRANCK Choral No. 3 in A minorBOSSI Scherzo in G minorMERCURY Bohemian RhapsodyBROOKER, Matthew FISHER A Whiter
Tchaikovsky & The Mermaid with Robert Fink • LA Phil 2024/25
Educator Robert Fink discusses Tchaikovsky & The MermaidThis talk was given at a performance of Tchaikovsky & The Mermaid at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Pieces discussed:Michael ABELS EmergeTCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concerto No. 1ZEMLINSKY The MermaidSee this year’s Upbeat Live schedule at: laphil.com/ubl. Join us in person for our 2024/25 season! Get tickets: laphil.com/calendar.
Celebrating MTT with Brian Lauritzen • LA Phil 2024/25
KUSC’s Brian Lauritzen delves into Celebrating MTT.This talk was given at a performance of Celebrating MTT at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Pieces discussed:Michael Tilson THOMAS AgnegramDEBUSSY IbériaGERSHWIN Rhapsody in Blue (Original Jazz Band Version)BRITTEN The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34See this year’s Upbeat Live schedule at: laphil.com/ubl. Join us in person for our 2024/2
Schubert, Strauss & Saariaho with Celina Kinstcher • LA Phil 2024/25
Composer Celina Kintscher discusses Schubert, Strauss & Saariaho.This talk was given at a performance of Schubert, Strauss & Saariaho at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Pieces discussed:SCHUBERT Symphony No. 8, “Unfinished”SAARIAHO HUSHSTRAUSS Death and TransfigurationSee this year’s Upbeat Live schedule at: laphil.com/ubl. Join us in person for our 2024/25 season! Get tickets: laphil.com/cale
Elements and Energy with John Adams with Rachel Iba • LA Phil 2024/25
Educator Rachel Iba explores Elements and Energy with John Adams.This talk was given at a performance of Elements and Energy with John Adams at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Pieces discussed:Gabriella SMITH Quantum PtarmiganNoah JENKINS Not a dream sound, but a sound which sleeping we had really heardMissy MAZZOLI Dark with Excessive BrightDylan MATTINGLY a study of some of the terrible ways I love
Rachmaninoff & Muhly with Kristi Brown-Montesano • LA Phil 2024/25
Educator Kristi-Brown Montesano guides Rachmaninoff & Muhly with Nico Muhly.This talk was given at a performance of Rachmaninoff & Muhly at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Pieces discussed:RACHMANINOFF Symphony No. 3Nico MUHLY Concerto GrossoRACHMANINOFF Rhapsody on a Theme of PaganiniSee this year’s Upbeat Live schedule at: laphil.com/ubl. Join us in person for our 2024/25 season! Get tickets
Beethoven & Tchaikovsky with Alan Chapman • LA Phil 2024/25
KUSC’s Alan Chapman delves into Beethoven & Tchaikovsky.This talk was given at a performance of Beethoven & Tchaikovsky at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Pieces discussed:BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 5, “Emperor”TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 6, "Pathétique"See this year’s Upbeat Live schedule at: laphil.com/ubl. Join us in person for our 2024/25 season! Get tickets: laphil.com/calendar.
Batiashvili Plays Beethoven with Thomas Neenan • LA Phil 2024/25
Educator Thomas Neenan guides us through Batiashvili Plays Beethoven. This talk was given at a performance of Batiashvili Plays Beethoven at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Pieces discussed:DVOŘÁK Prague WaltzesBEETHOVEN Violin ConcertoSee this year’s Upbeat Live schedule at: laphil.com/ubl. Join us in person for our 2023/24 season! Get tickets: laphil.com/calendar.
Zubin Mehta Conducts Gurrelieder with Geoffrey Pope • LA Phil 2024/25
Educator Geoffrey Pope explains Zubin Mehta Conducts Gurrelieder.This talk was given at a performance of Zubin Mehta Conducts Gurrelieder at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Pieces discussed:SCHOENBERG GurreliederSee this year’s Upbeat Live schedule at: laphil.com/ubl. Join us in person for our 2023/24 season! Get tickets: laphil.com/calendar.
Brahms with Zubin Mehta and Russell Steinberg • LA Phil 2024/25
Composer and conductor Russell Steinberg delves into Brahms with Zubin Mehta.This talk was given at a performance of Brahms with Zubin Mehta at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Pieces discussed:BRAHMS Violin ConcertoBRAHMS Symphony No. 2See this year’s Upbeat Live schedule at: laphil.com/ubl. Join us in person for our 2023/24 season! Get tickets: laphil.com/calendar.
Star Wars in Concert with Jon Burlingame • LA Phil 2024/25
Music journalist Jon Burlingame explores Star Wars in Concert.This talk was given at a performance of Star Wars in Concert at Walt Disney Concert Hall.See this year’s Upbeat Live schedule at: laphil.com/ubl. Join us in person for our 2023/24 season! Get tickets: laphil.com/calendar.
Hisaishi Leads Pictures at an Exhibition with Sarah Cahill • LA Phil 2024/25
Educator Sarah Cahill discusses Hisaishi Leads Pictures at an Exhibition with Emmanuel Ceysson.This talk was given at a performance of Hisaishi Leads Pictures at an Exhibition at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Pieces discussed:Joe HISAISHI Adagio for Strings and Two HarpsJoe HISAISHI Harp ConcertoMUSSORGSKY arr. RAVEL Pictures at an ExhibitionSee this year’s Upbeat Live sc
Strauss’ Heroic Journey with Rachel Iba • LA Phil 2024/25
Violinist Rachel Iba guides Strauss’ Heroic Journey.
This talk was given at a performance of Strauss’ Heroic Journey at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Pieces discussed:
BRITTEN Nocturne, Op. 60
STRAUSS Ein Heldenleben
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Día de Los Muertos with Dudamel with Robert Fink • LA Phil 2024/25
Educator Robert Fink explains Día de Los Muertos with Dudamel with Gabriela Ortiz.
This talk was given at a performance of Día de Los Muertos with Dudamel at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Pieces discussed:
VILLA-LOBOS Chôros No. 10, “Rasga o Coração”
Gabriela ORTIZ Yanga
REVUELTAS La noche de los Mayas
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An Evening of Film & Music: From Mexico to Hollywood with Geoffrey Pope • LA Phil 2024/25
Composer & Conductor Geoffrey Pope explores An Evening of Film & Music: From Mexico to Hollywood.
This talk was given at a performance of An Evening of Film & Music: From Mexico to Hollywood at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Pieces discussed:
ESPERÓN Suite México 1910
REVUELTAS Excerpts from La noche de los Mayas
REVUELTAS Music from Redes
RAMÍREZ Tribute to Emilio “El Indio” Fern
A Midsummer Night’s Dream with Dudamel with Russell Steinberg • LA Phil 2024/25
Composer & Conductor Russell Steinberg discusses A Midsummer Night’s Dream with Dudamel with Alberto Arvelo
This talk was given at a performance of A Midsummer Night’s Dream with Dudamel at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Pieces discussed:
Gabriela ORTIZ Dznot
MENDELSSOHN A Midsummer Night’s Dream
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Dvořák and Ortiz with Dudamel with Thomas Neenan • LA Phil 2023/24
Educator Thomas Neenan discusses Dvořák and Ortiz with Dudamel.
This talk was given at a performance of Dvořák and Ortiz with Dudamel at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Pieces discussed:
John WILLIAMS Olympic Fanfare and Theme
Gabriela ORTIZ Altar de cuerda
DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 9, “From the New World”
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Dudamel Leads Beethoven and Strauss with Kristi Brown-Montesano • LA Phil 2023/24
Educator Kristi Brown-Montesano discusses Dudamel Leads Beethoven and Strauss.
This talk was given at a performance of Dudamel Leads Beethoven and Strauss at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Pieces discussed:
Andreia PINTO CORREIA Cortejo
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 4
STRAUSS Don Quixote
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Bartók and Mozart with Christopher Russell • LA Phil 2023/24
Conductor Christopher Russell discusses Bartók and Mozart with Inon Barnatan
This talk was given at a performance of Bartók and Mozart at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Pieces discussed:
BEETHOVEN Overture to The Creatures of Prometheus, Op. 43
MOZART Piano Concerto No. 25, K. 503
BARTÓK Concerto for Orchestra
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Anna Lapwood with Russell Steinberg • LA Phil 2023/24
Conductor Russell Steinberg discusses Anna Lapwood with Anna Lapwood.
This talk was given at a performance of Anna Lapwood at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Pieces discussed:
Kristina ARAKELYAN Star Fantasy
Bach (Arr: Gounod), arr. Anna LAPWOOD Ave Maria
Hans ZIMMER, arr. Anna LAPWOOD Suite from Interstellar, Cornfield Chase
BRITTEN, arr. Anna LAPWOOD Four Sea Interludes: Dawn and Sunday Morning fr
The Labèques, Muhly, and Dessner with Robert Fink • LA Phil 2023/24
Educator Robert Fink discusses The Labèques, Muhly, and Dessner.
This talk was given at a performance of The Labèques, Muhly, and Dessner at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Pieces discussed:
Nico MUHLY In Certain Circles, Concerto for Two Pianos
Bryce DESSNER Concerto for Two Pianos
PROKOFIEV Suite from Romeo and Juliet
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John Adams Conducts the LA Phil New Music Group with Sarah Cahill • LA Phil 2023/24
Composer Sarah Cahill discusses John Adams Conducts the LA Phil New Music Group with Zosha Di Castri, John Adams & Anthony Davis.
This talk was given at a performance of John Adams Conducts the LA Phil New Music Group at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Pieces discussed:
VARIOUS LA Phil Etudes: Book 1
Zosha DI CASTRI Noctiluca
Anthony DAVIS You Have the Right to Remain Silent
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Saint-Saëns’ Organ Symphony with Kristi Brown-Montesano • LA Phil 2023/24
Educator Kristi Brown-Montesano discusses Saint-Saëns’ Organ Symphony with Jonathan Bailey Holland.
This talk was given at a performance of Saint-Saëns’ Organ Symphony at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Pieces discussed:
Jonathan Bailey HOLLAND Assemble
RAVEL Tzigane, Rapsodie de Concert
RAVEL Mother Goose Suite
SAINT-SAËNS Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 78 ("Organ")
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Philip Glass: The Complete Etudes, 1-20 with Music Journalist Mark McNeill • LA Phil 2023/24
Music Journalist Mark McNeill guides Philip Glass: The Complete Etudes, 1-20 with Laura Downes and Anton Batagov.
This talk was given at a performance of Philip Glass: The Complete Etudes, 1-20 at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Pieces discussed:
Philip GLASS The Complete Etudes, 1-20
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Elgar and Vaughan Williams with Asadour Santourian • LA Phil 2023/24
Educator Asadour Santourian discusses Elgar and Vaughan Williams.
This talk was given at a performance of Elgar and Vaughan Williams at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Pieces discussed:
Arvo PÄRT Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten
ELGAR Cello Concerto
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Symphony No. 8 in D Minor
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