New L.A. Opera music director, Domingo Hindoyan, begins with ‘Carmen’
Domingo Hindoyan had just moved to Switzerland, a serious culture shock for a 20-year-old kid from Venezuela, when…
Seth MacFarlane curates film composers for L.A. Chamber Orchestra
Next year, the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra — an intimate, 42-player group compared with the more than 100-member…
St. Vincent brings inventive melody to SF Symphony scene | Concerts
Excited chatter set to the backdrop of orchestral instruments being tuned filled the Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall…
Chula Vista musician, 21, composes tribute to America’s 250th birthday
Salami said he found inspiration for “Land of the Free” while hiking. (Photo courtesy of Oluwaloba Salami) Oluwaloba…
This Startup Wants to Make City Streets Searchable With AI
It sounds like the opening scene of a surveillance thriller: a startup is trying to turn San Francisco…
When, unlike our upcoming 250th anniversary, a bicentennial mattered to orchestras
A century and a half ago, Richard Wagner was running out of cash as he was preparing to…
Gustavo Dudamel’s final concert series as LA Phil’s music director at the Walt Disney Concert Hall – Annenberg Media
The weekend of June 5-7 saw Angelenos flock to the Walt Disney Concert Hall to witness Gustavo Dudamel’s…
Watch Party for Tabernacle Choir Concert set | Photos
One hundred years ago, The Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square had its first performance at the…
Dudamel’s Disney send-off became more than a mere party
When Gustavo Dudamel instructs the Los Angeles Philharmonic to stand at a curtain call, the players stand. He…
Yo-Yo Ma assists Gustavo Dudamel in his departure as L.A. Phil music director
Our streets are garlanded with “Gracias, Gustavo” banners and billboards. The Walt Disney Concert Hall shop has become…
Los Angeles Philharmonic names Daniel Harding its next music director
The Los Angeles Philharmonic announced Tuesday that it has named Daniel Harding the orchestra’s 12th music director, ending…
Dudamel on his life as he prepares to leave L.A. Phil for New York
On the second weekend of May, Gustavo Dudamel gave the New York Philharmonic a salsa shock. He gleefully…