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Best Classical Music Performances of 2023

Feats, farewells and musical treasures in a year of post-pandemic financial pressures.

By Zachary Woolfe and Joshua Barone

Cal Performances California California Festival Classical Music Disney, Walt, Concert Hall Dudamel, Gustavo Festivals Guzelimian, Ara Hollywood Bowl Industry, The (Opera Company) Los Angeles Philharmonic Marshall, Ingram Mehta, Zubin Oliveros, Pauline Payare, Rafael Rady Shell at Jacobs Park (San Diego, Calif) Salonen, Esa-Pekka San Diego Symphony San Francisco Symphony Thomas, Michael Tilson

How California Became America’s Contemporary Music Capital

On the eve of a sprawling new festival, John Adams, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Gustavo Dudamel and others recount how the state reinvigorated classical music.

By Joshua Barone

Boards of Directors Borda, Deborah Classical Music Culture (Arts) Disney, Walt, Concert Hall Dudamel, Gustavo Gehry, Frank Los Angeles (Calif) Los Angeles Philharmonic New York Philharmonic Smith, Chad (Music Executive)

Departures Force Los Angeles Philharmonic to Reinvent Itself, Again

Its beloved music director, Gustavo Dudamel, is leaving for New York, and its innovative chief executive, Chad Smith, is going to Boston. Now the esteemed orchestra is pondering what’s next.

By Adam Nagourney Joshua Barone and Javier C. Hernandez

Cabezas, Gabriel Classical Music Los Angeles Philharmonic Lost Coast (Musical Work) Smith, Gabriella (Composer)

The Composer Gabriella Smith’s Music Marvels at Nature

Smith, a rising young composer, has adapted her work “Lost Coast” into a cello concerto premiering this week at the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

By Joshua Barone

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