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Mark Swed
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Esa-Pekka Salonen returns to Ojai Music Festival for extraordinary 80th anniversary
After a quarter century, Esa-Pekka Salonen returns to the Ojai Music Festival for the 80th anniversary of America's most significant music festival west of the…
James Conlon remains hooked on L.A. as he reflects on his 20 years as music director of L.A. Opera
James Conlon, whose 20 years as music director conclude with the final 'Magic Flute' on June 21, looks back on how opera has developed in…
At long last, Los Angeles Philharmonic names its next music director
Daniel Harding, the versatile British conductor and Air France pilot who made his L.A. Phil debut in 1997 at 21, will become the orchestra's 12th…
Turning 90, Philip Glass gets revelatory tributes that show his work in new light
Taylor Mac and Lucinda Childs honored Philip Glass and his work with poets during a special performance, one of several celebrations ahead of the composer's…
As Gustavo Dudamel prepares to leave L.A. Phil, his love affair with L.A. isn’t over
As Gustavo Dudamel begins his final weeks in Walt Disney Concert Hall as L.A. Phil music director, he talks about what lies ahead and how…
Houston and Brooklyn show what Robert Wilson still means to LA28
For the first time since visionary artist Robert Wilson's death in July, his work is being produced simultaneously at Houston Grand Opera ('Messiah') and BAM…
James Conlon begins his final L.A. Opera stretch as music director with a mission
James Conlon begins the final stretch of his 20th season as music director of L.A. Opera with a production of Verdi's 'Falstaff' and a special…
Appreciation: Michael Tilson Thomas embodied and amplified the L.A. musical sensibility
As conductor, pianist, composer and personality, Michael Tilson Thomas was an embodiment of the L.A. musical sensibility.
Anna Handler to become the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s conductor-in-residence
In a release embargoed until 6 a.m.Tuesday, the Los Angeles Philharmonic will announce that former Dudamel fellow Anna Handler will become conductor-in-residence, which is a…
What would the New York Philharmonic, Met and Armory do without L.A. artists?
As Gustavo Dudamel prepares to leave L.A. for NYC, Los Angeles invades the New York performance scene with major projects by Dudamel at the NY…