Los Angeles Philharmonic
By the mid-2010s, the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra had established itself as a model for the image and role of the symphony orchestra in contemporary society, and as one of the top orchestras in the U.S. and the world. Under the vibrant leadership of music and artistic director Gustavo Dudamel, a product of Venezuela's innovative El Sistema program of classical music education, the orchestra has shown a commitment to foundational works and adventurous explorations.
The Los Angeles Philharmonic was founded in 1919 by Los Angeles multi-millionaire and avid amateur musician William Andrews Clark, Jr. The orchestra's first music director was Walter Henry Rothwell. The next year, the Philharmonic moved into The Temple, a church built in 1907 and renamed Philharmonic Auditorium. Despite the name change, the hall remained a place of worship, and the orchestra had to plan its activities around those of the church. The Philharmonic benefited from the attraction that California held for European expatriates; following Rothwell, its music directors were Georg Schnéevoigt (1927-1929), Artur Rodzinski (1929-1933), Otto Klemperer (1933-1939), Alfred Wallenstein (1943-1956), and Eduard van Beinum (1956-1959).
In 1945, Leopold Stokowski had founded the Hollywood Bowl Symphony for the summer concerts at the Hollywood Bowl, a striking art deco outdoor concert shell in a lovely natural amphitheater. The Los Angeles Philharmonic soon replaced it as the regular orchestra for this series, becoming a beloved part of the city's public cultural life. In 1962, Zubin Mehta began his long and productive tenure as music director, which lasted until 1978. He was succeeded by Carlo Maria Giulini (1978-1984), and in turn, by André Previn (1985-1989). The L.A. Philharmonic's music director from 1992 to 2009 was Esa-Pekka Salonen, the exciting young conductor and composer whose programming was built around the great established classics of the 20th century, new music, and a solid representation of established repertoire. Gustavo Dudamel assumed leadership of the orchestra in 2009.
In 1964, the L.A. Philharmonic moved into a new home, the Dorothy Chandler Music Pavilion in downtown Los Angeles. The hall was shared with the Civic Light Opera Association and other concert and theater companies, a situation that grew uncomfortable and limiting for the Philharmonic. A new permanent home for the orchestra, Walt Disney Hall, featuring a striking design by Frank Gehry and titanium and brushed stainless steel exterior, was inaugurated in October 2003. In 2007, inspired by the success of El Sistema, the L.A. Philharmonic and Dudamel established the Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles, which offers free music education and instruments to students in the Los Angeles area.
The L.A. Philharmonic gives an annual 30-week winter season. More than 250 concerts are either performed or presented at its two iconic venues: Walt Disney Hall and the Hollywood Bowl. These presentations represent a breadth and depth unrivaled by other orchestras or cultural institutions. With a strong commitment to contemporary music from its earliest days, the Philharmonic remains noted for the extraordinary number and variety of new works it has commissioned.
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Shadow of Stalin - Shostakovich / Mosolov (DG Concerts LA 2006/2007)
Tatiana Pavlovskaya, Michael Hendrick, Vladislav Sulimsky, Benjamin von Atrops, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Esa-Pekka Salonen
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on Nov 6, 2007
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Girls of the Golden West, Act I Scene 1: Wagon Ride - Ned Peters was a hustler
Los Angeles Philharmonic, John Adams
Classical - Released by Nonesuch on Feb 29, 2024
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Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58
Arthur Rubinstein, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Alfred Wallenstein
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on Mar 22, 2019
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Elgar : Enigma Variations - Cello Concerto
Lynn Harrell, The Cleveland Orchestra, Lorin Maazel, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Zubin Mehta
Cello Concertos - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on Jan 1, 2013
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Prokofiev: Symphony-Concerto for Cello & Orchestra; Symphony No.7
Heinrich Schiff, Los Angeles Philharmonic, André Previn
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on Jan 1, 1973
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Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue (Live)
Los Angeles Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on Jun 12, 2007
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Adams: Slonimsky's Earbox / Bernstein: Symphony No.1 "Jeremiah" (Live From Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles / 2011)
Kelley O'Connor, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Gustavo Dudamel
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on Jan 18, 2011
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Norman: Sustain
Los Angeles Philharmonic, Gustavo Dudamel
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on Aug 30, 2019
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Works and Arrangements by Stravinsky
Los Angeles Philharmonic, Igor Stravinsky
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on Mar 22, 2019
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Dvorák: Carnival Overture; Symphony No.9 "From the New World" (DG Concerts LA 2009/2010 LA 2)
Los Angeles Philharmonic, Christoph Eschenbach
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on Jan 18, 2010
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Gershwin: Rhapsody In Blue – The Works (Live)
Los Angeles Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on Jun 12, 2007
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John Adams : City Noir (From The Inaugural Concert) (DG Concerts 2009/2010 LA3)
Los Angeles Philharmonic, Gustavo Dudamel
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on May 11, 2010
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Stravinsky: The Firebird (DG Concerts 2008/2009 LA 1)
Los Angeles Philharmonic, Esa-Pekka Salonen
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on Jan 1, 2009
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William Kraft: Contextures II, Interplay, Of Ceremonies, Pageants and Celebrations
Classical - Released by Soundmark on Jan 1, 2005
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R. Strauss: Don Juan, Op. 20
Los Angeles Philharmonic, Otto Klemperer
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on Mar 22, 2019
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Adams : Slonimsky's Earbox - Bernstein : Symphony n° 1 "Jeremiah" (Live) (DG Concerts 2010/2011 LA2)
Kelley O'Connor, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Gustavo Dudamel
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on Jan 18, 2011
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American Grace
Orli Shaham, Jon Kimura Parker, Los Angeles Philharmonic, David Robertson
Symphonies - Released by Canary Classics on Mar 3, 2014
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Holst: The Planets, Op. 32, H. 125 (Version for Orchestra & Female Chorus)
Los Angeles Philharmonic, Léopold Stokowski
Classical - Released by Archipel on Aug 27, 2021
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Gershwin, Copland, Bernstein and Kraft
Zubin Mehta, Los Angeles Philharmonic
Classical - Released by Mangora Classical on May 20, 2016
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Master of Classic Music, Erich Wolgang Korngold - Violin Concerto Op. 35
Jascha Heifetz, Alfred Wallenstein, Los Angeles Philharmonic
Classical - Released by Oscardigital on Aug 18, 1990
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Walter conducts Mozart
Bruno Walter, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Wiener Philharmonic Orchestra, Leon Fleisher
Classical - Released by Urania Records on Oct 1, 2021
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