Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
Seasonally available weekday evenings 8 to 10 pm on WXXO-FM 91.5, WXXY 90.3, WXXO-FM/HD1 and online at wxxiclassical.org
Known as Southern California’s leading performing arts institution, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, which performs in Walt Disney Hall, owes its birth to William Andrews Clark, Jr., a multi-millionaire and amateur musician who established the city's first permanent symphony orchestra in 1919. Since 32-year-old Venezuelan Gustavo Dudamel became the LA Philharmonic Orchestra's 11th Music Director in 2009, his infectious emotional energy has won over even the most jaded souls in audiences and orchestras alike, making it one of the world’s most outstanding orchestras today.
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The word Boitatá originates in the Tupi-Guarani language, meaning “Fire Serpent,” and the legend likely derives from the Indigenous people of Brazil. -
George Crumb's 1970 work, Ancient Voices of Children is based on poems of Federico Garcia Lorca. -
Formerly Principal Harp of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, French harpist Emmanuel Ceysson took over as Principal Harp for the Los Angeles Philharmonic in September 2020, under the baton of Gustavo Dudamel. We'll hear him with flutest Denis Bouriakov in music by Mozart. -
According to Mexican folklore, a brilliantly colored rattlesnake lives beneath the surface of the earth, waiting for the moment when humankind finds peace so it can return to the surface. Maestro Gustavo Dudamel conducts music inspired by this folklore in Francisco Cortés-Álvarez La Serpiente de Colores. -
Wednesday, October 19th at 8pm -
The viola is often the subject of jokes. But in the viola world, people know the name of Nokuthula (Thula) Ngwenyama, who not only has a solo career on viola, but she also serves on the Board of the American Viola Society. -
The LA Phil's principal trumpet Thomas Hooten takes on Shivaree: Fantasy for Trumpet and Orchestra, a short 12-movement musical response. Read all about the work with descriptive words that are retrieved from Dictionary.com's "Word of the Day" feature. -
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