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Los Angeles Philharmonic: Adieu, Esa-Pekka Salonen!
Friday night I watched Esa-Pekka Salonen conduct the LA Phil for perhaps my last time. Esa has had a huge impact on my life, as I entered the symphony world under his tutelage. He is retiring as the...
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arts·meme enters the terrible twos
“You should be blogging,” my brother Mark first said to me sometime around 2005. I succumbed on May 24, 2008 when arts·meme went live — with Mark’s excellent tech support. Then he started saying, “You...
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Boulez’s masterful “sur Incises” at Disney Hall
It was a privilege, last night, to watch Pierre Boulez conduct his own work from the late 1990s, “sur Incises,” written for a triplet of threesomes: three harps, three pianos, and three percussion...
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Jacaranda’s serious island-hopping season opener
Renowned contemporary American composer Tobias Picker will narrate the West Coast premiere of his “The Encantadas,” a narrative with music inspired by Herman Melville’s novella of the same name, to...
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Cocktails, canapes & Esa-Pekka chitchat to benefit Hear Now Music Festival
Can there be a more beautiful invitation [click on it for detail] than to hang around a cool Culver City designer home, with smart music lovers, just breathing in the exceptionally artistic vibe of our...
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Esa-Pekka, especially pleasurable, at HEAR NOW benefit
Posing amidst The Lyris Quartet (Alyssa Park, Shalini Yijayan, violins, Timothy Loo, cello, Luke Maurer, viola), L.A. Philharmonic Conductor Laureate Esa-Pekka Salonen, marvelous and much missed, on a...
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Diavolo meets New West Symphony at Valley Performing Arts Center
We live in strong anticipation of DIAVOLO‘s season-opening “L’Espace du Temps” performance at the beautiful, acoustics-rich Valley Performing Arts Center. The performance will enjoy live orchestral...
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Review: Diavolo’s “L’Espace du Temps” @ VPAC
Calling Diavolo: Architecture in Motion a dance company is like calling a monster truck a nice vehicle. It’s big. It’s brash. It’s loud. Sometimes it’s brilliant. The LA-based company performed its...
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What a week! Los Angeles blossoms in the fine arts
I’ve inhabited Los Angeles more or less, since 1989. The city’s rich art existence, long undetected, has kept me busy and happy here. There is little doubt, however, that something arts-phenomenal is...
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Lauridsen’s ‘Lux Aeterna’ centerpiece of rich Master Chorale program
Editor’s note: A guest author on the blog today, Patrick Scott, who shares his observations of Thursday’s performance of the Los Angeles Master Chorale. Twenty years ago...
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Standout artist round-robin
Did'ja know that a strong title from the '70s cinema canon, OLD BOYFRIENDS (1979), was directed by a woman, Joan Tewkesbury? The underrated Talia Shire and the lovely late actor, Richard Jordan, star...
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Get serious, Los Angeles!
Richard Valitutto, Pianospheres Jan 14photo: Jonathan Nesteruk It’s January. So, no excuses. Clear the eggnog out of your noggin — and get down with some serious art. In Los Angeles, it’s all around...
View ArticleJacaranda’s serious island-hopping season opener
The contemporary music society opens its 2012-13 season with a round of musical island hopping, from Manhattan to the Galapogos. ...read more The post Jacaranda’s serious island-hopping season opener...
View ArticleCocktails, canapes & Esa-Pekka chitchat to benefit Hear Now Music Festival
A super-cool music fundraiser is not inexpensive, however, the ticket includes Esa-Pekka Salonen with your desert. ...read more The post Cocktails, canapes & Esa-Pekka chitchat to benefit Hear Now...
View ArticleEsa-Pekka, Especially-Pleasurable, at HEAR NOW benefit
Posing amidst The Lyris Quartet [Alyssa Park, violin, Shalini Yijayan, violin, Timothy Loo, cello, and Luke Maurer, viola] L.A. Philharmonic Music Director Emeritus Esa-Pekka Salonen, marvelous and...
View ArticleDiavolo meets New West Symphony at Valley Performing Arts Center
We live in strong anticipation of DIAVOLO‘s season-opening “L’Espace du Temps” performance at the beautiful, acoustics-rich Valley Performing Arts Center. The performance will enjoy live orchestral...
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A big opening night at Valley Performing Arts Center, Diavolo's "L'Espace du Temps," reviewed. ...read more The post Review: Diavolo’s “L’Espace du Temps” @ VPAC first appeared on arts•meme.
View ArticleWhat a week! Los Angeles blossoms in the fine arts
I've lived here since 1989. In the performing and visual arts, this was the week that was. ...read more The post What a week! Los Angeles blossoms in the fine arts first appeared on arts•meme.
View ArticleLauridsen’s ‘Lux Aeterna’ centerpiece of rich Master Chorale program
Editor’s note: A guest author on the blog today, Patrick Scott, who shares his observations of Thursday’s performance of the Los Angeles Master Chorale. ♣ ♣ ♣ ♣ Twenty years...
View ArticleOn Esa-Pekka envy & the glory of Ory Shihor
We're jealous. We admit it. San Francisco got our maestro. ...read more The post On Esa-Pekka envy & the glory of Ory Shihor first appeared on arts•meme.
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