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Key thinkers and guest musicians share their expertise and offer historical and cultural context for an inspiring array of orchestral music, giving you a deeper understanding of the music. These talks reflect the programming of the Los Angeles Philharmonic (LA Phil) on stage at Walt Disney Concert Hall. New episodes are added after the first night’s concert. See the full Upbeat Live schedule at: laphil.com/ubl
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Christian Campos reflects on Dudamel Conducts Beethoven and Lorenz with Ricardo Lorenz.This talk was given at a performance of Dudamel Conducts Beethoven and Lorenz at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Pieces discussed:Ricardo LORENZ Humboldt’s NatureSCHUMANN Piano ConcertoBEETHOVEN Egmont (complete incidental music)See this year’s Upbeat Live schedule at: laphil.com/ubl. Join us in person for our 2025/26 season! Get tickets: laphil.com/calendar.
Zach Neufeld guides Thomas Ospital with Thomas Ospital.This talk was given at a performance of Thomas Ospital at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Pieces discussed:VIERNE Organ Symphony No. 3, Op. 28SAINT-SAËNS Danse macabre, Op. 40RAVEL Le tombeau de Couperin (orchestral suite)Thomas OSPITAL ImprovisationSee this year’s Upbeat Live schedule at: laphil.com/ubl. Join us in person for our 2025/26 season! Get tickets: laphil.com/calendar.
Geoffrey Pope explores Thomas Adès and Yuja Wang featuring Prokofiev and Tchaikovsky with William Marsey. This talk was given at a performance of Thomas Adès and Yuja Wang featuring Prokofiev and Tchaikovsky at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Pieces discussed:William MARSEY Man with Limp WristPROKOFIEV Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 16TCHAIKOVSKY Francesca da Rimini, Op. 32Thomas ADÈS AquiferSee this year’s Upbeat Live schedule at: laphil.com/ubl. Join us in person for our 2025/26 season! Get tickets: laphil.com/calendar.
Thomas Kotcheff discusses Adams, Cheung & Lanao with Anthony Cheung, Samuel Adams, & Silvia Lanao. This talk was given at a performance of Adams, Cheung & Lanao at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Pieces discussed:Samuel ADAMS HeartwoodFrancisco COLL Partita ISílvia LANAO Desert BloomNico MUHLY Unison SpansAnthony CHEUNG Respire: Piano Concerto No. 2See this year’s Upbeat Live schedule at: laphil.com/ubl. Join us in person for our 2025/26 season! Get tickets: laphil.com/calendar.
Celina Kintscher leads a conversation on Mahler, Bartók & Ravel. This talk was given at a performance of Mahler, Bartók & Ravel at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Pieces discussed:RAVEL Le tombeau de CouperinBARTÓK Dance SuiteMAHLER Symphony No. 4 in G majorSee this year’s Upbeat Live schedule at: laphil.com/ubl. Join us in person for our 2025/26 season! Get tickets: laphil.com/calendar.
Alan Chapman delves into Adams, Ólafsson & Copland.This talk was given at a performance of Adams, Ólafsson & Copland at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Pieces discussed:IVES The Unanswered QuestionJohn ADAMS After the FallHARRIS Symphony No. 3, in One MovementCOPLAND Appalachian Spring Suite for OrchestraSee this year’s Upbeat Live schedule at: laphil.com/ubl. Join us in person for our 2025/26 season! Get tickets: laphil.com/calendar.
Lindsey Macchiarella reflects on Prometheus with Esa-Pekka Salonen with Grimanesa Amorós, Gabriella Smith & James Palmer.This talk was given at a performance of Prometheus with Esa-Pekka Salonen at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Pieces discussed:SIBELIUS The OceanidesGabriella SMITH RewildingDEBUSSY La damoiselle élueSCRIABIN Prometheus, Poem of Fire, Op. 60See this year’s Upbeat Live schedule at: laphil.com/ubl. Join us in person for our 2025/26 season! Get tickets: laphil.com/calendar.
Marc Gaspard Bolin guides Ellington’s Nutcracker & Tchaikovsky’s “Winter Daydreams”. This talk was given at a performance of Ellington’s Nutcracker & Tchaikovsky’s “Winter Daydreams” at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Pieces discussed:Carlos SIMON Four Black American DancesELLINGTON The Nutcracker SuiteTCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 1 in G minor, Op. 13, “Winter Daydreams”See this year’s Upbeat Live schedule at: laphil.com/ubl. Join us in person for our 2025/26 season! Get tickets: laphil.com/calendar.
Geoffrey Pope explains Mozart & Sibelius.This talk was given at a performance of Mozart & Sibelius at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Pieces discussed:MOZART Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, K. 216SIBELIUS Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39See this year’s Upbeat Live schedule at: laphil.com/ubl. Join us in person for our 2025/26 season! Get tickets: laphil.com/calendar.
Brian Lauritzen explores Elgar’s Enigma with Sheku Kanneh-Mason and Edmund Finnis.This talk was given at a performance of Elgar’s Enigma at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Pieces discussed:KORNGOLD Theme and Variations, Op. 42Edmund FINNIS Cello ConcertoELGAR Enigma Variations, Op. 36See this year’s Upbeat Live schedule at: laphil.com/ubl. Join us in person for our 2025/26 season! Get tickets: laphil.com/calendar.
Thomas Neenan discusses Mozart, Ravel & Pintscher.This talk was given at a performance of Mozart, Ravel & Pintscher at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Pieces discussed:RAVEL Mother Goose SuiteMatthias PINTSCHER neharotMOZART Piano Concerto No. 25 in C major, K. 503RAVEL La valseSee this year’s Upbeat Live schedule at: laphil.com/ubl. Join us in person for our 2025/26 season! Get tickets: laphil.com/calendar.
Tiffany Kuo and Emmanuel “Babelito” Ortega lead a conversation on Recovecos: Angélica Negrón & Lido Pimienta with Darian Donovan Thomas, Lido Pimienta, and Angélica Negrón.This talk was given at a performance of Recovecos: Angélica Negrón & Lido Pimienta at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Pieces discussed:Christian QUIÑONES Pasemisí, PasemisáNathalie JOACHIM I'm Right HereTania LEÓN ToqueAngélica NEGRÓN ArquitectaAmanda HERNÁNDEZ RecovecosJuan Andrés VERGARA FragmentosDarian DONOVAN THOMAS Volver, VolverLido PIMIENTA CorazónSee this year’s Upbeat Live schedule at: laphil.com/ubl. Join us in person for our 2025/26 season! Get tickets: laphil.com/calendar.
Celina Kintscher delves into Mehta Leads Bruckner’s Eighth.This talk was given at a performance of Mehta Leads Bruckner’s Eighth at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Pieces discussed:BRUCKNER Symphony No. 8 in C minorSee this year’s Upbeat Live schedule at: laphil.com/ubl. Join us in person for our 2025/26 season! Get tickets: laphil.com/calendar.
Alan Chapman reflects on Halloween Organ, Film & Music with Clark Wilson.This talk was given at a performance of Halloween Organ, Film & Music at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Pieces discussed:The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923)See this year’s Upbeat Live schedule at: laphil.com/ubl. Join us in person for our 2025/26 season! Get tickets: laphil.com/calendar.
Christopher Russell guides Dudamel Conducts Mahler’s “Resurrection”.This talk was given at a performance of Dudamel Conducts Mahler’s “Resurrection” at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Pieces discussed:MAHLER Symphony No. 2 in C minor, "Resurrection"See this year’s Upbeat Live schedule at: laphil.com/ubl. Join us in person for our 2025/26 season! Get tickets: laphil.com/calendar.
Mike Basak explores The Rite of Spring with Dudamel with John Adams.This talk was given at a performance of The Rite of Spring with Dudamel at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Pieces discussed:John ADAMS Frenzy: a short symphonySTRAVINSKY The Firebird Suite (1919 version)STRAVINSKY The Rite of SpringSee this year’s Upbeat Live schedule at: laphil.com/ubl. Join us in person for our 2025/26 season! Get tickets: laphil.com/calendar.
Veronika Krausas discusses Dudamel Launches His Final Season with Ellen Reid.This talk was given at a performance of Dudamel Launches His Final Season at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Pieces discussed:Ellen REID Earth Between OceansSTRAUSS Eine Alpensinfonie (An Alpine Symphony), Op. 64See this year’s Upbeat Live schedule at: laphil.com/ubl. Join us in person for our 2025/26 season! Get tickets: laphil.com/calendar.
Scholar Hojoon Kim reflects on Unsuk Chin & Brahms’ Double Concerto with Whan Ri-Ahn & Unsuk Chin.This talk was given at a performance of Unsuk Chin & Brahms’ Double Concerto at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Pieces discussed:Whan RI-AHN Spring Will Come AgainUnsuk CHIN Clarinet ConcertoBRAHMS Double ConcertoSee this year’s Upbeat Live schedule at: laphil.com/ubl. Join us in person for our 2024/25 season! Get tickets: laphil.com/calendar.
Scholar Hojoon Kim reflects on Korean Premieres & Sunwook Kim with Sunghyun Lee, Kay Kyurim Rhie & Texu Kim.This talk was given at a performance of Korean Premieres & Sunwook Kim at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Pieces discussed:Sunghyun LEE Clockworks and FireworksKay Kyurim RHIE H’onTexu KIM Viola Concerto “Ko-Oh”BRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 15See this year’s Upbeat Live schedule at: laphil.com/ubl. Join us in person for our 2024/25 season! Get tickets: laphil.com/calendar.
Educator Mike Basak discusses Tchaikovsky & Pereira with Joseph Pereira. This talk was given at a performance of Tchaikovsky & Pereira at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Pieces discussed:HERRMANN Suite from VertigoJoseph PEREIRA NaruTCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 5See this year’s Upbeat Live schedule at: laphil.com/ubl. Join us in person for our 2024/25 season! Get tickets: laphil.com/calendar.
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