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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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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.
KUSC’s Brian Lauritzen explores Gershwin & Strauss with Teddy Abrams. This talk was given at a performance of Gershwin & Strauss at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Pieces discussed:GERSHWIN Concerto in FSTRAUSS Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30See this year’s Upbeat Live schedule at: laphil.com/ubl. Join us in person for our 2024/25 season! Get tickets: laphil.com/calendar.
Composer Zach Neufeld guides Cameron Carpenter.This talk was given at a performance of Cameron Carpenter at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Pieces discussed:J.S. BACH Prelude and Fugue in B minor, BWV 544FRANCK Choral No. 2 in B minorFRANCK Choral No. 1 in E majorJ.S. BACH Prelude and Fugue in E-flat, BWV 552MUSSORGSKY Pictures at an ExhibitionSee this year’s Upbeat Live schedule at: laphil.com/ubl. Join us in person for our 2024/25 season! Get tickets: laphil.com/calendar.
Conductor Christopher Russell explains Ravel & Adolphe with Julia Adolphe.This talk was given at a performance of Ravel & Adolphe at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Pieces discussed:GRANADOS Tres danzas españolasJulia ADOLPHE ChrysalisRAVEL Pavane for a Dead PrincessRAVEL Rapsodie espagnoleRAVEL BoléroSee this year’s Upbeat Live schedule at: laphil.com/ubl. Join us in person for our 2024/25 season! Get tickets: laphil.com/calendar.
Composer Zach Neufeld explores Esa-Pekka Salonen Leads Debussy & Boulez with Esa-Pekka Salonen.This talk was given at a performance of Esa-Pekka Salonen Leads Debussy & Boulez at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Pieces discussed:BOULEZ Notations IV, for solo pianoBOULEZ Notations IV, for orchestraBOULEZ Notations VII, for solo pianoBOULEZ Notations VII, for orchestraBARTÓK Piano Concerto for Orchestra No. 3DEBUSSY La merBOULEZ Rituel in memoriam Bruno MadernaSee this year’s Upbeat Live schedule at: laphil.com/ubl. Join us in person for our 2024/25 season! Get tickets: laphil.com/calendar.
Composer Celina Kintscher leads a conversation on Beethoven & Dessner with Esa-Pekka Salonen with Pekka Kuusisto.This talk was given at a performance of Beethoven & Dessner with Esa-Pekka Salonen at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Pieces discussed:DEBUSSY Prelude to the Afternoon of a FaunBryce DESSNER Violin ConcertoBEETHOVEN Symphony No. 3, “Eroica”See 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 Marc Bolin discusses Vocal Dimensions with Kate Soper, Chaya Czernowin & Royce Vavrek.This talk was given at a performance of Vocal Dimensions at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Pieces discussed:Kate SOPER Only the Words Themselves Mean What They SayNico MUHLY New-Made TongueJÓHANNSSON Odi et AmoChaya CZERNOWIN NO! A Lament for the InnocentDaníel BJARNASON Hands on Me, SongsSee this year’s Upbeat Live schedule at: laphil.com/ubl. Join us in person for our 2024/25 season! Get tickets: laphil.com/calendar.
Conductor Geoffrey Pope guides Carlos Simon’s Good News Mass with Dudamel with Courtney Ware and Carlos Simon.This talk was given at a performance of Carlos Simon’s Good News Mass with Dudamel at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Pieces discussed:BERNSTEIN DivertimentoPRICE Violin Concerto No. 2Carlos SIMON Good News MassSee this year’s Upbeat Live schedule at: laphil.com/ubl. Join us in person for our 2024/25 season! Get tickets: laphil.com/calendar.
Journalist Jon Burlingame delves into Yo-Yo Ma, Williams & Dudamel.This talk was given at a performance of Yo-Yo Ma, Williams & Dudamel at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Pieces discussed:John WILLIAMS Sound the Bells!John WILLIAMS Concerto for Cello and OrchestraJohn WILLIAMS Olympic Fanfare and ThemeJohn WILLIAMS Excerpts from Close Encounters of the Third KindJohn WILLIAMS Three Selections from Indiana Jones: Scherzo for Motorcycle and Orchestra, Marion’s Theme, Raiders MarchJohn WILLIAMS “Princess Leia’s Theme” from Star Wars: A New HopeJohn WILLIAMS “Adventures on Earth” from E.T. The Extra-TerrestrialSee this year’s Upbeat Live schedule at: laphil.com/ubl. Join us in person for our 2024/25 season! Get tickets: laphil.com/calendar.
Conductor Christian Campos leads a conversation on Haïm Leads Handel & Bach.This talk was given at a performance of Haïm Leads Handel & Bach at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Pieces discussed:HANDEL Dixit Dominus, HWV 232J.S. BACH Magnificat, BWV 243See this year’s Upbeat Live schedule at: laphil.com/ubl. Join us in person for our 2024/25 season! Get tickets: laphil.com/calendar.
Conductor Rachel Iba guides Tchaikovsky & SchubertThis talk was given at a performance of Tchaikovsky & Schubert at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Pieces discussed:Marko NIKODIJEVIC GHB/tanzaggregatTCHAIKOVSKY Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35SCHUBERT Symphony No. 9, “The Great”See 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 Thomas Neenan explains Mahler’s Fifth with DudamelThis talk was given at a performance of Mahler’s Fifth with Dudamel at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Pieces discussed:MAHLER Five SongsMAHLER 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.
Composer Veronika Krausas explores To the Fullest: The Music of Julius Eastman and Arthur RussellThis talk was given at a performance of To the Fullest: The Music of Julius Eastman and Arthur Russell at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Pieces discussed:EASTMAN Evil N–RUSSELL The Arthur Russell SongbookEASTMAN Gay GuerrillaSee 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 Kristi Brown-Montesano explains Dudamel Conducts Mahler's Seventh. This talk was given at a performance of Dudamel Conducts Mahler's Seventh at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Pieces discussed:MAHLER Symphony No. 7 in E minor, “Song of the Night”See 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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