Famed conductor sets 3 weeks of concerts at Disney hall LOS ANGELES — On the second weekend of May, Gustavo Dudamel gave the New York Philharmonic a salsa shock. He gleefully brought the startled players together with the Spanish Harlem Orchestra, an upto... See more
JAMES CONLON conducts during Los Angeles Opera's production of Verdi's "Falstaff" this month at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. Performances run through May 10. (Ariana Drehsler For The Times) James Conlon has begun his long goodbye as music director of Los An... See more
TILSON Thomas leads the L.A. Phil in 2024 while in late stages of glioblastoma. (GINA FERAZZI Los Angeles Times) Michael Tilson Thomas came onto the scene as a great hope for classical music, American music, Los Angeles music, modern music, multifaceted p... See more
Gerald Barry is today's rare opera composer with a draught-dry wit. Is there such a thing as a soaking wet wit, the opposite of the parched variety, because he has that too. He is Irish. He has some Beckett in him. And a helping of Oscar Wilde. At the beh... See more
(CHRISTINA HOUSE Los Angeles Times) SPRING IS the season of creation, a time of renewal and new beginnings. In Los Angeles, alas, we were, last spring, a city of cinders. It was a time to mourn. A hard year followed with floods, ICE, AI, etc., menacing ou... See more
