The 2011/12 season of the Los Angeles Philharmonic begins today. In this third season of partnership, the LA Phil breaks new ground, with pioneering productions and inventive stagings of significant works under the leadership of Gustavo Dudamel. This season's major projects, with 9 new commissions, 7 world premieres, 3 U.S. premieres and 5 West Coast premieres, include a complete Mahler symphonic cycle performed in two countries, the first installment of a three-year Mozart opera project, the first performance of Shostakovich's lost opera Orango, a new oratorio from Creative Chair John Adams, and a series of artistic partnerships, all contributing to an ambitious season for the LA Phil. In keeping with the innovative vision of the LA Phil as a 21st century orchestra, the championing of new music, the nurturing of young composers and the forging of bonds with the Los Angeles community remain top priorities, alongside the distinctive presentations that have become a foundation of every LA Phil season.
"Gustavo reflects the vibrant spirit of Los Angeles," said Deborah Borda. "Musicians and audiences alike find his unparalleled energy and inexhaustible passion infectious. As a champion of the music of our time, his programming ensures that today's composers have a welcoming place to showcase new works for eager audiences. His love for opera is reflected with a creative modern design approach. Gustavo's plan for the orchestra to perform the complete Mahler cycle for the first time, not just here in Walt Disney Concert Hall but also in Caracas partnered with the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela, reflects his connection to a composer and two organizations that have featured so prominently in his life."
Gustavo Dudamel comments, "Each time I return to Los Angeles, I feel like I am coming home. In our third season together, working with my extended family on the music of Adams, Mahler and Mozart, music that is so personal to me, makes the next part of our journey together so much more thrilling. Commissioning and creating music from today's composers and to share this with our wonderful audience means that we all become part of the creative process. The music-making in Los Angeles is about building bridges, removing boundaries and making music accessible to all and, of course, most importantly, about enjoying our time together."
John Adams' post as Creative Chair has been extended for two additional years, through the 2013/14 season. Dudamel created this role for John Adams at the start of his directorship with the LA Phil. Adams is an integral part of the LA Phil's creative team, not just with his involvement in the Green Umbrella series and as a leading international voice of contemporary composition, but also as a major collaborator, designing key projects and festivals with Gustavo Dudamel. This special partnership creates new opportunities, demonstrating how a major American symphony orchestra can integrate the music of our own time into all aspects of its life. This season Dudamel conducts the world premiere of Adams' new LA Phil-commissioned oratorio, The Gospel According to the Other Mary.
GUSTAVO DUDAMEL 2011/12 PERFORMANCES
Music Director Gustavo Dudamel conducts the Los Angeles Philharmonic in 14 weeks of subscription concerts that include two LA Phil commissions, both of which are world premieres, plus a Green Umbrella series concert with an LA Phil commission and world premiere. The 2011/12 season finds Dudamel at the helm of numerous large-scale projects.
Dudamel and the orchestra embark upon a multi-continent Mahler journey, performing all nine complete symphonies with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela in both Los Angeles and Caracas; present a collaboration of Don Giovanni, the first of three Mozart-Da Ponte operas to be produced over the course of three seasons, each one a partnership with iconic architects and fashion designers; conclude the season with the world premiere of John Adams' new oratorio The Gospel According to the Other Mary; and perform the world premiere of Mexican composer Enrico Chapela's Concerto for Electric Cello featuring Johannes Moser. Additionally, as part of the San Francisco Symphony's centennial celebration, the orchestra travels to San Francisco to open their The American Orchestra series, performing Chapela's Concerto for Electric Cello, Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique, Prokofiev's Symphony No. 5 and Adams' Short Ride in a Fast Machine and Tromba iontana. Dudamel also continues his work with Youth Orchestra Los Angeles (YOLA), now operating at two locations, the EXPO Center and Heart of Los Angeles (HOLA).
OPENING NIGHT GALA
For the 2011/12 season opening night gala at Walt Disney Concert Hall, Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic joins Creative Chair for Jazz Herbie Hancock for an all-Gershwin program.
· September 27, 2011
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
Herbie Hancock, piano
GERSHWIN Cuban Overture
GERSHWIN An American in Paris
GERSHWIN Rhapsody in Blue
Improvisation by Herbie Hancock
DUDAMEL SUBSCRIPTION CONCERTS
Friday, September 30, 2011
Saturday, October 1, 2011
Sunday, October 2, 2011
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
ADAMS Short Ride in a Fast Machine
STRAVINSKY Symphony in C
BERLIOZ Symphonie fantastique
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Friday, October 7, 2011
Saturday, October 8, 2011
Sunday, October 9, 2011
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
Janine Jansen, violin
MENDELSSOHN Hebrides Overture
MENDELSSOHN Violin Concerto
MENDELSSOHN Symphony No. 3, "Scottish"
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Friday, October 14, 2011 (Casual Friday)
Saturday, October 15, 2011
Sunday, October 16, 2011 (Santa Barbara)
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
Yefim Bronfman, piano
VIVIER Orion (except Friday)
BARTÓK Piano Concerto No. 3
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 5
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Friday, October 21, 2011
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
Johannes Moser, cello
ADAMS Tromba lontana
CHAPELA Concerto for Electric Cello (world premiere, LAPA commission with Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo and City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra)
PROKOFIEV Symphony No. 5
