Performer: Los Angeles Philharmonic

Samuel Adams' new violin concerto proves undeniably theatrical in the second week of Elim Chan’s concerts with the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic achieve lift-off in Beethoven – just – but miss the landing in Gabriela Ortiz's political drama.

The LA Phil take two journeys – to the countryside and through the nine Circle of Hell – on their long overdue return to the BBC Proms... with variable results. 

Mao Fujita dazzles with youthful Mozart, while Roberto González-Monjas impresses in his own Hollywood Bowl debut. 

The "beautiful game" and the "universal language" come together for a memorable night at the Hollywood Bowl.

Dudamel closes in on the end of his Disney Hall tenure in heroic style with Richard Strauss’ tone poem, Ein Heldenleben. 

Longtime music journalist and founder of ArtsJournal talks about the multiple crises facing orchestras and arts organisations in the United States, amid the damage wrought by the second Trump administration.

The LA Phil's new post, beginning in the 2026–27 season, will complement the position of Creative Director in the absence of a Music Director after the departure of Gustavo Dudamel.

Die in Hongkong geborene Dirigentin spricht über ihren Einstieg in die Musik, ihre Liebe zum großen russischen Repertoire, ihren „Aschenputtel-Moment“ beim Gewinn des Donatella-Flick-Dirigierwettbewerbs und ihren Ehrgeiz, „gegen den Strom zu schwimmen“.