Dudamel and Catalan choirs dazzle in Beethoven’s Missa solemnis

Gustavo Dudamel conducts the Los Angeles Philharmonic

The Los Angeles Philharmonic, Orfeó Català and the Chamber Chorus of the Palau de la Música Catalana

Pretty Yende, Sarah Saturnino, SeokJong Baek and Rod Gilfry

Por Néstor Castiglione, 24 febrero 2026

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“one would have thought that the music and conductor were old friends”

Crítica hecha desde Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles el 20 febrero 2026

Beethoven, Missa solemnis en re mayor, Op.123

Pretty Yende, Soprano

Sarah Saturnino, Mezzosoprano

SeokJong Baek, Tenor

Rod Gilfry, Bajo-barítono

Orfeó Català

Cor de Cambra del Palau de la Música

Los Angeles Philharmonic

Gustavo Dudamel, Dirección

Las manos y los oídos de Beethoven: Dudamel dirige Fidelio en el Liceu

Maria Sánchez, 26th May

Conocimiento y sensibilidad en la propuesta liderada por Dudamel, posibilitando una interpretación para oyentes y sordos con la participación del Coro de Manos Blancas y la Deaf West Theatre.

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A cerebral bacchanalia: Young's bold, brainy Messiaen at Disney Hall

Néstor Castiglione, 10th April

Simone Young's take on Messiaen's Turangalîla with the Los Angeles Philharmonic proves a night to remember.

*****

Shock, spectacle and endurance: Yuja Wang and Thomas Adès at full tilt

Laurence Vittes, 8th February

If Prokofiev’s original intention in his Second Piano Concerto was shock and awe, Yuja Wang gives exactly the right performance with the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

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John Adams leads Americana, past and present, with LA Phil

Néstor Castiglione, 23rd January

Compelling as a composer and conductor, Adams restored Roy Harris' Third Symphony to the Los Angeles repertoire, alongside one of his most recent works.

*****

Salonen and the LA Philharmonic take on the forces of nature

Néstor Castiglione, 9th January

Reflections of nature and humanity's place within it in Salonen's 2026 return

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Winter Daydreams and a Jazz Age Nutcracker at Disney Hall

Néstor Castiglione, 18th December

A feast of Tchaikovsky with the Los Angeles Philharmonic under guest conductor Thomas Wilkins.

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Néstor Castiglione

Néstor Castiglione is a freelance music critic, program note annotator, translator, and lecturer born and raised in Los Angeles. Aside from classical music, he also writes and lectures on the culture and popular music of early Shōwa Japan (1925 – 1945). His website is Echorrhea and you can also follow him on Instagram @echorrhea.

Gustavo Dudamel and Catalan choirs dazzle in Beethoven’s Missa solemnis