Dudamel’s Iberian-theme brings flair with frayed flamenco.

By Christie Grimstad, 23 May 2015

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Reviewed at Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles on 21 May 2015

Falla, The Three-Cornered Hat: Suite no. 2

Rodrigo, Concierto de Aranjuez

Falla, El amor brujo

Los Angeles Philharmonic

Gustavo Dudamel, Conductor

Angel Romero, Bass

Siudy Garrido Ballet Flamenco

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.

*****

Dudamel and Catalan choirs dazzle in Beethoven’s Missa solemnis

Néstor Castiglione, 20th February

In Los Angeles, Gustavo Dudamel conducts Beethoven's Missa solemnis for the first time... and it proves worth the wait.

*****

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.

***11

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

****1

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.

****1

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Christie Grimstad

Graduate from Emory University, Christie Grimstad has been a Type 1 diabetic for over 39 years and is an accomplished endurance athlete (completing Ironman Hawaii, Eco Challenge, double centuries) and motivational speaker. Christie’s early age piano compositions led him into becoming a self-taught artist. Art subjects include pointillism surrounding opera and classical music and recycled three dimensional works with exhibition venues in Laguna Beach, Balboa Island and Newport Beach. An avid backpacker, cyclist, swimmer and runner, Christie supplements his current interests with learning of the Bournonville ballet technique. Christie has been a classical music critic for over 11 years.