Tchaikovsky Spectacular with the LA Phil and Bramwell Tovey

By Ted Ayala, 12 September 2012

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Reviewed at Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles on 8 September 2012

Tchaikovsky, 1812 Festival overture in E flat major, Op.49

Tchaikovsky, Swan Lake: Pas de Deux

Tchaikovsky, The Nutcracker, Op.71: Pas de deux

Los Angeles Philharmonic

Bramwell Tovey, Conductor

Members of the American Ballet Theatre

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Ted Ayala

Ted Ayala is a writer and musicologist born and raised in Los Angeles. Aside from classical music he loves literature (especially from Latin America and Japan), learning languages, reading about history, video games from the 1980s-1990s, and cats. You can follow his blog here.