Upbeat Live Pre-Concert Events

Salonen conducts Beethoven's 7th
Saturday, October 6, 2007, 7:00 PM
Christopher Russell, on the faculty at CSU Fullerton and Azusa Pacific University, and Director of Instrumental Music at Orange County High School of the Arts.

Salonen conducts Beethoven's 7th
Sunday, October 7, 2007, 1:00 PM
Christopher Russell, on the faculty at CSU Fullerton and Azusa Pacific University, and Director of Instrumental Music at Orange County High School of the Arts.

Green Umbrella: Saariaho
Tuesday, October 9, 2007, 7:00 PM
Steven Stucky, Pulitzer prizewinning composer. Mr. Stucky is the Consulting Composer for New Music for the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

Sibelius Unbound: Salonen & Sibelius
Friday, October 12, 2007, 7:00 PM
Christopher Russell, on the faculty at CSU Fullerton and Azusa Pacific University, and Director of Instrumental Music at Orange County High School of the Arts.

Sibelius Unbound: Salonen & Sibelius
Saturday, October 13, 2007, 1:00 PM
Christopher Russell, on the faculty at CSU Fullerton and Azusa Pacific University, and Director of Instrumental Music at Orange County High School of the Arts.

Sibelius Unbound: Salonen & Sibelius
Sunday, October 14, 2007, 1:00 PM
Christopher Russell, on the faculty at CSU Fullerton and Azusa Pacific University, and Director of Instrumental Music at Orange County High School of the Arts.

Sibelius Unbound: Stucky & Sibelius
Thursday, October 18, 2007, 7:00 PM
Chad Smith, LA Philharmonic Vice President of Artistic Planning.

Sibelius Unbound: Stucky & Sibelius
Friday, October 19, 2007, 9:45 AM
Chad Smith, LA Philharmonic Vice President of Artistic Planning.

Sibelius Unbound: Symphonies 1 & 3
Saturday, October 20, 2007, 7:00 PM
Steven Stucky, Pulitzer prizewinning composer. Mr. Stucky is the Consulting Composer for New Music for the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

Sibelius Unbound: Symphonies 1 & 3
Sunday, October 21, 2007, 1:00 PM
Beverly Grigsby, composer and Professor of Composition at California State University Northridge.

International Youth Orchestra Festival: Sibelius Academy Symphony Orchestra
Tuesday, October 23, 2007, 7:00 PM
Esa-Pekka Salonen joins his former instructor, Jorma Panula, in a conversation about their musical lives and education in Finland.

Sibelius Unbound: Symphonies 6 & 5
Thursday, October 25, 2007, 7:00 PM
Eric Bromberger, violinist, Fulbright nominee and recipient of a National Endowment of the Humanities Fellowship at Yale University.

Sibelius Unbound: Symphonies 6 & 5
Friday, October 26, 2007, 7:00 PM
Eric Bromberger, violinist, Fulbright nominee and recipient of a National Endowment of the Humanities Fellowship at Yale University.

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
Wednesday, October 31, 2007, 7:00 PM
Christoph Bull, University Organist at UCLA.

St. Petersburg Philharmonic
Thursday, November 15, 2007, 7:00 PM
Russell Steinberg, composer, conductor and performer, Mr. Steinberg is the Artistic Director of the Los Angeles Youth Orchestra, and is on the faculty at UCLA.

Dvorák's Ninth (Casual Fri)
Friday, November 23, 2007, 7:00 PM
Eric Bromberger, violinist, Fulbright nominee and recipient of a National Endowment of the Humanities Fellowship at Yale University.

Dvorák's Ninth
Saturday, November 24, 2007, 1:00 PM
Eric Bromberger, violinist, Fulbright nominee and recipient of a National Endowment of the Humanities Fellowship at Yale University.

Dvorák's Ninth
Sunday, November 25, 2007, 1:00 PM
Eric Bromberger, violinist, Fulbright nominee and recipient of a National Endowment of the Humanities Fellowship at Yale University.

Organ Recital: Thomas Trotter
Sunday, November 25, 2007, 6:30 PM
Tom Neenan, Music Director and Conductor of the St. Matthews Chamber Orchestra and lecturer in Music History and Music Theory at CalTech.

Galway Plays Mozart
Thursday, November 29, 2007, 7:00 PM
Raymond Knapp, author and Musicology Professor at UCLA.

Galway Plays Mozart (Casual Fri)
Friday, November 30, 2007, 7:00 PM
Raymond Knapp, author and Musicology Professor at UCLA.

Galway Plays Mozart
Saturday, December 1, 2007, 7:00 PM
Raymond Knapp, author and Musicology Professor at UCLA.

Galway Plays Mozart
Sunday, December 2, 2007, 1:00 PM
Raymond Knapp, author and Musicology Professor at UCLA.

Green Umbrella: Steven Stucky 20th Anniversary
Tuesday, December 4, 2007, 7:00 PM
Helane Anderson, Los Angeles Philharmonic Artistic Administrator, and Steven Stucky, Pulitzer prizewinning composer, Mr. Stucky is the Consulting Composer for New Music for the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4
Friday, December 7, 2007, 7:00 PM
Christopher Russell, on the faculty at CSU Fullerton and Azusa Pacific University, and Director of Instrumental Music at Orange County High School of the Arts interviews principal trombonist, Steven Witser.

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4
Saturday, December 8, 2007, 7:00 PM
Christopher Russell, on the faculty at CSU Fullerton and Azusa Pacific University, and Director of Instrumental Music at Orange County High School of the Arts interviews principal trombonist, Steven Witser.

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4
Sunday, December 9, 2007, 1:00 PM
Christopher Russell, on the faculty at CSU Fullerton and Azusa Pacific University, and Director of Instrumental Music at Orange County High School of the Arts interviews principal trombonist, Steven Witser.

Zubin Mehta conducts Strauss
Thursday, December 13, 2007, 7:00 PM
Alan Chapman, KUSC-FM radio host, composer-lyricist and pianist.

Zubin Mehta conducts Strauss
Friday, December 14, 2007, 7:00 PM
Alan Chapman, KUSC-FM radio host, composer-lyricist and pianist.

Zubin Mehta conducts Strauss
Saturday, December 15, 2007, 7:00 PM
Alan Chapman, KUSC-FM radio host, composer-lyricist and pianist.

Zubin Mehta conducts Strauss
Sunday, December 16, 2007, 1:00 PM
Alan Chapman, KUSC-FM radio host, composer-lyricist and pianist.

Concrete Frequency I (Casual Fri)
Friday, January 4, 2008, 7:00 PM
Robert Fink, Associate Musicology Professor at UCLA.

Concrete Frequency I
Saturday, January 5, 2008, 7:00 PM
Robert Fink, Associate Musicology Professor at UCLA.

Concrete Frequency I
Sunday, January 6, 2008, 1:00 PM
Robert Fink, Associate Musicology Professor at UCLA.

Organ Recital: Anthony Newman
Sunday, January 6, 2008, 6:30 PM
Helane Anderson, Los Angeles Philharmonic Artistic Administrator, will interview organist Anthony Newman

Concrete Frequency II
Thursday, January 10, 2008, 7:00 PM
Robert Fink, Associate Musicology Professor at UCLA.

Concrete Frequency II
Friday, January 11, 2008, 7:00 PM
Robert Fink, Associate Musicology Professor at UCLA.

Concrete Frequency III
Saturday, January 12, 2008, 7:00 PM
Robert Fink, Associate Musicology Professor at UCLA will interview conductor David Robertson, composer Michael Gordon and filmmaker Bill Morrison.

Concrete Frequency III
Sunday, January 13, 2008, 1:00 PM
Robert Fink, Associate Musicology Professor at UCLA will interview conductor David Robertson, composer Michael Gordon and filmmaker Bill Morrison.

Green Umbrella: Salonen Conducts Messiaen
Tuesday, January 15, 2008, 7:00 PM
Steven Stucky, Pulitzer prizewinning composer. Mr. Stucky is the Consulting Composer for New Music for the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

Beethoven's 4th (Casual Fri)
Friday, January 18, 2008, 7:00 PM
Raymond Knapp, author and Musicology Professor at UCLA.

Beethoven's 4th
Saturday, January 19, 2008, 1:00 PM
Raymond Knapp, author and Musicology Professor at UCLA.

Beethoven's 4th
Sunday, January 20, 2008, 1:00 PM
Raymond Knapp, author and Musicology Professor at UCLA.

Britten's War Requiem
Thursday, January 24, 2008, 7:00 PM
Veronika Krausas, composer and Professor at Thornton School of Music at USC.

Britten's War Requiem
Friday, January 25, 2008, 7:00 PM
Veronika Krausas, composer and Professor at Thornton School of Music at USC.

Britten's War Requiem
Saturday, January 26, 2008, 7:00 PM
Veronika Krausas, composer and Professor at Thornton School of Music at USC.

Britten's War Requiem
Sunday, January 27, 2008, 1:00 PM
Veronika Krausas, composer and Professor at Thornton School of Music at USC.

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam - I
Tuesday, January 29, 2008, 7:00 PM
Russell Steinberg, composer, conductor and performer. Mr. Steinberg is the Artistic Director of the Los Angeles Youth Orchestra, and is on the faculty at UCLA.

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam - II
Wednesday, January 30, 2008, 7:00 PM
Raymond Knapp, author and Musicology Professor at UCLA.

Perlman conducts Brahms' Fourth
Friday, February 1, 2008, 9:45 AM
Alan Chapman, KUSC-FM radio host, composer-lyricist and pianist.

Perlman conducts Brahms' Fourth
Saturday, February 2, 2008, 7:00 PM
Alan Chapman, KUSC-FM radio host, composer-lyricist and pianist.

Perlman conducts Brahms' Fourth
Sunday, February 3, 2008, 1:00 PM
Alan Chapman, KUSC-FM radio host, composer-lyricist and pianist.

Organ Recital: Olivier Latry
Sunday, February 3, 2008, 6:30 PM
Christoph Bull, University Organist at UCLA.

Tafelmusik
Wednesday, February 6, 2008, 7:00 PM
Russell Steinberg, composer, conductor and performer. Mr. Steinberg is the Artistic Director of the Los Angeles Youth Orchestra, and is on the faculty at UCLA.

Mahler's Sixth
Friday, February 8, 2008, 7:00 PM
Asadour Santourian, Artistic Advisor and Administrator of Aspen Music Festival and School.

Mahler's Sixth
Saturday, February 9, 2008, 7:00 PM
Asadour Santourian, Artistic Advisor and Administrator of Aspen Music Festival and School.

Mahler's Sixth
Sunday, February 10, 2008, 1:00 PM
Asadour Santourian, Artistic Advisor and Administrator of Aspen Music Festival and School.

Christopher Columbus: Lost Paradises
Wednesday, February 13, 2008, 7:00 PM
Daniel Kessner, composer, conductor, flutist and Emeritus Professor at Cal State Northridge.

Tchaikovsky's Suite No. 3
Thursday, February 14, 2008, 7:00 PM
Russell Steinberg, composer, conductor and performer. Mr. Steinberg is the Artistic Director of the Los Angeles Youth Orchestra, and is on the faculty at UCLA.

Tchaikovsky's Suite No. 3
Friday, February 15, 2008, 9:45 AM
Russell Steinberg, composer, conductor and performer. Mr. Steinberg is the Artistic Director of the Los Angeles Youth Orchestra, and is on the faculty at UCLA.

Tchaikovsky's Suite No. 3
Saturday, February 16, 2008, 7:00 PM
Russell Steinberg, composer, conductor and performer. Mr. Steinberg is the Artistic Director of the Los Angeles Youth Orchestra, and is on the faculty at UCLA.

Conlon conducts Shostakovich (Casual Fri)
Friday, February 22, 2008, 7:00 PM
Christopher Russell, on the faculty at CSU Fullerton and Azusa Pacific University, and Director of Instrumental Music at Orange County High School of the Arts.

Conlon conducts Shostakovich and Tchaikovsky
Saturday, February 23, 2008, 7:00 PM
Christopher Russell, on the faculty at CSU Fullerton and Azusa Pacific University, and Director of Instrumental Music at Orange County High School of the Arts.

Conlon conducts Shostakovich and Tchaikovsky
Sunday, February 24, 2008, 1:00 PM
Christopher Russell, on the faculty at CSU Fullerton and Azusa Pacific University, and Director of Instrumental Music at Orange County High School of the Arts.

French Masters
Thursday, March 6, 2008, 7:00 PM
Michael Walsh, former music critic of Time Magazine, novelist and screenwriter.

French Masters
Saturday, March 8, 2008, 7:00 PM
Michael Walsh, former music critic of Time Magazine, novelist and screenwriter.

French Masters
Sunday, March 9, 2008, 1:00 PM
Michael Walsh, former music critic of Time Magazine, novelist and screenwriter.

Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody
Thursday, March 13, 2008, 7:00 PM
Christopher Russell, on the faculty at CSU Fullerton and Azusa Pacific University, and Director of Instrumental Music at Orange County High School of the Arts.

Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody
Friday, March 14, 2008, 7:00 PM
Christopher Russell, on the faculty at CSU Fullerton and Azusa Pacific University, and Director of Instrumental Music at Orange County High School of the Arts.

Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody
Saturday, March 15, 2008, 1:00 PM
Christopher Russell, on the faculty at CSU Fullerton and Azusa Pacific University, and Director of Instrumental Music at Orange County High School of the Arts.

Janine Jansen Plays Tchaikovsky
Thursday, March 20, 2008, 7:00 PM
Alan Chapman, KUSC-FM radio host, composer-lyricist and pianist.

Janine Jansen Plays Tchaikovsky
Friday, March 21, 2008, 9:45 AM
Alan Chapman, KUSC-FM radio host, composer-lyricist and pianist.

Janine Jansen Plays Tchaikovsky
Saturday, March 22, 2008, 7:00 PM
Alan Chapman, KUSC-FM radio host, composer-lyricist and pianist.

Green Umbrella with Ursula Oppens
Tuesday, March 25, 2008, 7:00 PM
Steven Stucky, Pulitzer prizewinning composer. Mr. Stucky is the Consulting Composer for New Music for the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

Dudamel conducts Berlioz
Friday, March 28, 2008, 7:00 PM
Steven Stucky, Pulitzer prizewinning composer. Mr. Stucky is the Consulting Composer for New Music for the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

Dudamel conducts Berlioz
Saturday, March 29, 2008, 7:00 PM
Steven Stucky, Pulitzer prizewinning composer. Mr. Stucky is the Consulting Composer for New Music for the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

Dudamel conducts Berlioz
Sunday, March 30, 2008, 1:00 PM
Steven Stucky, Pulitzer prizewinning composer. Mr. Stucky is the Consulting Composer for New Music for the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

Wind & Brass Ensembles
Sunday, March 30, 2008, 6:30 PM
Helane Anderson, Los Angeles Philharmonic Artistic Administrator moderates a discussion with composers John Corigliano, Nick Didkovsky, and Lawrence Stoffel, Director of Bands, California State University, Northridge.

Europa Galante
Tuesday, April 1, 2008, 7:00 PM
Daniel Kessner, composer, conductor, flutist and Emeritus Professor at Cal State Northridge.

Leila Josefowicz Plays Bartók
Thursday, April 3, 2008, 7:00 PM
Eric Bromberger, violinist, Fulbright nominee and recipient of a National Endowment of the Humanities Fellowship at Yale University.

Leila Josefowicz Plays Bartók (Casual Fri)
Friday, April 4, 2008, 7:00 PM
Eric Bromberger, violinist, Fulbright nominee and recipient of a National Endowment of the Humanities Fellowship at Yale University.

Leila Josefowicz Plays Bartók
Saturday, April 5, 2008, 7:00 PM
Eric Bromberger, violinist, Fulbright nominee and recipient of a National Endowment of the Humanities Fellowship at Yale University.

Leila Josefowicz Plays Bartók
Sunday, April 6, 2008, 1:00 PM
Eric Bromberger, violinist, Fulbright nominee and recipient of a National Endowment of the Humanities Fellowship at Yale University.

Beethoven and Strauss
Friday, April 11, 2008, 7:00 PM
Alan Chapman, KUSC-FM radio host , composer-lyricist and pianist.

Beethoven and Strauss
Saturday, April 12, 2008, 7:00 PM
Alan Chapman, KUSC-FM radio host , composer-lyricist and pianist.

Beethoven and Strauss
Sunday, April 13, 2008, 1:00 PM
Alan Chapman, KUSC-FM radio host , composer-lyricist and pianist.

Thibaudet Plays Grieg
Thursday, April 17, 2008, 7:00 PM
Veronika Krausas, composer and Professor at Thornton School of Music at USC.

Thibaudet Plays Grieg
Friday, April 18, 2008, 7:00 PM
Veronika Krausas, composer and Professor at Thornton School of Music at USC.

Thibaudet Plays Grieg
Saturday, April 19, 2008, 1:00 PM
Veronika Krausas, composer and Professor at Thornton School of Music at USC.

Thibaudet Plays Grieg
Sunday, April 20, 2008, 1:00 PM
Veronika Krausas, composer and Professor at Thornton School of Music at USC.

Bruckner's Sixth
Thursday, April 24, 2008, 7:00 PM
Russell Steinberg, composer, conductor and performer, Mr. Steinberg is the Artistic Director of the Los Angeles Youth Orchestra, and is on the faculty at UCLA.

Bruckner's Sixth
Friday, April 25, 2008, 9:45 AM
Russell Steinberg, composer, conductor and performer, Mr. Steinberg is the Artistic Director of the Los Angeles Youth Orchestra, and is on the faculty at UCLA.

Bruckner's Sixth
Saturday, April 26, 2008, 7:00 PM
Russell Steinberg, composer, conductor and performer, Mr. Steinberg is the Artistic Director of the Los Angeles Youth Orchestra, and is on the faculty at UCLA.

Andsnes Plays Brahms
Thursday, May 1, 2008, 7:00 PM
Russell Steinberg, composer, conductor and performer, Mr. Steinberg is the Artistic Director of the Los Angeles Youth Orchestra, and is on the faculty at UCLA.

Andsnes Plays Brahms (Casual Fri)
Friday, May 2, 2008, 7:00 PM
Russell Steinberg, composer, conductor and performer, Mr. Steinberg is the Artistic Director of the Los Angeles Youth Orchestra, and is on the faculty at UCLA.

Andsnes Plays Brahms
Sunday, May 4, 2008, 1:00 PM
Russell Steinberg, composer, conductor and performer, Mr. Steinberg is the Artistic Director of the Los Angeles Youth Orchestra, and is on the faculty at UCLA.

Philharmonia Orchestra - I
Tuesday, May 6, 2008, 7:00 PM
Christopher Russell, on the faculty at CSU Fullerton and Azusa Pacific University, and Director of Instrumental Music at Orange County High School of the Arts.

Philharmonia Orchestra - II
Wednesday, May 7, 2008, 7:00 PM
Daniel Kessner, composer, conductor, flutist and Emeritus Professor at Cal State Northridge.

Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde
Friday, May 9, 2008, 7:00 PM
Eric Bromberger, violinist, Fulbright nominee and recipient of a National Endowment of the Humanities Fellowship at Yale University.

Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde
Saturday, May 10, 2008, 7:00 PM
Eric Bromberger, violinist, Fulbright nominee and recipient of a National Endowment of the Humanities Fellowship at Yale University.

Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde
Sunday, May 11, 2008, 1:00 PM
Eric Bromberger, violinist, Fulbright nominee and recipient of a National Endowment of the Humanities Fellowship at Yale University.

Beethoven's Eroica
Thursday, May 15, 2008, 7:00 PM
Beverly Grigsby, composer and Professor of Composition at California State University Northridge.Beverly Grigsby, composer and Professor of Composition at California State University Northridge.

Beethoven's Eroica
Friday, May 16, 2008, 9:45 AM
Beverly Grigsby, composer and Professor of Composition at California State University Northridge.

Beethoven's Eroica
Saturday, May 17, 2008, 7:00 PM
Beverly Grigsby, composer and Professor of Composition at California State University Northridge.

Beethoven's Eroica
Sunday, May 18, 2008, 1:00 PM
Beverly Grigsby, composer and Professor of Composition at California State University Northridge.

Baroque: Adès & Couperin
Wednesday, May 21, 2008, 7:00 PM
Veronika Krausas, composer and Professor at Thornton School of Music at USC.

Bartók and Stravinsky
Friday, May 23, 2008, 7:00 PM
Robert Fink, Associate Musicology Professor at UCLA.

Bartók and Stravinsky
Saturday, May 24, 2008, 7:00 PM
Robert Fink, Associate Musicology Professor at UCLA.

Bartók and Stravinsky
Sunday, May 25, 2008, 1:00 PM
Robert Fink, Associate Musicology Professor at UCLA.

Organ Recital: Terry Riley
Sunday, May 25, 2008, 6:30 PM
Veronika Krausas, composer and Professor at Thornton School of Music at USC.

Green Umbrella with Thomas Adès
Tuesday, May 27, 2008, 7:00 PM
Steven Stucky, Pulitzer prizewinning composer. Mr. Stucky is the Consulting Composer for New Music for the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

Salonen's Piano Concerto
Thursday, May 29, 2008, 7:00 PM
Deborah Borda, President of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, with Esa-Pekka Salonen, Music Director, and soloist Yefim Bronfman.

Salonen's Piano Concerto (Casual Fri)
Friday, May 30, 2008, 7:00 PM
Deborah Borda, President of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, with Esa-Pekka Salonen, Music Director, and soloist Yefim Bronfman.

Salonen's Piano Concerto
Saturday, May 31, 2008, 7:00 PM
Deborah Borda, President of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, with Esa-Pekka Salonen, Music Director, and soloist Yefim Bronfman.

Salonen's Piano Concerto
Sunday, June 1, 2008, 1:00 PM
Deborah Borda, President of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, with Esa-Pekka Salonen, Music Director, and soloist Yefim Bronfman.