The Planets
Leonard Slatkin leads Holst’s masterpiece as well as his son’s homage to NASA’s Voyager.
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Thu July 24, 2025 8pm
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The Planets
From a bird in flight to the astrological personalities in our solar system to the vast mysteries of deep space, Leonard Slatkin presides over a night that invites audiences to look upward at the Southern California sky in wonder. The Hollywood Bowl was a family tradition for Los Angeles native Slatkin who grew up watching LA Phil performances from the benches. That family tradition gains a new chapter as Slatkin leads the orchestra in his son Daniel’s Voyager 130, which was inspired by the Golden Record on NASA’s Voyager spacecraft that carries Earth’s music to the edge of interstellar space.
In one of his final performances as LA Phil Principal Concertmaster, Martin Chalifour performs the ethereal and fluttering violin solo of Ralph Vaughan Williams’ beloved A Lark Ascending. Finally, Slatkin leads the orchestra through the captivating melodies and varied soundscapes of Gustav Holst’s The Planets.
This performance is generously supported in part by the Kohl Virtuoso Violin Fund.
