2021 Hollywood Bowl
Classical Thursdays 1 (TH1)
Peter and the Wolf with Viola Davis and Dudamel
Prokofiev’s symphonic fairytale comes to life with the help of an acting icon.
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- PROKOFIEV
Symphony No. 1 (“Classical”) in D major, Op. 25
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- BONDS
Selections from Montgomery Variations (I, II, III, IV, VII)
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- ELLINGTON (arr. Blanchard)
Three Black Kings: “Martin Luther King”
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Intermission
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- PROKOFIEV
Peter and the Wolf
Artists
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
- Viola Davis, narrator
Gemma New Leads Schumann
Behzod Abduraimov brings Beethoven’s impressive First Piano Concerto to life, followed by Gemma New leading Robert Schumann’s magnificent “Rhenish” Symphony.
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- Sarah GIBSON
warp & weft
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- BEETHOVEN
Piano Concerto No. 1
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Intermission
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- R. SCHUMANN
Symphony No. 3, “Rhenish”
Artists
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Gemma New, conductor
- Behzod Abduraimov, piano
Dudamel Conducts Beethoven and Falla
Gustavo brings us Beethoven’s Triple Concerto and Manuel de Falla’s comic ballet The Three-Cornered Hat for a perfect Bowl evening.
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- BEETHOVEN
Triple Concerto
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Intermission
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- FALLA
The Three-Cornered Hat
Artists
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
- María Dueñas, violin
- Robert deMaine, cello
- Sergio Tiempo, piano
- Isabel Leonard, mezzo-soprano
Gershwin, Bonds, and Still
A star lineup comes together for a night of American song from Broadway and beyond, with music by Ulysses Kay, William Grant Still, Margaret Bonds, and George Gershwin.
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- KAY
Overture to Theater Set
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- GERSHWIN
Variations on “I Got Rhythm”
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- BONDS & GERSHWIN
Songs
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- GERSHWIN
“Somebody from Somewhere”
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- BONDS
“The Negro Speaks of Rivers”
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- GERSHWIN
“Summertime”
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- BONDS
“Winter Moon”
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- GERSHWIN
“Soon”
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Intermission
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- STILL
“Singing River” from Wood Notes
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- GERSHWIN (arr. Bennett)
Porgy and Bess: A Symphonic Picture
Artists
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Thomas Wilkins, conductor
- Aaron Diehl, piano
- Julia Bullock, soprano