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"
- BONDS Montgomery Variations
- ELLINGTON (arr. Blanchard) Three Black Kings: “Martin Luther King”
- Intermission
- 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
- BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 1
- Intermission
- 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
- Intermission
- 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
- GERSHWIN Variations on “I Got Rhythm”
- BONDS & GERSHWIN Songs
- GERSHWIN “Somebody from Somewhere”
- BONDS “The Negro Speaks of Rivers”
- GERSHWIN “Summertime”
- BONDS “Winter Moon”
- GERSHWIN “Soon”
- Intermission
- STILL “Singing River” from Wood Notes
- GERSHWIN (arr. Bennett) Porgy and Bess: A Symphonic Picture
Artists
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Thomas Wilkins, conductor
- Aaron Diehl, piano
- Julia Bullock, soprano