Programs Include Mahler, Williams, Ginastera, Norman, Copland and Messiaen 

New York
Sunday, March 13
Monday, March 14

Amsterdam
Thursday, March 17

Paris
Saturday, March 19
Sunday, March 20

Luxembourg
Monday, March 21

London
Tuesday, March 22
Wednesday, March 23
Thursday, March 24

Led by Music & Artistic Director Gustavo Dudamel, the Los Angeles Philharmonic embarks on a five-city international tour to New York, Amsterdam, Paris, Luxembourg and London Sunday, March 13, through Thursday, March 24.  

The tour will include the LA Phil’s second international residency at London’s Barbican Centre, return visits to New York and Amsterdam, and the orchestra’s first Luxembourg performance in almost 50 years. The orchestra will also make its first visit to the newly opened Philharmonie in Paris.

Dudamel and the orchestra will perform works by Gustav Mahler, John Williams, Alberto Ginastera, Andrew Norman and Aaron Copland, all of which are part of the LA Phil’s 2015/16 season at Walt Disney Concert Hall. Norman’s Play: Level 1 replaces his new work for orchestra for both the subscription concerts at Walt Disney Concert Hall on February 25-28, as well as the tour. The Norman new work, an LA Phil commission, has been delayed until a future season.    

The orchestra’s Barbican residency will include a presentation of Messiaen’s Des Canyons aux étoiles featuring LA Phil-commissioned visuals of the American landscape from photographer Deborah O’Grady. Additionally, the residency will mark the beginning of a student-centered initiative between the LA Phil and the Barbican Centre dedicated to defining the future of orchestral music from the point-of-view of the diverse young musicians who are that future. Building off the 2013 international symposium Future Play: music systems in the 21^st century presented by the LA Phil and the Barbican, students from the El Sistema-inspired Youth Orchestra Los Angeles (YOLA) program will join their peers in London for a series of rehearsals and conversations aimed at uncovering what their roles might be in advocating for and shaping the orchestras of tomorrow. Dudamel will lead an open rehearsal on March 24, conducting young musicians from Los Angeles and London.    

Gustavo Dudamel is defined by his untiring advocacy of access to music for all. As a symphonic and operatic conductor, his music making on four continents continues to inspire audiences of all ages. Currently serving as Music & Artistic Director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Music Director of the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela, the impact of his musical leadership is felt internationally.  While his commitment to these posts accounts for the major portion of his yearly schedule, Dudamel also guest conducts with some of the world’s greatest musical institutions, including the Vienna Philharmonic which he returns to lead in Vienna and on tour in 2016 and which he has been invited to conduct in the globally televised 2017 Vienna Philharmonic New Year’s Concert. Now in his seventh season as Music & Artistic Director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Dudamel’s contract has been extended through the 2021/2022 season. Under his leadership the Los Angeles Philharmonic has expanded its diversified outreach through many notable projects, including Youth Orchestra Los Angeles (YOLA), influenced by Venezuela’s widely successful El Sistema. With YOLA, Gustavo brings music to children in the underserved communities of Los Angeles, and also serves as an inspiration for similar efforts throughout the U.S. and in Europe. 

TOUR ITINERARY AND PROGRAM DETAILS

New York – David Geffen Hall

March 13, 2016
http://www.lincolncenter.org/show/los-angeles-philharmonic-mahler-s-third-symphony

Los Angeles Philharmonic
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
Tamara Mumford, mezzo-soprano
Concert Chorale of New York
          James Bagwell, director

MAHLER  Symphony No. 3 in D minor

March 14, 2016
http://www.lincolncenter.org/show/los-angeles-philharmonic-john-williams-ginastera-andrew-norman-and-copland

Los Angeles Philharmonic
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
Sergio Tiempo, piano

WILLIAMS  Soundings
GINASTERA  Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 28
NORMAN  Play: Level 1
COPLAND  Appalachian Spring Suite

Amsterdam - Concertgebouw

March 17, 2016
http://www.concertgebouw.nl/en/concerts/gustavo-dudamel-los-angeles-philharmonic-mahler-3/17-03-2016/van=2016-03-17

Los Angeles Philharmonic
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
Tamara Mumford, mezzo-soprano
Dames van het Groot Omroepkoor
Nationaal Jongenskoor

MAHLER  Symphony No. 3 in D minor

Paris – Philharmonie Paris

March 19, 2016
http://philharmoniedeparis.fr/en/activity/concert-symphonique/15255-los-angeles-philharmonic

Los Angeles Philharmonic
Gustavo Dudamel, conuductor
Sergio Tiempo, piano

WILLIAMS  Soundings
GINASTERA  Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 28
NORMAN  Play: Level 1
COPLAND  Appalachian Spring Suite

March 20, 2016
http://philharmoniedeparis.fr/en/activity/concert-symphonique/16194-los-angeles-philharmonic

Los Angeles Philharmonic
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
Tamara Mumford, mezzo-soprano
Chœur de femmes de Radio France
Maîtrise de Radio France
Sofi Jeannin, director

MAHLER  Symphony No. 3 in D minor

Luxembourg – The Grande–Duchesse Joséphine-Charlotte Concert Hall

March 21, 2016
http://www.philharmonie.lu/en/programm/los-angeles-philharmonic-dudamel-tiempo/894

Los Angeles Philharmonic
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
Sergio Tiempo, piano

WILLIAMS  Soundings
GINASTERA  Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 28
NORMAN  Play: Level 1
COPLAND  Appalachian Spring Suite

London – Barbican Centre

March 22, 2016
http://www.barbican.org.uk/music/event-detail.asp?ID=17452

Los Angeles Philharmonic
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
Sergio Tiempo, piano

WILLIAMS  Soundings
GINASTERA  Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 28
NORMAN  Play: Level 1
COPLAND  Appalachian Spring Suite

March 23, 2016
http://www.barbican.org.uk/music/event-detail.asp?ID=17453

Los Angeles Philharmonic
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
Deborah O’Grady, production director and photographer
Seth Reiser, lighting and scenic director
Jon Else, cinematography and time lapse photography
Adam Larsen, video design consultant
Cath Brittan, production manager

MESSIAEN Des canyons aux étoiles

March 24, 2016
http://www.barbican.org.uk/music/event-detail.asp?ID=18730

Open Rehearsal with Gustavo Dudamel, Young Orchestra East and Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles (YOLA)

March 24, 2016
http://www.barbican.org.uk/music/event-detail.asp?ID=17454

Los Angeles Philharmonic
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
Tamara Mumford, mezzo-soprano
Ladies of the LSO Chorus
Tiffin Boys Choir

MAHLER Symphony No 3 in D minor

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