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LA Phil aims to sell 3 nights of Boulez

LA Phil aims to sell 3 nights of Boulez

Next year markss the centenary of the ultra-modernist’s birth and E-P Salonen is putting on a show in LA,

Here’s the prog:
Thursday, May 8, at 8:00 PM

Saturday, May 10, at 8:00 PM

Sunday, May 11, at 2:00 PM

Los Angeles Philharmonic

Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor

Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano

L.A. Dance Project

Benjamin Millepied, choreographer

BOULEZ Notations IV, for solo piano

Notations IV, for orchestra

Notations VII, for solo piano

Notations VII, for orchestra

Notations II, for solo piano

Notations II, for orchestra

BARTÓK Piano Concerto No. 3 in E Major

Intermission

DEBUSSY La mer

BOULEZ Rituel (with L.A. Dance Project)

Salonen says, ‘It can be complex without ever losing its clarity, it can be aggressive or delicate, hypnotic or kaleidoscopically flickering, ritualistic or virtuosic. But most importantly, it is often hauntingly beautiful.’

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