Friday August 22. 7:30 P.M
Saturday August 23. 7:30 P.M
Darius Milhaud: La Cheminée du Roi René
Heitor Villa-Lobos: Chôros No. 2
A film of La Traviata by Giuseppe Verdi, Thursday August 21, 7:30 P.M
Laemmle Music Hall. 9306 Wilshire Boulevard. Beverly Hills. 90211
310.274.6869. www.laemmle.com
Friday, August 15: 7:00 – 8:00 p.m.
In the Norton Simon Sculpture Garden, oboist Myka Miller and flautist Salpy Kerkonian will perform works by Rodrigo, Fauré and Copland.
Norton Simon Museum of Art. 411 W. Colorado Blvd. Pasadena, CA 91105.626.449.6840
http://www.nortonsimon.org/
Wagner, Ride of the Valkyries, Rouse, Der Gerettete Alberich, Holst, “The Planets.”
Hollywood Bowl.2301 North Highland Ave.Hollywood, CA 90068. (323)850.2000
From the website: “The Planets conclude the concert enhanced by stunning imagery from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a division of Caltech in Pasadena.”
http://www.hollywoodbowl.com/
read moreAngelenos, take a weekend getaway, and immerse yourselves in music!
from August 1-August 24, is a nationally-recognized chamber music festival featuring over 70 world-class artists and ensembles performing 16 concerts.
This cornucopia of musical treasures includes: jazz, dance, and works by Mozart, Bach, Brahms, Stravinsky, Messiaen, and many more.
For information about tickets, please visit the web site below.
http://www.ljcms.org/
Shakespeare by the Sea
Saturday August 2. 7 P.M
Bonita Canyon Sports Park.
1990 Ford Road.
Newport Beach.
“O excellent! I love long life better than figs.” Act I. Scene 2.
For more information, visit: http://www.shakespearebythesea.org/
Two comedies by Italian director Pietro Germi.
Fri. Aug 1st & Sat. Aug 2nd.
7:30 P.M Divorce Italian Style.
9:30 P.M Seduced and Abandoned
http://www.lacma.org/programs/FilmListing.aspx#1206741948808
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Fri. July 25: 7:00 p.m. Norton Simon Museum of Art.
411 W. Colorado Boulevard. Pasadena, CA 91105. 626.449.6840.
http://www.harmoniabaroque.org/
Harmonious music wafting among the paintings by Botticelli, Fra Angelico, and Bellini; what better way to soothe your senses and your soul?
Fri. July 25 & Sat. July 26. 7:30 p.m.
The Huntington. 1151 Oxford Road, San Marino, CA 91108. 626.405.2100.
Inspired by the art collections and the new Chinese garden, the program includes works by Carl Friedrich Abel (whose portrait by Gainsborough hangs in the Huntington Art Gallery) and Joan Huang’s Impressions of Suzhou. For more information call 800.726.7147.
Or visit: www.swmusic.org
Program: C. F. Abel. Quartet for Flute and Strings.
J.C Bach. Quartet for Flute and Strings, Op. 19, No. 3.
Joan Huang. Impressions of Suzhou.
Robert Schumann, Fantasy Piece for Clarinet and Piano. Op.73.
L.V Beethoven. Trio No. 7 for Piano, Clarinet, and Cello, Op. 11.
Carl Friedrich Abel.
Thomas Gainsborough. 1777.
Huntington Library Art Collections. San Marino, California.
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Tuesday July 22 8:00 P.M
Wednesday July 23 8:00 P.M
Hollywood Bowl. 2301 North Highland Ave. Hollywood, CA 90068. 323.850.2000
LA Philharmonic. Sir Andrew Davis, conductor. Isabel Leonard, mezzo-soprano. Orion Weiss, Piano. Mozart. Overture to La Clemenza Di Tito; “Ch’io mi scordi di te.”; Piano Concerto No 17. K. 453. “Exsultate Jubilate;” Symphony No. 38, K. 504. “Prague.”
http://www.hollywoodbowl.com/tickets/performance_detail.cfm?id=3520
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Shakespeare By the Sea presentsA Midsummer Night’s Dream
Puck, Oberon, Lysander, and company make mischief in the woods. The best scene is when Titiana wakes next to Nick Bottom, who has been transformed into a donkey, and Snout exclaims, “O Bottom, thou art translated.”
Saturday July 19, 7pm
Polliwog Park. 1601 Manhattan Beach Blvd. Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
Free admission.
Bring your own chairs or towels.
http://www.shakespearebythesea.org/
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Southwest Chamber Music
Friday July 11, Saturday July 12. 7:30 P.M Huntington Library
W. A. Mozart
Divertimento in B flat major, K. 270
Serenade in C minor, K. 388
“Harmoniemusik” excerpts from “The Magic Flute”
Call 800-726-7147 for availability
http://www.swmusic.org/site/concerts/huntington_master.html
Shakespeare Festival LA
Taming of the Shrew
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, Downtown LA
July 9-13, July 16-20
Show Starts at 8 P.M (Seating begins at 6:30)
Box office (213) 975-9891
From the Festival Website: “The Taming of the Shrew fires on all cylinders with a… uniquely Los Angeles look at Shakespeare’s classic comedy.”
http://www.shakespearefestivalla.org/calendar.php
California Philharmonic
Andrew Lloyd Weber Meets Puccini
Sat July 12. 7:30 P.M. The Arboretum. Arcadia.
Sun. July 13. 2:00 P.M Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Selections from: Tosca, La Boheme, Phantom of the Opera & Evita.
Box Office: 626.300.8200.
http://www.calphil.org/
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Friday July 4th
3:00 PM TOUR: America’s Artistic Heritage
6:00 MUSIC PROGRAM: Friday Night Jazz- Rickey Woodard Sextet
LACMA. 5905 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles CA 90036.(323) 857. 6000
http://www.lacma.org/events/Calendar.aspx
Museums open on the Fourth include: LACMA and Norton Simon Museum of Art.
Museums closed on the Fourth include: Getty Center Brentwood, Getty Villa Malibu, Autry National Center
Fri. July 4. 7:30 P.M
Program includes: classic baseball tunes, appearances by Dodger legends, and a magnificent fireworks show. Rob Fisher, Conductor. Randy Newman, special Guest. Brian Childers, Vocalist. Hollywood Bowl: 2301 N. Highland Ave. Hollywood, CA.
http://www.hollywoodbowl.com/tickets/performance_detail.cfm?id=3505
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