LA Philharmonic & Classical KUSC Partner to Broadcast Hollywood Bowl Concerts, 8/7

Ten Los Angeles Philharmonic concerts from the current Hollywood Bowl Summer 2010 season, including three led by Gustavo Dudamel - his first Bowl subscription concerts as Music Director - will be broadcast on Classical KUSC beginning Saturday, August 7th. This is the fourth year of the orchestra's summer partnership with Los Angeles' listener-sponsored classical music radio station.

The concerts, recorded live on selected Classical Tuesdays and Thursdays (as well as the Sunday Sunset presentation of Carmen), feature the LA Phil with a stellar roster of guest artists and conductors. Hosted and produced by KUSC's Brian Lauritzen and executive produced by KUSC's Gail Eichenthal, the programs air at 2 p.m., Saturdays from August 7 through October 9, and are heard widely throughout much of Southern California on 91.5 Classical KUSC, 88.5 KPSC in Palm Springs, 91.1 KDSC in Thousand Oaks, 99.7 KESC in Morro Bay and San Luis Obispo, and 88.7 KQSC in Santa Barbara. The programs can also be heard online at KUSC.org, and each concert will be available for online streaming for one week following the broadcast. Interviews and features with soloists and orchestra members throughout the series offer unique insights and give listeners a more in-depth perspective. The project is made possible through support from the office of Zev Yaroslavsky, Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors - Third District.

The series opens Saturday, August 7, at 2 p.m., with a broadcast of the LA Phil's Hollywood Bowl July 6 performance conducted by Grant Gershon and featuring three soloists and the Los Angeles Master Chorale (LAMC) in two settings of the Gloria - by Vivaldi and Poulenc - and Handel's "Hallelujah" Chorus. The concert also included a tribute to Ernest Fleischmann, former LA Phil Executive Vice President and Managing Director, delivered by LA Phil President and Chief Executive Officer Deborah Borda, and a performance of "Lacrymosa" from Mozart's Requiem (Süssmayer edition) with the LAMC and the LA Phil, led by Gershon.

Other highlights:

• August 14 broadcast of Nicholas McGegan leading the Labèque sisters in an all-Mozart program (originally performed July 22)
• August 21 broadcast of the Hollywood Bowl debuts of Pablo Heras-Casado and pianist David Fray (originally performed July 29)
• August 28 broadcast of Gustavo Dudamel in his American opera conducting debut leading the LA Phil performance of Bizet's Carmen (originally performed August 1)
• September 4 broadcast of Dudamel in his first Bowl subscription concert at the Hollywood Bowl leading the LA Phil and Venezuelan pianist Gabriela Montero (originally performed August 3)
• September 11 broadcast of Dudamel leading the LA Phil and singer Isabel Leonard in a program of music from Europe and the Americas (originally performed August 5)
• September 18 broadcast of Bramwell Tovey, Principal Guest Conductor of the LA Phil at the Hollywood Bowl, leading the LA Phil with the long-anticipated return of pianist Emanuel Ax on (originally performed August 12)
• September 25 airing of LA Phil Associate Conductor Lionel Bringuier leading the LA Phil and violinist Augustin Hadelich (originally performed August 19)
• October 2 broadcast of the LA Phil and cellist Daniel Müller-Schott under the baton of Tovey (originally performed August 31)
• October 9 airing of the production of Bernstein's comic operetta Candide featuring the LA Phil led by Tovey. (originally performed September 2)

Photo Credit: BWW-Staff

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