Prokofiev and Tchaikovsky with Dudamel at Hollywood Bowl

Gustavo Dudamel leads a night of Russian music bookended by the sometimes fun-loving, sometimes provocative Sergei Prokofiev—opening with his “Mozart with a modernist twist” Classical Symphony and closing with the emotional peaks and valleys of the composer’s beloved Romeo and Juliet. In between, Tchaikovsky’s miniature cello concerto provides a stellar spotlight for Alisa Weilerstein, who performs with such sensitivity that the sound of her instrument seems to have “come from her voice, her lungs, and her being” (Los Angeles Times).