Gurrelieder’s lush Romantic atmosphere, hyper-emotional language, endless melody, and sprawling scale bring to mind names like Wagner or Mahler. Arnold Schoenberg composed the cantata as a monument to late Romanticism before landing on his expressionist style that helped set off a musical revolution in the 20th century. Gurrelieder’s massive scale—calling for five soloists, multiple choirs, a narrator, and gargantuan orchestra—has made it a rarely performed but beloved masterpiece.
Equally rare are conductors who know how to navigate the piece, and LA Phil Conductor Emeritus Zubin Mehta is an expert in revealing the operatic emotion and architecture of Gurrelieder having conducted the LA Phil premiere, recording it multiple times, and choosing it for his final concert as NY Phil Music Director. Don’t miss this special opportunity to experience Mehta return to one of his signature pieces with the epic and poetic Gurrelieder.
Gustav and Alma (3/6/25-3/9/25)
Midori (3/13/25-3/13/25)
Tchaikovsky & Schubert (3/14/25-3/16/25)
Haïm Leads Handel & Bach (3/21/25-3/23/25)
Le Concert d’Astrée Ode for St. Cecilia's Day (3/25/25-3/25/25)
Le Concert d’AstréeOde for St. Cecilia's Day (3/25/25-3/25/25)
Le Concert d’Astrée The Triumph of Time and Disillusion (3/27/25-3/27/25)
Shostakovich and Ravel (4/8/25-4/8/25)
Chamber Music & Wine: Shostakovich and Ravel (4/8/25-4/8/25)
Rachel Mahon (4/13/25-4/13/25)
Carlos Simon’s Gospel Mass with Dudamel (4/17/25-4/17/25)
Chamber Music & Wine: From Armenia to Denmark (4/22/25-4/22/25)
Chamber Music & Wine: Mendelssohn's Octet (4/22/25-4/22/25)
Chamber Music from Armenia to Denmark (4/22/25-4/22/25)
Evgeny Kissin (4/24/25-4/24/25)
Mozart & Nielsen (4/25/25-4/27/25)
Vocal Dimensions (4/29/25-4/29/25)
Beethoven & Dessner with Esa-Pekka Salonen (5/2/25-5/4/25)
Patrice Rushen (5/2/25-5/2/25)
Esa-Pekka Salonen Leads Debussy & Boulez (5/8/25-5/11/25)
Chamber Music & Wine: All-Brass Chamber Music (5/13/25-5/13/25)
All-Brass Chamber Music (5/13/25-5/13/25)
Ravel & Adolphe (5/16/25-5/18/25)
Mozart, Shaw & Schumann (5/20/25-5/20/25)
Chamber Music & Wine: Mozart, Shaw & Schumann (5/20/25-5/20/25)
Gershwin & Strauss (5/23/25-5/25/25)
Tchaikovsky & Pereira (5/29/25-6/1/25)
New Voices from Korea (6/3/25-6/3/25)
Seoul Festival with the LA Phil: Night 1 (6/6/25-6/6/25)
Seoul Festival with the LA Phil: Night 2 (6/7/25-6/8/25)
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To the Fullest: The Music of Julius Eastman and Arthur Russell (3/4/25-3/4/25)
Song of the Night (2/27/25-3/1/25)
Hector Olivera (2/16/25-2/16/25)
Ravel & Brahms (2/13/25-2/16/25)
Seong-Jin Cho (2/11/25-2/11/25)
Tchaikovsky & The Mermaid (2/7/25-2/9/25)
KODO (2/4/25-2/4/25)
Celebrating MTT (2/1/25-2/1/25)
Schubert, Strauss & Saariaho (1/30/25-2/2/25)
Elements and Energy with John Adams (1/28/25-1/28/25)
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RENT in Concert
Segerstrom Center for the Arts, Segerstrom Hall (3/15 - 3/15) | |
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A Fabulous 50th: Chicago and A Chorus Line!
Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall (4/18 - 4/18) | |
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Porn Rock: The Obscenity Trial of Jello Biafra
Eastwood PAC (3/1 - 3/23) | |
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Gustav and Alma
Walt Disney Concert Hall (3/6 - 3/9) | |
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C A B A R E T
Jaxx Theatre (3/13 - 3/29) | |
RHINESTONE COWBOYS
Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles (3/22 - 3/23) | ||
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Tchaikovsky & Schubert
Walt Disney Concert Hall (3/14 - 3/16) | |
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The Unraveling
Broadwater Mainstage (3/8 - 3/30)
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Black December
Long Beach Playhouse (3/14 - 3/16) | |
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Chamber Music & Wine: All-Brass Chamber Music
Walt Disney Concert Hall (5/13 - 5/13) | |
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Esa-Pekka Salonen Leads Debussy & Boulez
Walt Disney Concert Hall (5/8 - 5/11) | |
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Hamlet
Mark Taper Forum (5/28 - 7/6) | |
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