Kirill Karabits guest-conducts the Los Angeles Philharmonics summer season opener at the Hollywood Bowl. The Tuesday program featured a night of Prokofiev. (Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times)
Karabits, a 32-year-old Ukrainian little known yet in the U.S., makes his Bowl debut guest-conducting the L.A. Philharmonic. (Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times)
The young conductor gives it his all, directing the L.A. Phil. To his right is the evenings guest soloist, pianist Vladimir Feltsman. (Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times)
Pianist Feltsman brings a luminous grandeur to his playing at the Bowl, which featured an all-Prokofiev program. (Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times)
The L.A. Phil accompanies a showing of the animated short film Peter & the Wolf, a darker-than-usual gritty version of the beloved orchestral fairy tale. (Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times)
Guest conductor Kirill Karabits confers with the evenings soloist, pianist Vladimir Feltsman, during the performance at the Bowl. (Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times)
Feltsman, left, and Karabits respond to the applause after performing at the opening-night gala of the Los Angeles Philharmonics summer season at the Bowl. (Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times)
