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    Apr 27, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Conductor Kurt Masur hospitalized but OK after fall off podium

    Kurt Masur, former music director of the New York Philharmonic, was hospitalized after an onstage injury at Theatre des Champs-Elysees in Paris.
    Kurt Masur, former music director of the New York Philharmonic, was hospitalized after an onstage injury at Theatre des Champs-Elysees in Paris. The 84-year-old conductor fell from the podium into the front row of the audience while conducting the...

    Tags: Culture, Hospitals and Clinics, Walt Disney, Music, Entertainment

    2. Apr 27, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Review: Christoph Konig has debut with L.A. Phil and Pepe Romero

    <span>If all had gone as planned, Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos would have led an all-Spanish first half at Walt Disney Concert Hall Thursday night.&nbsp; But the eminent Spanish conductor was forced to cancel his appearances due to illness last week -- and into the gap stepped young, tall Christoph Konig in what suddenly became his Los Angeles Philharmonic debut. He kept one Spanish piece --Pepe Romero&rsquo;s vehicle, Joaquin Rodrigo's &quot;Concierto de Aranjuez" -- and swapped the other for Dvor&aacute;k's Scherzo Capriccioso, while closing as previously scheduled with Brahms&rsquo; Symphony No. 2.</span>
    If all had gone as planned, Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos would have led an all-Spanish first half at Walt Disney Concert Hall Thursday night.  But the eminent Spanish conductor was forced to cancel his appearances due to illness last week -- and into the gap...

    Tags: Culture, Concerts, Miles Davis, Music, Entertainment

    3. Apr 30, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Injured conductor Kurt Masur withdraws from concerts through June

    Kurt Masur, the renowned German conductor, is withdrawing from concerts through the end of June after falling off the podium last week during a concert in Paris and injuring himself. His official website states that a scan of the conductor's left shoulder shows that his shoulder blade is fractured.
    Kurt Masur, the renowned German conductor, is withdrawing from concerts through the end of June after falling off the podium last week during a concert in Paris and injuring himself. His official website states that a scan of the conductor's left shoulder...

    Tags: Culture, Paris (France), Concerts, Music, Entertainment

    4. May 6, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Alan Gilbert adds his personal touch to New York Philharmonic

    NEW YORK &mdash; Listening is very important to Alan Gilbert.
    NEW YORK — Listening is very important to Alan Gilbert. It is not surprising for a gifted musician to have attentive ears, but to succeed as the music director of the New York Philharmonic, you have to hear much more than just the music. Before...

    Tags: Culture, Concerts, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Apple iPhone, Duke Ellington

    5. May 1, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Quick Takes: Grammy suit dismissed

    Grammy suit dismissed A New York judge has dismissed a suit aimed at forcing the Recording Academy to rescind its decision last year to slash the number of Grammy Awards from 109 to 78. Latin jazz musician Bobby Sanabria, one of those who filed the...

    Tags: Paris (France), Concerts, Herbie Hancock, Modern Family (tv program), Awards and Prizes

    6. Apr 15, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  6. Music review: Herbert Blomstedt leads Beethoven's Missa Solemnis

    Culture Monster
    Mark Swed reviews the first Los Angeles Philharmonic performance of Beethoven's Missa Solemnis in 32 years. The wise and commanding performance was led by the 85-year-old conductor Herbert Blomstedt....
    7. Mar 25, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  7. Music review: Kurt Masur and Sarah Chang with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at Disney Concert Hall

    Culture Monster
    Richard S. Ginell reviews Kurt Masur, Sarah Chang and the Los Angeles Philharmonic at Walt Disney Concert Hall...
    8. Apr 4, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  8. Classical music still effective at dispersing loitering teens

    Culture Monster
    Does playing classical music keep teens away? Actually, yes....
    9. Jun 17, 2010 | Los Angeles Times

  9. Why History Must Be Saved, Even When Nobody Wants It

    The Daily Mirror
    The death of Ernest Fleischmann, former executive director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, offers a nice point of departure for a few musings about how casually we treat the past. About a year ago, I noticed a trash cart full of files next to a freight...
    10. Feb 17, 2010 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. L.A. Phil announces 2010-11 season

    Basking in the popularity of Gustavo Dudamel, the Los Angeles Philharmonic used an online press conference Tuesday morning to announce that that -- unlike most recession-weary arts organizations -- it will hold the course.
    Music Critic
    Basking in the popularity of Gustavo Dudamel, the Los Angeles Philharmonic used an online press conference Tuesday morning to announce that that -- unlike most recession-weary arts organizations -- it will hold the course. The orchestra's 2010-11...

    Tags: Concerts, Tickets, Zubin Mehta, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Toru Takemitsu

    11. Oct 11, 2009 | Los Angeles Times

  11. L.A. in the grips of Gustavo-mania

    The Daily Mirror
    Gustavo Dudamel throws himself into his conducting during his inaugural performance at Walt Disney Concert Hall as new music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times / October 8, 2009) Through the generosity and...
    12. Aug 30, 2009 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Alan Gilbert readies for New York Philharmonic debut

    Life, even for rising orchestra conductors, can be unfair. Consider one response to Alan Gilbert, new music director of the New York Philharmonic, after he leads Mozart's &quot;Jupiter" Symphony in a packed college auditorium in Queens to loud applause. In the intermission crowd, Linda Bergelson looks up and says: "We live half the year in San Diego, and Alan Gilbert just doesn't have that Dudamel spark."
    Life, even for rising orchestra conductors, can be unfair. Consider one response to Alan Gilbert, new music director of the New York Philharmonic, after he leads Mozart's "Jupiter" Symphony in a packed college auditorium in Queens to loud applause. In the...

    Tags: Education, Finance, Zubin Mehta, National or Ethnic Minorities, Queens (New York City)

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