2010 summer classical season opening night at the Hollywood Bowl

Fireworks accompany Handel’s “Hallelujah” chorus at the conclusion of Tuesday’s concert opening the summer classical season at the Hollywood Bowl. The evening celebrated Grant Gershon’s decade as leader of the Los Angeles Master Chorale (he spent the night on the podium) and included a tribute to the late, longtime head of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Ernest Fleischmann. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

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The men of the Los Angeles Master Chorale lend their voices to Tuesday’s concert. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

Soprano Jessica Rivera is soloist in the performance of Poulenc’s “Gloria.” (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

The music hums on an unseasonably chilly July night. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

Grant Gershon, who conducted the concert, applauds his performers at the conclusion of the Vivaldi “Gloria.” (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

A tribute to the late Ernest Fleishmann, pictured on the screen, is announced from the stage by his successor, Philharmonic President and Chief Executive Deborah Borda. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

At Tuesday’s concert, Frank Gehry, left, architect of the Philharmonic’s Disney Concert Hall home, and Philharmonic President Deborah Borda, right, flank the late Ernest Fleishmann’s children: Jessica, Stephanie and Martin Fleishmann. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)