Hollywood Bowl

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 evening’s 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 evening’s 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 Philharmonic’s summer season at the Bowl.  (Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times)