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Composer Favorites (featuring Yefim Bronfman)

October 13, 2025, 10:00 pm

Yefim Bronfman (Photo: Sebastian Widmann)

Philippe Jordan leads the Los Angeles Philharmonic in a series of crowd-pleasing audience favorites. Renowned pianist Yefim Bronfman joins the orchestra in a rousing rendition of the Beethoven “Emperor” piano concerto. Also on the setlist: Bach’s famous “Air” from the Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, and Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 6 “Pathétique”.

Playlist

Johann Sebastian Bach: “Air” from Orchestral Suite No.3 in D major, BWV 1068
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Philippe Jordan, conductor

Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5, “Emperor”
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Philippe Jordan, conductor
Yefim Bronfman, piano

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6, “Pathétique”
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Philippe Jordan, conductor

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Meet the Host

Brian Lauritzen is the producer and host of Classical KUSC’s nationwide concert broadcasts of the Los Angeles Philharmonic as well as KUSC’s weekly arts magazine Arts Alive and the choral music program Soul Music. Additionally, Brian writes and produces features for KUSC’s more than 50 concert broadcasts each year including the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Los Angeles Opera, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Los Angeles Master Chorale, and Piano Spheres. His work as part of these series has been broadcast internationally by NPR, American Public Media, and the WFMT Radio Network.

During his tenure at Classical KUSC, Brian has interviewed dozens of top classical musicians and artists. Among them, Gustavo Dudamel, Itzhak Perlman, Dawn Upshaw, Valery Gergiev, Placido Domingo, John Adams, and many others. Brian is also the host of several critically acclaimed podcasts: Behind the Curtain at LA Opera and the LA Chamber Orchestra podcasts. He got his start in classical radio at WSMC in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where he served as Head Announcer and Music Director.

When he’s not in the studio, you can often find Brian careening down snowy slopes (on skis–never a snowboard); chasing an errant serve (his own) outside a tennis court; or swinging his sand wedge wildly from the fairway bunker. He’s also a passionate lifelong Minnesota Twins fan and quickly learned to love the Dodgers as his National League team.

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Composer Favorites (featuring Yefim Bronfman)

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