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Nico Muhly’s Concerto Grosso (World Premiere)

October 27, 2025, 10:00 pm

Eun Sun Kim (Photo: Kim Tae-Hwan)

Eun Sun Kim leads the Los Angeles Philharmonic in a world premiere of Nico Muhly’s Concerto Grosso, paired with two masterpieces by Sergei Rachmaninoff.

Playlist

Sergei Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 3
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Eun Sun Kim, conductor

Nico Muhly: Concerto Grosso (world premiere, LA Phil commission)
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Eun Sun Kim, conductor
Alexandre Kantorow, piano
Denis Bouriakov, flute
David Rejano Cantero, trombone
Matthew Howard, percussion
Robert deMaine, cello

Sergei Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Eun Sun Kim, conductor

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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.

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Nico Muhly’s Concerto Grosso (World Premiere)

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