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Emanuel Ax in Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 25

November 2, 2026, 10:00 pm

Emanuel Ax (Photo: Lisa-Marie Mazzucco)

Matthias Pintscher is a German composer, conductor, academic teacher, and as of September 2026, Music Director Designate of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra. Pintscher visited LA in the fall of 2025 to conduct the LA Philharmonic in a program of Ravel, Mozart, and his own commissioned work. Celebrated soloist Emanuel Ax joined the orchestra to perform Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 25 in C major, K. 503.

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Maurice Ravel: Mother Goose Suite
Matthias Pintscher, conductor

Matthias Pintscher: Neharot (LA Phil commission)
Matthias Pintscher, conductor

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 25 in C major, K. 503
Matthias Pintscher, conductor; Emanuel Ax, piano

Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne No. 7 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27, No. 1 (encore)
Emanuel Ax, piano

Maurice Ravel: La valse
Matthias Pintscher, conductor

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Emanuel Ax in Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 25

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