Thursdays at 9:00 pm
Hailed for outstanding artistry since 1919, the acclaim of the Los Angeles Philharmonic continues under the leadership of Venezuelan Gustavo Dudamel, one of the most exciting young conductors today. Dudamel’s infectious emotional energy wins over the most jaded souls. For his inaugural concert at the Hollywood Bowl, 18,000 people greeted him with a hollering, stamping, pop-star ovation.
Each year, the LA Phil presents these national broadcasts hosted by Brian Lauritzen, giving fresh perspective on orchestral performance today.
The Los Angeles Philharmonic program is part of the WFMT Orchestra Series.
There are no upcoming broadcasts at the moment.
Yuja Wang
March 4, 2021
The celebrated virtuosa gives a world premiere performance of Must the Devil Have All the Good Tunes, a piano concerto by John Adams.
Conductor Elim Chan & violinist Ray Chen
February 18, 2021
Plus the DiaoQiang Opera Troupe, UCLA Association of Chinese Americans, and the Wushu Shaolin Entertainment.
Britten & Strauss
February 4, 2021
Guest conductor Simone Young leads the Los Angeles Philharmonic in a program of works by Benjamin Britten and Richard Strauss.
Michael Tilson Thomas
January 14, 2021
Michael Tilson Thomas takes center stage in this performance, both as conductor and composer. The renowned SF Symphony music director leads a performance of his own work, Four Preludes on Playthings of the Wind plus Tchaikovsky’s Pathétique Symphony.
Susanna Mälkki
January 7, 2021
LA Phil principal guest conductor Susanna Mälkki leads a program of music by Steve Reich (in a world premiere performance) and Gustav Mahler.
Michael Barenboim
March 26, 2020
In the conclusion of this season of Los Angeles Philharmonic broadcasts, music director Gustavo Dudamel leads violinist Michael Barenboim in a performance of Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 1. He also conducts Mozart’s Jupiter Symphony and a world premiere performance of an LA Phil commissioned work: Inferno by Thomas Adès.
Salonen conducts Stravinsky
March 19, 2020
Newly appointed SF Symphony music director Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts the LA Philharmonic in an all-Stravinsky program.
Tchaikovsky, Debussy, and Unsuk Chin
March 12, 2020
Violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja joins conductor Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla and the Los Angeles Philharmonic to perform Tchaikovsky’s famed Violin Concerto. Also featured is the world premiere performance of an LA Phil commission by Unsuk Chin.
Gershwin & Ravel
March 5, 2020
Bookended by Gershwin orchestral favorites, pianist Hélène Grimaud takes the stage to perform Ravel’s Piano Concerto under the baton of conductor Lionel Bringuier.
Yuja Wang
February 27, 2020
The celebrated virtuosa gives a world premiere performance of Must the Devil Have All the Good Tunes, a piano concerto by John Adams.
Conductor Elim Chan & violinist Ray Chen
February 20, 2020
A mixed program featuring works by French, Chinese, and Chinese-Canadian composers led by rising conductor Elim Chan and featuring violinist Ray Chen, the DiaoQiang Opera Troupe, UCLA Association of Chinese Americans, and the Wushu Shaolin Entertainment.
Britten & Strauss
February 13, 2020
Guest conductor Simone Young leads the Los Angeles Philharmonic in a program of works by Benjamin Britten and Richard Strauss.
Mehta and Bronfman, II
February 6, 2020
Conductor Zubin Mehta and pianist Yefim Bronfman return this week for a performance of works by Brahms and Scarlatti.
Mehta and Bronfman, I
January 30, 2020
Two distinguished artists — conductor Zubin Mehta and pianist Yefim Bronfman — take the stage for a performance of works by Brahms and Chopin.
Michael Tilson Thomas
January 23, 2020
Michael Tilson Thomas takes center stage in this performance, both as conductor and composer. The renowned SF Symphony music director leads a performance of his own work, Four Preludes on Playthings of the Wind plus Tchaikovsky’s Pathétique Symphony.
Cameron Carpenter Plays Saint-Saëns
January 16, 2020
Cameron Carpenter, the groundbreaking artist who was the first organist to be nominated for a solo Grammy Award, performs works by Bach, Poulenc, and Saint-Saëns under the baton of Roderick Cox. Also featured in this program is the world premiere of The Insects Became Magnetic, an LA Phil commission by composer Christopher Cerrone.
A Steve Reich World Premiere
January 9, 2020
Susanna Mälkki conducts the Los Angeles Philharmonic in a world premiere performance of Steve Reich’s Music for Ensemble and Orchestra, an LA Phil commission. Also featured in this program is Mahler’s Symphony No. 5.
Dudamel conducts Beethoven, Salonen, and Andrew Norman
January 2, 2020
WFMT’s series of LA Phil broadcasts from the dazzling Walt Disney Concert Hall begins with this program of mixed works.
