The day finally arrived when I used my birthday money! I bought tickets to the LA Philharmonic to see Gustavo Dudamel conduct. We started the afternoon with lunch at Philippe's, home of the French Dip Sandwich. We caught the end of the pre-performance talk given by John Adams, the creative chair of the LA Phil and the composer of City Noir, the final piece of the concert today. Preceding the Adams was LA Variations by Esa-Pekka Salonen and Lou Harrison's Piano Concerto. The orchestra was in full complement with more percussion than you could shake a stick at, two harps, piano, celesta and saxophone. The music was exciting and worth the price of admission.
Here is a photo from atop the Walt Disney Concert Hall.
3 comments:
So glad you spent your money so wisely AND that the concert was worth it. Dudamel is most exciting. Has your hearing recovered?
Since we were sitting at the top of the balcony, the sound was actually quite good and not too loud!
Glad we could share your concert experience. The Dude conducts with his heart.
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