The latest news on performances of Classical Music in Los Angeles.
The LA Phil has named Thomas Adès, Silvana Estrada and Samara Joy to new artistic leadership roles, while John Adams and Herbie Hancock were named Creative Chairs Emeritus.
The internationally acclaimed composer and conductor will serve as LA Phil Composer-in-Residence for the Hollywood Bowl and The Ford, creating new works and collaborating across venues.
The Pasadena Symphony will present Brahms' First Symphony and Barber's Violin Concerto at Ambassador Auditorium, featuring violinist Benjamin Beilman and conductor Brett Mitchell.
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra will present two world premieres with guest conductor Ludovic Morlot and Grammy Award-winning pipa player Wu Man, alongside works by composer-in-residence Huang Ruo and Schoenberg.
Actor Scott Bakula will take on the dual role of Voltaire and Dr.
Pipa virtuoso Wu Man performs the world premiere of Mason Bates' CONCERTO FOR PIPA with Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra under conductor Ludovic Morlot at Zipper Hall on November 19 and The Wallis on November 22, marking the first collaboration between the artist and composer.
Sierra Madre Playhouse will present the 1926 silent film FAUST with live piano accompaniment by Larry Garf.
Chinese tenor Lingli Li will perform at the second annual SYMPHONY OF HEART AND ART benefit concert at RUSD Performing Arts Center in Rowland Heights, California, celebrating neurodiversity and supporting autistic children and their families.
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO) will continue its 2026-27 season with STRAUSS, RAVEL, BEETHOVEN this month.
The LA Phil and Orchestre de Paris are launching a new transatlantic conducting fellowship to mentor emerging orchestral conductors.
Chinese tenor Lingli Li will perform at the second annual SYMPHONY OF HEART AND ART benefit concert in Rowland Heights, California, supporting greater understanding and inclusion for autistic children and their families.
The Verdi Chorus opens its 43rd season with a concert featuring operatic sequences from Verdi's works alongside selections from Leoncavallo and Puccini at the First Presbyterian Church in Santa Monica.
Conductor Carlos Miguel Prieto leads the COLBURN ORCHESTRA in a season-opening concert at The Soraya featuring works by Márquez, Kevin Puts, Falla, and Giménez, with student soloists on marimba and mezzo-soprano.
The classical ballet will be performed with live orchestra accompaniment at Genesee Theatre.
The Six String Symphony performed its debut album at Exchange LA, featuring compositions by Grammy-winning composer Kitt Wakeley and original works by guitarists Russ Hewitt and Giovanni Piacentini alongside a full ensemble.
The LA Phil revealed record-breaking attendance for the 2026 Hollywood Bowl season’s classical programming upon the conclusion of the summer season’s classical offerings.
Long Beach Symphony will present an orchestral celebration featuring American masterworks and the Southern California premiere of VISIONS OF HUMANITY AND UNITY, a new five-movement cello concerto, with Grammy Award-winning cellist Zuill Bailey.
David Foster, Katharine McPhee, JoJo Levesque, Anne Akiko Meyers and others will join PACIFIC JAZZ ORCHESTRA for a benefit concert marking founder Chris Walden's 60th birthday at a private estate in Toluca Lake.
Musical Theatre Guild has announced cast and creative team for HERE'S TO US!, a one-night concert celebrating 30 years and more than 125 productions at the Broad Stage in Santa Monica.
Gustavo Dudamel will lead the Los Angeles Philharmonic in a fundraising concert supporting earthquake relief efforts in Venezuela, featuring guest performances by Beck, GIVĒON, Carlos Vives and Natalia Lafourcade.
Pasadena Chorale announced a new season of nine free concerts across four ensembles, opening with Mozart's Mass in C-Minor at First United Methodist Church Pasadena.
Conductor-composer Matthias Pintscher will succeed Jaime Martín as LACO's Music Director, beginning a four-year term after a season serving as Music Director Designate.
Brightwork newmusic will present 'New Music Game Night!' at Sierra Madre Playhouse, featuring game-inspired works by four LA-based composers and audience participation opportunities.
Husband-and-wife duo Absolute Focus — santoor virtuoso Kamaljeet Ahluwalia and tabla master Jas Ahluwalia — will perform traditional Hindustani ragas alongside cellist Chris Votek at Sierra Madre Playhouse.
Gustavo Dudamel and the LA Philharmonic announced a benefit concert at the Hollywood Bowl to raise funds for communities affected by devastating earthquakes in Venezuela.
The LA Phil has appointed Ben Ullery as Principal Viola.
Vineta Sareika has been appointed Concertmaster of the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
Long Beach Symphony will kick off its “SoundWaves Series” as it presents Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl in concert featuring Klaus Badelt & Hans Zimmer's score performed live to the film.
Colburn announced its 2026-27 season of orchestral, chamber, recital, and dance performances in Los Angeles, featuring guest conductors Jane Glover and JoAnn Falletta, plus the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and Canadian Brass.
The Grammy-winning Los Angeles Children's Chorus will kick off a 12-day West Coast Tour with a free public send-off concert in Pasadena before performing in Vancouver, Seattle, Eugene, and San Francisco.
Senbla and SEGA announced Sonic Live In Concert, a new concert experience celebrating 35 years of the franchise, with US and UK premieres featuring a live orchestra, rock musicians, and vocalists performing music from across the Sonic universe.
The Los Angeles Philharmonic announced Daniel Harding as its next Music Director, with his tenure set to begin in the 2027/28 season overseeing programming at Walt Disney Concert Hall, the Hollywood Bowl, and The Ford.
REDCAT will present the GRAMMY Award-winning PARTCH Ensemble in Los Angeles, featuring newly constructed instrument replicas, a world premiere, and a post-show instrument petting zoo.
The Scott Dunn Orchestra returns to the Wallis Annenberg Center with FROM HELL TO HOLLYWOOD, exploring music by European émigré composers who fled the Nazis and shaped Hollywood's first golden age.
The Los Angeles Master Chorale will present SOUND WAVES, an immersive concert at Walt Disney Concert Hall featuring two world premieres and works inspired by water, breath, and nature.
John Williams composed a new fanfare, 'Bravo Gustavo!', as a tribute to Gustavo Dudamel and the LA Phil musicians, receiving its world premiere at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
The LA Phil announced a star-studded lineup for Music from the Films of Wes Anderson at the Hollywood Bowl, featuring Beck, Jeff Goldblum, Karen O, Rufus Wainwright, and more across three nights.
The Pasadena Choral Society will present Life of Mozart, a concert performance combining Mozart’s Requiem with a dramatic narrative drawn from the composer’s own writings.
The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square announced a Songs of Hope Benefit Concert at the Hollywood Bowl on June 24–25, 2026, marking 100 years since its first performance there, with 100% of ticket sales benefiting global charities.
The LA Phil has appointed Anna Handler as Conductor-in-Residence, beginning with the LA Phil’s 2026/27 season.
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