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Classical Album of the Week: The LA Philharmonic Plays Movie Music by John Williams

Kevin Gordon

July 22, 2019. Two musical forces of nature join together in a live performance of fantasy, adventure and romance. Our WRTI Classical Album of the Week…

Arts Desk

Esa-Pekka Salonen: A 21st-Century Conductor And Composer

Esa-Pekka Salonen is best known for his fruitful 17-year tenure as the music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, now led by Gustavo Dudamel.…

Music Features

A Profile of Esa-Pekka Salonen

David Patrick Stearns profiles acclaimed Finnish composer and conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen. As a composer, Salonen is quoted saying "Musical expression is…

Conductor Gustavo Dudamel leads the L.A. Philharmonic in a rehearsal of Mahler's Symphony No. 4, on tour last month in Caracas, Venezuela.

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Mahler For The People: The L.A. Philharmonic In Caracas

Brian Lauritzen

The L.A. musicians played for thousands and saw Venezuela's "El Sistema" music education up close.