I suspect there might be some who disagree, DR Ron. It's all exciting stuff--
Tonight's program:
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor; Dianne Reeves, vocalist Martin Chalifour, violin; Los Angeles Master Chorale; Grant Gershon, guest conductor
Smith: Star-Spangled Banner
Bach: Preludio from Partita No. 3, BWV 1006 for solo violin
Ives: The Unanswered Question
Gabrieli: Canzon septimi toni No. 2
Ligeti: Lux Aeterna
Mozart: Symphony No. 32 in G, K. 318
Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring
Friday night's program:
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor; Yo-Yo Ma, cello; Tracy Silverman, electric violin
Salonen: LA Variations
Lutoslawski: Cello Concerto
Adams: The Dharma at Big Sur (world premiere)
Revueltas: Sensemayá
Saturday night's program:
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor; John Williams, conductor; Josh Groban, special guest; Tom Hanks, special guest; Audra McDonald, special guest Brian Stokes Mitchell, special guest; Steven Spielberg, special guest; Catherine Zeta-Jones, special guest
Williams: Soundings (world premiere)
Steiner: King Kong
Korngold: The Adventures of Robin Hood
Newman: Wuthering Heights
Rózsa: "Madame Bovary" Waltz
Various: Selection of songs, with guest vocalists
Bernstein: The Magnificent Seven
Williams: Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Goldsmith: Planet of the Apes
Herrmann: Vertigo
Herrmann: On Dangerous Ground