By Thomas May | From the September-October 2020 issue of Strings magazine
“This was the program that allowed me to find my voice and my love of music,” says... Read More...
By Greg Cahill
MeChicano, a work by Mexican-American composer Juan Pablo Contreras, is one of nine new orchestral works from Black, Hispanic, and Asian comp... Read More...
By Laurence Vittes
When the Los Angeles Philharmonic returned to work on September 21, it was joined by violinist Sydney Adedamola and violist Jarrett Threa... Read More...
By Megan Westberg
After spending a weekend attending the 2018–19 season’s opening gala; an eight-mile-long musical street fair organized in concert with CicLAv... Read More...
By Laurence Vittes
At a time when concerns about diversity in classical music are leading to action, from repertoire choices to educational and orchestral pr... Read More...
By Stephanie Powell
It's 9am in downtown Los Angeles, and the Southern California sun is already living up to its reputation. I'm forked between 400 Youth Or... Read More...
By Megan Westberg
Though we're barreling toward the beginning of October, evenings are still mild enough in Los Angeles to hold pre-concert cocktails outside... Read More...
By Brian Wise
When the Los Angeles Philharmonic announced plans for its 100th anniversary season, which begins in September, it became evident that this would ... Read More...
Educators gather in LA to take a stand on El Sistema
By Laurence Vittes
An upbeat spirit permeated a recent education symposium held in Los Angeles that ... Read More...