Los Angeles Philharmonic
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| Los Angeles Philharmonic | ||
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| Background information | ||
| Also known as | LA Phil | |
| Origin |  Los Angeles, California, USA |
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| Genre(s) | Classical | |
| Occupation(s) | Symphony Orchestra | |
| Years active | 1919 – present | |
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Hollywood Bowl Orchestra | |
| Website | www.laphil.com | |
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| Music Director Esa-Pekka Salonen Associate Conductor Alexander Mickelthwate Joana Carneiro Consulting Composer Steven Stucky President Deborah Borda |
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| Notable instrument(s) | ||
| Concert Organ Frank Gehry Organ Violin Benny 1729 Stradivarius |
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The Los Angeles Philharmonic (LAP) is an American orchestra based in Los Angeles, California.
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[edit] History
Founded in 1919 by William Andrews Clark, Jr. with Walter Henry Rothwell as its conductor, it played its first concert in the same year, eleven days after its first rehearsal. The Orchestra's first home was at Fifth and Olive, in a venue that had previously been known as Clune's Auditorium, but was renamed Philharmonic Auditorium. From 1964 to 2003, the orchestra played its concerts in the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion of the Los Angeles Music Center. In 2003, it moved to the Frank Gehry-designed Walt Disney Concert Hall next door. In the summer, the orchestra plays outdoor concerts at the Hollywood Bowl. Since its founding, the LA Philharmonic has played at least one concert a year in its sister city, Santa Barbara, California, presented by the Community Arts Music Association.
Subsequent music directors have included Artur Rodziński, Otto Klemperer, Eduard van Beinum, Zubin Mehta, Carlo Maria Giulini and André Previn. Some of the more notable principal guest conductors associated with the orchestra have included Michael Tilson Thomas and the future music director of the Berlin Philharmonic, Simon Rattle. Other conductors with whom the orchestra has had close ties include Erich Leinsdorf, Kurt Sanderling, Pierre Boulez, Leonard Bernstein, and more recently Christoph von Dohnányi.
Since 1992, Esa-Pekka Salonen has been the LAP's music director. In April 2007, it was announced that Esa-Pekka Salonen will step down as the LAP's music director at the end of the 2008-2009 season. With the 2009-2010 season, Gustavo Dudamel will be his successor.[1]
[edit] Recordings
The LA Philharmonic performed the music in the pilot film to Battlestar Galactica, composed by Stu Phillips and Glen A. Larson. The LA Philharmonic also performed the first North American concert for the popular Final Fantasy franchise's Game Music written by Nobuo Uematsu called Dear Friends: Music From Final Fantasy. Also there were RIKKI (performer of Final Fantasy X's Suteki Da Ne), Hironobu Sakaguchi and Yoshitaka Amano.
The orchestra occasionally made 78-rpm recordings and LPs (especially with Alfred Wallenstein and Leopold Stokowski for Capitol), but began recording regularly in the 1960s, for English Decca, when Zubin Mehta was music director. A healthy discography continued to grow with Carlo Maria Giulini on Deutsche Grammaphon and André Previn on both Philips and Telarc Records. Michael Tilson Thomas, Leonard Bernstein, and Sir Simon Rattle also made several recordings with the orchestra in the 1980s, adding to their rising international profile. In recent years, Esa-Pekka Salonen has led recording sessions for Sony and Deutsche Grammophon.
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[edit] Members
- Music Director
- Esa-Pekka Salonen Walt and Lilly Disney Chair
- Associate Conductor
- Assistant Conductor, ASOL Conducting Fellow
- Consulting Composer for New Music
- First Violins
- Martin Chalifour Principal Concertmaster, Marjorie Connell Wilson Chair
- Alexander Treger Concertmaster Ernest Fleischmann Chair
- Bing Wang Associate Concertmaster
- Mark Baranov Assistant Concertmaster, Philharmonic Affiliates Chair
- Tamara Chernyak
- Michele Bovyer
- Rochelle Abramson
- Camille Avellano
- Elizabeth Baker
- Mischa Lefkowitz
- Edith Markman
- Judith Mass on sabbatical
- Mitchell Newman
- Barry Socher
- Lawrence Sonderling
- Stacy Wetzel
- Second Violins
- Lyndon Johnston Taylor Principal, Dorothy Rossel Lay Chair
- Mark Kashper Associate Principal
- Kristine Hedwall
- Dale Breidenthal
- Chao-Hua Jin
- Ingrid Kuo Chun
- Nickolai Kurganov
- Guido Lamell
- Johnny Lee
- Varty Manouelian
- Paul Stein
- Yun Tang
- Jonathan Wei
- SuLi Xue
- Violas
- Position Vacant Principal, John Connell Chair
- Dale Hikawa Silverman Associate Principal
- Arthur Royval Assistant Principal
- Jerry Epstein
- Richard Elegino
- Dana Hansen
- John Hayhurst
- Ingrid Hutman
- Hui Liu
- Meredith Snow
- David Stockhammer on sabbatical
- Leticia Oaks Strong
- Minor L. Wetzel
- Cellos
- Peter Stumpf Principal, Bram and Elaine Goldsmith Chair
- Daniel Rothmuller Associate Principal, Sadie and Norman Lee Chair
- Ben Hong Assistant Principal
- Jonathan Karoly
- Stephen Custer
- David Garrett
- Barry Gold
- Jason Lippmann
- Gloria Lum
- Serge Oskotsky
- Brent Samuel
- Peter Snyder
- Basses
- Dennis Trembly Principal
- Christopher Hanulik Principal
- Oscar M. Meza Assistant Principal
- David Allen Moore
- Jack Cousin
- Richard D. Kelley
- Peter Rofé
- John Schiavo
- Frederick Tinsley
- Flutes
- Anne Diener Zentner Principal, Mr. and Mrs. H. Russell Smith Chair
- Position Vacant Principal, Virginia and Henry Mancini Chair
- Catherine Ransom Karoly
- Sarah Jackson
- Piccolo
- Sarah Jackson
- Oboes
- Ariana Ghez Principal
- Marion Arthur Kuszyk Associate Principal
- Anne Marie Gabriele
- Carolyn Hove
- English Horn
- Carolyn Hove
- Clarinets
- Michele Zukovsky Principal
- Lorin Levee Principal
- Monica Kaenzig Mauk/Nunis Chair
- David Howard
- E-Flat Clarinet
- Monica Kaenzig
- Bass Clarinet
- David Howard
- Bassoons
- David Breidenthal Principal
- Shawn Mouser Associate Principal
- Michele Grego
- Patricia Kindel
- Contrabassoon
- Patricia Kindel
- Horns
- William Lane Principal
- Elizabeth Cook-Shen William and Sally Rutter Chair
- Brian Drak Loring Charitable Trust Chair
- Bruce Hudson
- Robert Watt Assistant Principal, Bud and Barbara Hellman Chair
- Trumpets
- Donald Green Principal
- James Wilt Associate Principal
- Boyde Hood
- Trombones
- James Miller Associate Principal, Abbott and Linda Brown Chair
- Herbert Ausman
- Tuba
- Norman Pearson Minturn Family Foundation Chair
- Timpani and Percussion
- Raynor Carroll Principal Percussion
- James Babor
- Perry Dreiman
- Keyboards
- Joanne Pearce Martin Katharine Bixby Hotchkis Chair
- Harp
- Lou Anne Neill
- Librarians
- Kazue Asawa McGregor
- Kenneth Bonebrake
- Stephen Biagini
- Personnel Manager
- Jeff Neville
- Production Director
- Paul M. Geller
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Los Angeles Philharmonic Official website
- Los Angeles Philharmonic Association Official website
- Walt Disney Concert Hall Official website
- Hollywood Bowl Official website
- Discography
