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    Aug 26, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  1. Music review: L.A. Phil with Slatkin, Olga Kern at Hollywood Bowl

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    Rick Schultz reviews Leonard Slatkin conducting the Los Angeles Philharmonic with pianist Olga Kern at the Hollywood Bowl...
    2. May 30, 2010 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Summer Concerts 2010: Classical and World Music

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    Sundays Sundays Live at LACMA: Weekly one-hour classical chamber music concerts and recitals by soloists and ensembles. This series has been running since 1948. Bing Theater, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 5905 Wilshire Blvd., L.A. 6 p.m. Free. http:/...

    Tags: Rose Bowl Game, Sting, University of Southern California, Verizon Wireless, Dance

    3. Jan 16, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Jazz-classical fusion a work in progress

    Jazz people like to brag that their idiom is "America's classical music." But if you catch some of them in a certain mood, you'll find that they long to merge their art with what much of the Western world calls "classical music" &#8212; the idiom that gave you Mozart, Beethoven, Wagner, etc. The reverse is also true &#8212; classical musicians who want to get down with the jazz folk, to learn their freewheeling ways or merely steal a few licks and vamps for their own purposes.
    Jazz people like to brag that their idiom is "America's classical music." But if you catch some of them in a certain mood, you'll find that they long to merge their art with what much of the Western world calls "classical music" — the idiom that...

    Tags: Walt Disney, Dave Brubeck, Music Industry, Classical Music (genre), Stan Getz

    4. Feb 6, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Wynton Marsalis swings for the fences

    Wynton Marsalis is explaining jazz to me by talking about my boots. He is coming to Walt Disney Concert Hall this weekend to play his ambitious new composition, "Swing Symphony," with the Los Angeles Philharmonic. But before we get into musical details, he says, "I want you to understand the concept of swing."
    Wynton Marsalis is explaining jazz to me by talking about my boots. He is coming to Walt Disney Concert Hall this weekend to play his ambitious new composition, "Swing Symphony," with the Los Angeles Philharmonic. But before we get into musical details,...

    Tags: Bill Cosby, Louis Armstrong, Dance, William Faulkner, Leonard Bernstein

    5. Aug 25, 2010 | Los Angeles Times

  5. Music review: Leonard Slatkin and Sarah Chang return to the Hollywood Bowl for Shostakovich [updated]

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    After having spent a weekend devoted to Tchaikovsky with its current principal guest conductor for the Hollywood Bowl, Bramwell Tovey, the Los Angeles Philharmonic went from an eagerly cheerless and iconic 19th century Russian composer to a 20th century...
    6. Aug 26, 2010 | Los Angeles Times

  6. Monster Mash: New York approves new skyscraper to rival Empire State; Kevin Spacey to play 'Richard III'

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    -- Changing skyline: New York's City Council has approved a new skyscraper by Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects that will rival the Empire State Building. (New York Daily News) -- Prestige project: Sam Mendes will direct Kevin Spacey in a stage......
    7. Aug 27, 2010 | Los Angeles Times

  7. Music review: James Galway, Leonard Slatkin and the L.A. Phil at Hollywood Bowl

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    It’s probably safe to say that Thursday was the first day anyone heard a vuvuzela played with a symphony orchestra. At least locally. At least at the Hollywood Bowl.It was during the raucous crowd section of Piston’s “The Incredible Flutist”......
    8. Aug 30, 2010 | Los Angeles Times

  8. Monster Mash: Detroit Symphony braces for musicians' strike; Wikipedia criticized for revealing play's ending

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    Labor standoff: Musicians of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra have authorized its union leaders to call a strike after management's two final contract proposals were rejected. (Detroit Free Press) Spoiler alert: Wikipedia is under criticism for revealing...
    9. Oct 12, 2010 | Los Angeles Times

  9. Violinist Sarah Chang lands in Southern California following Detroit drama

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    It's sometimes easy to forget that the classical music world is dominated by labor unions that exert powerful control over much of the art form. Violinist Sarah Chang received a scary reminder of that fact over the weekend in Detroit.......
    10. Nov 2, 2010 | Los Angeles Times

  10. Monster Mash: 'Sister Act' finds its leading lady; MOCA Cleveland ready for new home

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    Leading lady: Patina Miller, who originating the role of Deloris Van Cartier in the London production of "Sister Act," will reprise her lead performance when the musical opens on Broadway in the spring. (Playbill) New home: The Museum of Contemporary........
    11. Apr 11, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  11. Monster Mash: Detroit Symphony's first concert since strike; artists in Hong Kong rally for Ai Weiwei

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    It's back to work for Detroit Symphony Orchestra musicians...
    12. Dec 16, 2010 | Los Angeles Times

  12. Monster Mash: More protest in Smithsonian controversy; NFL stadium in downtown L.A.

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    Protest: Canadian artist AA Bronson has asked for a work of his to be withdrawn from the exhibition "Hide/Seek" at the National Portrait Gallery in protest of the Smithsonian's recent decision to censor a video artwork. (Washington Post) Lines of......
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