Musical masterpieces

The Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra makes a rare Hollywood Bowl appearance for an all-Mozart evening that is as elegant as a summer night gets. Conductor Nicolas Ellis leads pianist Angela Hewitt through Piano Concerto No. 22, the dramatic Don Giovanni overture, and the beloved Jupiter Symphony.

One of the Hollywood Bowl's most beloved annual traditions returns with a bang. The LA Phil is joined by theatrical circus company Troupe Vertigo and the USC Trojan Marching Band for Swan Lake, Marche Slave, and the thundering 1812 Overture, capped by the Bowl's signature fireworks display.

A lyrical, warm evening of Austrian and German masterworks led by conductor Louis Langrée. Violinist Marc Bouchkov joins the LA Phil for Mendelssohn's brilliant Violin Concerto alongside The Hebrides, and the night closes with Haydn's London Symphony, full of charging joy and dark drama.

The LA Phil opens with Khachaturian's Gayane Suite before cellist Zlatomir Fung joins for Tchaikovsky's elegant Variations on a Rococo Theme. The evening closes with Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition in Ravel's dazzling orchestration.

A fitting tribute to the World Cup coming to LA, this program is a globe-trotting celebration of orchestral music from across the Americas. The LA Phil performs works by Ginastera, Barber, Revueltas, and Copland, plus the world premiere of Adam Schoenberg's Art of the Goal, with violinist Randall Goosby as soloist.

The world's most famous symphony, performed by one of the world's greatest orchestras at one of the world's greatest outdoor venues. Conductor Anna Handler leads the LA Phil through Beethoven's Triple Concerto before closing with the iconic Fifth Symphony.

Conductor Marin Alsop leads the LA Phil in one of the most joyful pieces ever written, with pianist Conrad Tao as soloist on Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue. Paired with Shostakovich's exhilarating Symphony No. 9, this is a night that swings between euphoria and wit.

The National Symphony Orchestra makes its Hollywood Bowl debut with a sweeping celebration of American orchestral music, led by Music Director Gianandrea Noseda. From Bernstein's Candide Overture and West Side Story Symphonic Dances to Gershwin's An American in Paris, this is as purely pleasurable as a classical night gets.

A lush, impressionist evening with the LA Phil led by conductor Philippe Jordan, featuring pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet in Ravel's sparkling Piano Concerto in G. Add Debussy's Clair de lune, Ravel's Boléro, and Saint-Saëns' Bacchanale, and you have one of the most sensory-rich nights the Bowl has on offer this summer.

Conductor Anja Bihlmaier and violinist Bomsori reunite for a night of sweeping Romantic masterworks with the LA Phil. Bruch's seductive Violin Concerto leads into Dvořák's euphoric Eighth Symphony, one of the most purely joyful pieces in the classical canon.

LA Phil Principal Conductor Thomas Wilkins opens the classical season with a program that celebrates the full breadth of American music. Works by Valerie Coleman, William Grant Still, and Shaina Taub set the stage for Bernstein's On the Town and Ellington's Harlem.

Conductor Louis Langrée leads the LA Phil and violinist Augustin Hadelich in Brahms' brilliant Violin Concerto, one of the most demanding and rewarding works in the repertoire. Paired with selections from Bizet's Carmen and L'Arlésienne Suites, this is a night that balances German grandeur with French flair.

Conductor Gemma New leads the LA Phil in a program pairing Romantic depth with contemporary energy. Pianist Jeneba Kanneh-Mason makes her LA Phil debut in Rachmaninoff's sweeping Piano Concerto No. 2, one of the most beloved works in the classical canon.

Pianist Mao Fujita joins the LA Phil and conductor Roberto González-Monjas for an evening that balances elegance and power. Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 19 and Brahms' Fourth Symphony are bookended by Korngold's Straussiana, a work that feels tailor-made for a warm summer night under the stars.