Nathan Cole, violin • Carrie Dennis, viola includes: MOZART ... TCHAIKOVSKY
Violin Concerto .... Lost Ark, Star Wars and more, plus a special tribute to.
HOLLYWOOD BOWL 2013 JUNE
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SAT 8pm
Opening Night at the Bowl
Celebrate summer at our rockin’, season-opening event! The annual Hall of Fame concert honors music legends and concludes with fireworks, in this star-studded benefit for the LA Phil and its education programs.
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WEDNESDAY
JULY
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TUE 7:30pm
WED 7:30pm
THU 7:30pm
Los Angeles Philharmonic Sarah Hicks, conductor
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8pm Los Angeles Philharmonic Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor Kiera Duffy, Sasha Cooke, soloists Los Angeles Master Chorale,
Grant Gershon, Music Director
MAHLER Symphony No. 2, “Resurrection”
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Queen Latifah Roy Ayers
8pm
With a voice reminiscent of Etta and Ella, Queen Latifah entrances with cool, sophisticated standards and swinging soul classics. Funky jazz vibesman Ayers kicks things off.
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Los Angeles Philharmonic Bramwell Tovey, conductor Johannes Moser, cello
8pm
FIREWORKS
BRITTEN An American Overture ELGAR Cello Concerto SIBELIUS Symphony No. 5
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Sergio Mendes Herb Alpert & Lani Hall
8pm
Alpert & Hall bring sophistication and style to the Great American Songbook and more. Mendes closes the party with breezy Rio-pop grooves, such as his signature hit, “The Look of Love.”
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The Rite of Spring
SERGIO MENDES
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A Night of Elegance
8pm Los Angeles Philharmonic Bernard Labadie, conductor Katia and Marielle Labèque, pianos
Program to include: MENDELSSOHN Concerto in E for Two Pianos
Props to Pops: Dr. John’s Tribute to Louis Armstrong
Didi Conn (“Frenchy”), host Now a Bowl tradition, the Grease Sing-A-Long returns with a fun-filled pre-show performance and the muchloved movie on the Bowl’s giant screen. 7:30pm pre-show with Sha Na Na
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Dubinushka SIBELIUS Violin Concerto TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 4
6 8pm
Los Angeles Philharmonic James Gaffigan, conductor Hélène Grimaud, piano
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Dudamel Conducts Verdi’s Requiem
8pm
Los Angeles Philharmonic Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Julianna Di Giacomo, Michelle DeYoung, Vittorio Grigolo, Ildebrando D’Arcangelo, soloists Los Angeles Master Chorale
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Itzhak Perlman: Eternal Echoes
8pm
Los Angeles Philharmonic Itzhak Perlman, violin Cantor Yitzchak Meir Helfgot, tenor Klezmer Conservatory Band Eternal Echoes: Songs and Dances for the Soul
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The Russian Resistance
8pm
Los Angeles Philharmonic Leon Botstein, conductor Jennifer Koh, violin
DUKAS Sorcerer’s Apprentice GLAZUNOV Violin Concerto BERLIOZ Symphonie fantastique
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STEVE MARTIN AND THE STEEP CANYON RANGERS FEATURING EDIE BRICKELL
Steve Martin 7 Preservation Hall Jazz Band Madeleine Peyroux 8pm
An Evening with Natalie Cole Chucho Valdés
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Nine-time Grammy winner Natalie Cole returns with a new show featuring her hits plus exciting new material! Keyboard titan and “dean of Latin jazz” Valdés opens the evening.
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Buddy Guy Funky Meters
8pm
A Chicago blues pioneer, #30 of Rolling Stone’s “100 Greatest Guitarists,” a six-time Grammy winner and Kennedy Center Honoree, Guy makes a welcome return. NOLA’s Funky Meters mix funk, blues and dance grooves. WAYNE SHORTER 80TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION
Wayne Shorter Quartet
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Los Angeles Philharmonic Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor Daniil Trifonov, piano
8pm
GERSHWIN Cuban Overture; Porgy and Bess: Symphonic Picture RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 2 ADAM SCHOENBERG new work
21 SAT 6pm pre-show 7:30pm film
Everyone’s favorite sing-along returns to the Bowl’s big screen. Bring your costume (for the pre-show parade) and warm up your vocal cords for this beloved event.
8pm
8pm
7:30pm
Brooke Shields, director • Rob Fisher, music director All-star cast to be announced Winner of six Tony Awards, this brilliantly sexy tale of fame, fortune and all that jazz – set amid the razzle-dazzle of the 1920s – will come to life, fully staged and certain to steam up the night with sass, brass and a#$.
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BRAMWELL TOVEY
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Tony Bennett
8pm
The 17-time Grammy winner’s first hit was released in 1951 and his albums continue to top the charts. Don’t miss this chance to see a true living legend doing what he does best!
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Grimaud Plays Brahms
8pm
Los Angeles Philharmonic James Gaffigan, conductor Hélène Grimaud, piano
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Diana Ross
8pm
American icon Diana Ross returns to the Hollywood Bowl to celebrate an unparalleled career that spans more than 40 years, singing her most memorable hits, such as “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough,” “I’m Coming Out,” and “Endless Love.”
An Evening with Willie Nelson & Family
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8pm
8pm
Lyle Lovett and His Large Band American legend Willie Nelson returns to share the stage with the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra. Americana singer/ songwriter Lyle Lovett and His Large Band open.
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Dudamel Conducts Verdi’s Requiem
8pm
Los Angeles Philharmonic Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Julianna Di Giacomo, Michelle DeYoung, Vittorio Grigolo, Ildebrando D’Arcangelo, soloists Los Angeles Master Chorale
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Los Angeles Philharmonic Nicholas McGegan, conductor Ray Chen, violin ALL-MENDELSSOHN Hebrides Overture; Violin Concerto Symphony No. 3, “Scottish”
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Beethoven’s Third Piano Concerto
DIANA ROSS
Hollywood Bowl Orchestra • David Campbell, conductor
BEETHOVEN Coriolan Overture STRAUSS Don Juan BRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 1
Magnificent Mendelssohn
BUDDY GUY
8pm
Tchaikovsky Spectacular with Fireworks
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8pm
8pm
Los Angeles Philharmonic • Robert Moody, conductor Santa Clara Vanguard and Pacific Crest, marching bands The brass, drums and color guard of top California bands will augment the LA Phil, culminating with the thrilling 1812 Overture, complete with cannon and pyrotechnics.
FIREWORKS
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Kristin Chenoweth Los Angeles Philharmonic Mary-Mitchell Campbell, conductor
8pm
Emmy and Tony-winning actress Kristin FIREWORKS Chenoweth returns with her first solo show, created for the Bowl. The popular star will perform from her Broadway, TV, film and recording successes (Wicked, Glee and more!), plus songs from iconic movies.
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John Williams: Maestro of the Movies
8pm
8pm
Joe Lovano and Dave Douglas Quintet: “Sound Prints”
BRAHMS Tragic Overture BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 3 BRAHMS Symphony No. 2
The incomparable composer returns with Raiders of the Lost Ark, Star Wars and more, plus a special tribute to director Blake Edwards and composer Henry Mancini.
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Los Angeles Philharmonic Bramwell Tovey, conductor • Diavolo ADAMS The Chairman Dances PROKOFIEV Romeo and Juliet Suite GLASS Symphony No. 3 / Fluid Infinities THOMAS WILKINS
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KCRW’s World Festival
Folk, pop, jazz, and African music meet a communal vibe for a captivating, one-of-a-kind live experience.
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Dudamel Conducts Verdi’s Aida
7:30pm
Los Angeles Philharmonic Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Liudmyla Monastyrska, Aida Verdi’s opera of ill-fated lovers comes to the Bowl. (Concert version) This concert benefits the LA Phil Musicians Pension Fund.
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SMOOTH SUMMER JAZZ
Dave Koz & Friends 6pm Summer Horns Tour 2013 WITH SPECIAL GUESTS Mindi Abair, Gerald Albright, Richard Elliot Morris Day & The Time Jonathan Butler • Yellowjackets
World Festival
Astounding virtuosos expand musical horizons from Celtic and bluegrass to jazzy improvisations and beyond.
ACS: Geri Allen, Terri Lyne Carrington,
8pm
The Sun Ra Arkestra Oliver Mtukudzi
with guest Aoife O’Donovan
Los Angeles Philharmonic John Williams, conductor Julie Andrews, special guest narrator
Music by Glass — Dance by Diavolo
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros
Goat Rodeo 25 Yo-Yo Ma – Stuart Duncan 7pm Edgar Meyer – Chris Thile KCRW’s
8pm
Los Angeles Philharmonic David Afkham, conductor Paul Lewis, piano
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Book by Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse Music by John Kander Lyrics by Fred Ebb Based on the play Chicago by Maurine Dallas Watkins
HAYDN Symphony No. 104, “London” PERGOLESI Stabat mater
SEPTEMBER
Romantic Favorites
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Chicago: The Musical
Los Angeles Philharmonic Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano LISZT Totentanz LISZT Les préludes RESPIGHI Fountains of Rome RESPIGHI Pines of Rome
Los Angeles Philharmonic Bernard Labadie, conductor Karina Gauvin, soprano Ann Hallenberg, alto
Esperanza Spalding
8pm Los Angeles Philharmonic Nicholas McGegan, conductor Nathan Cole, violin • Carrie Dennis, viola includes: MOZART Sinfonia concertante, K. 364; BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 1
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8pm 8pm 7:30pm Los Angeles Philharmonic Bramwell Tovey, conductor Transporting audiences from a samba parade in Rio to a 1930s French cabaret, the Portland-based Bowl favorites return for a fanciful romp with the Los Angeles Philharmonic. For the first time ever, the dazzling China Forbes and bewitching Storm Large share the stage and co-helm the playfully diverse 12-piece band.
QUEEN LATIFAH
Danilo Pérez, John Patitucci, Brian Blade AND SPECIAL GUEST Herbie Hancock
Mozart & Beethoven
7pm
Known for exhilarating live shows, KCRW’s World Mexico’s acclaimed guitar duo Festival displays an impressive mastery of shredding. DeVotchKa melts its musical experiences into an original blend of rock ’n’ roll. L.A.-based Lord Huron opens.
8pm
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PROKOFIEV Violin Concerto No. 2 SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 7, “Leningrad”
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The Blind Boys of Alabama, Dee Dee Bridgewater, SPECIAL GUESTS Terence Blanchard, Nicholas Payton, Arturo Sandoval, Marcus Belgrave, Wendell Brunious, GUEST TRUMPETERS
The iconic comedian/skilled musician teams with the Steep Canyon Rangers and Edie Brickell. Preservation Hall plays vintage jazz; Peyroux opens with Billie Holiday-tinged vocals.
BEETHOVEN Coriolan Overture STRAUSS Don Juan BRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 1
Rodrigo y Gabriela DeVotchKa • Lord Huron
Pink Martini
8pm
Haydn’s “London” Symphony
Grimaud Plays Brahms
8:30pm film
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Los Angeles Philharmonic Bramwell Tovey, conductor Martin Chalifour, violin
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Grease Sing-A-Long
8pm Los Angeles Philharmonic Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor Gil Shaham, violin
Symphonie Fantastique
RODRIGO Y GABRIELA
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AUGUST
Melissa Peterman, host
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Tchaikovsky’s Fourth
Additional guests to be announced
GUSTAVO DUDAMEL
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LOONEY TUNES: TM & © Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. TOM AND JERRY: TM & © Turner Entertainment Co. (s13)
8pm
STRAVINSKY Fireworks TCHAIKOVSKY Violin Concerto STRAVINSKY The Rite of Spring
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SUNDAY
Los Angeles Philharmonic • George Daugherty, conductor This exciting new edition adds classics like Duck Amuck; new 3D theatrical animated shorts starring Tweety, Sylvester, Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner; and many old favorites, including What’s Opera, Doc? and Tom and Jerry in The Hollywood Bowl.
FIREWORKS
Pines of Rome
8pm
Los Angeles Philharmonic Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor Augustin Hadelich, violin
Sing-A-Long Sound of Music
SATURDAY
GIL SHAHAM
Elgar’s Cello Concerto
The Ghetto Youths Crew (Wayne Marshall, Christopher Ellis, Jo Mersa and Black Am I)
Bugs Bunny at the Symphony II
50% discount for children 12 and under – bring the whole family!
Tilson Thomas & Mahler
SUN 7pm
KCRW’s World Festival
WITH SPECIAL GUEST
Warner Bros. presents
Celebrate the Fourth at the Bowl’s annual party. MICHAEL TILSON THOMAS
Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley Stephen Marley Third World
KCRW’s World Festival
FRIDAY
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REGGAE NIGHT XII
SUN 7pm
Matthew E. White Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward, aka She & Him, make music for an eternal spring. Grammy winners Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell celebrate their new CD, Old Yellow Moon.
FIREWORKS
THURSDAY
Josh Groban July 4th Fireworks Spectacular
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She & Him Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell
Hollywood Bowl Orchestra • Thomas Wilkins, conductor 2013 Hall of Fame inductees Steven Tyler and Joe Perry of Aerosmith Additional inductee and performers to be announced
The Big Picture: A Night at the Oscars®
9/1 7:30pm
Hollywood Bowl Orchestra David Newman, conductor
Blue Man Group Hollywood Bowl Orchestra Thomas Wilkins, conductor In a unique show with full orchestra, the renowned entertainment phenomenon will delight and inspire with an ingenious blend of music, comedy and theatrics.
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Celebrate music and films honored by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences with scenes on the Bowl’s big screen. Produced in cooperation with A.M.P.A.S.®
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ABBA Fest
7pm Sing along to all the hits – including “Dancing Queen,” “Mamma Mia,” “S.O.S,” “Money, Money, Money,” “The Winner Takes It All” and more – with Waterloo, the world’s best ABBA tribute band, direct from Sweden.
(LA Phil-commissioned world-premiere choreography)
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George Benson 11 8pm Inspiration Tour – A Tribute to Nat King Cole Dianne Reeves
Czech Mates
The great jazz guitarist/vocalist pays tribute to the legendary Nat King Cole. Dianne Reeves is the perfect complement.
SMETANA Šárka from Má vlast PROKOFIEV Piano Concerto No. 3 ˇÁK Symphony No. 6 DVOR
Los Angeles Philharmonic Jakub Hr˚ uša, conductor Simon Trpcˇeski, piano
M83 WITH THE Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
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Phantogram KCRW’s World Festival French-born M83 (Anthony Gonzalez) makes his Bowl debut, with orchestra. The New York Times called his Grammy-nominated Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming “vibrant, elegant and unpredictable.” N.Y. electronic pop duo Phantogram opens.
8pm
FIREWORKS FINALE
Earth, Wind & Fire
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8pm
8pm
7:30pm
Hollywood Bowl Orchestra • Thomas Wilkins, conductor In an electrifying return to the Bowl, the beloved masters of funk, soul and R&B will groove through their legendary hits, including “Shining Star,” “After The Love Has Gone,“ “September” and many more.
Vampire Weekend Beirut
28 SAT 8pm
N.Y.’s pop adventurers return to the Bowl with a new record, Modern Vampires of the City. Renaissance man Zach Condon and his band Beirut blend traditional European music with modern American rock.
The xx Chromatics
FIREWORKS
29 SUN 7pm
London trio The xx daringly lends cerebral electronics to modern pop and R&B. Portland’s Chromatics open.
