This season, the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s 2022/23 Colburn Celebrity Recital series at Walt Disney Concert Hall presents 10 one-night-only performances from world class instrumental virtuosi to stellar operatic voices from across the globe.
The 2022/23 Colburn Celebrity Recital series begins with a piano recital by Sir András Schiff on Oct. 11 at 8 p.m., followed by an evening featuring soprano Renée Fleming and pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet together in a collaborative recital on Oct. 16 at 7:30 p.m.
On Nov. 15 at 8 p.m., is the world premiere of an immersive, multimedia staged journey, “Electric Fields,” with live, interactive projection, costumes and lights. “Electric Fields” features music by Hildegard von Bingen, Barbara Strozzi and Francesca Caccini, reimagined by David Chalmin and Bryce Dessner (of The National), alongside new works by Chalmin and Dessner, performed by pianists Katia and Marielle Labèque and soprano Barbara Hannigan, and directed and designed by Netia Jones.
In 2023, the series continues with pianist Seong-Jin Cho in a recital ranging from Handel and Brahms to Schumann and Gubaidulina on Jan. 8 at 7:30 p.m. The next recital on Jan. 28 at 2 p.m. brings together Emmanuel Ax, Yo-Yo Ma and Leonidas Kavakos on stage for a special evening of Beethoven. Ax then performs a solo recital on Feb. 1 at 8 p.m.
March features a recital by pianist Igor Levit, playing the Beethoven piano sonatas on March 12 at 7:30 p.m. Later that month, violinist Hilary Hahn offers her take on solo Bach pieces on March 15 at 8 p.m. We round out the series in spring with Hélène Grimaud, performing Beethoven, Schumann and Brahms, April 19 at 8 p.m., and lastly, Víkingur Ólafsson taking the stage for works by Mozart and his contemporaries on May 10, at 8 p.m.
For tickets and information, visit laphil.com. The Walt Disney Concert Hall is located at 111 S. Grand Ave.
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