Photo of Gustavo Dudamel by Ryan Hunter
SoCal Sunday Night returns for another series with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, with performances recorded during the LA Phil’s 2022/23 season at Walt Disney Concert Hall. These broadcasts include an impressive roster of guest artists and conductors, showcasing an eclectic repertoire that includes world premieres from composers Donghoon Shin, Clarice Assad, Ellen Reid, and Gabriella Smith. The opening concert features Music & Artistic Director Gustavo Dudamel leading the Los Angeles Philharmonic in a program of works by LA Phil Creative Chair John Adams, Mozart, and Julián Orbón. The show will be hosted by KUSC’s Brian Lauritzen, and will be available for on-demand streaming for a limited time following the broadcast.
April 2, 2023
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
Denis Bouriakov, flute
Emmanuel Ceysson, harp
John ADAMS I Still Dance
MOZART Concerto for Flute and Harp
MOZART Serenade No. 6, “Serenata notturna”
ORBÓN Tres versiones sinfónicas
(Performance Dates: September 30, October 1, 2022)
April 9, 2023
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Gustavo Gimeno, conductor
Javier Perianes, piano
Francisco COLL Aqua Cinerea (U.S. premiere)
SAINT-SAËNS Piano Concerto No. 5, “The Egyptian”
SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 5
(Performance Dates: November 26-27, 2022)
April 16, 2023
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Roderick Cox, conductor
Karen Gomyo, violin
RAVEL Pavane for a Dead Princess
DAWSON Negro Folk Symphony
PROKOFIEV Violin Concerto No. 1
RAVEL Daphnis et Chloé Suite No. 2
(Performance Dates: January 21-22, 2023)
April 23, 2023
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Zubin Mehta, conductor
Sophia Burgos, soprano
Sebastian Dolinar, boy soprano
CRUMB Ancient Voices of Children
BERLIOZ Symphonie fantastique
(Performance Dates: March 10-11, 2023)
April 30, 2023
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Dalia Stasevska, conductor
Randall Goosby, violin
Andrea TARRODI Liguria
TCHAIKOVSKY Violin Concerto
SIBELIUS Symphony No. 2
(Performance Dates: March 30-31, 2023)
May 7, 2023
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Osmo Vänskä, conductor
Inon Barnatan, piano
BRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 1
Donghoon SHIN Upon His Ghostly Solitude (world premiere, LA Phil commission)
SIBELIUS Symphony No. 3
(Performance Dates: April 7-8, 2023)
May 14, 2023
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Rafael Payare, conductor
Dorothea Röschmann, soprano
STILL Darker America
WAGNER Wesendonck Lieder
BRAHMS Symphony No. 1
(Performance Dates: April 13 & 15, 2023)
May 21, 2023
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Tianyi Lu, conductor
Sunwook Kim, piano
Anna CLYNE This Midnight Hour
R. SCHUMANN Piano Concerto
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Scheherazade
(Performance Dates: April 22-23, 2023)
May 28, 2023
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Elim Chan, conductor
Leila Josefowicz, violin
Clarice ASSAD new overture (world premiere, LA Phil commission) (except FRI)
Thomas ADÈS Violin Concerto, “Concentric Paths”
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 5
(Performance Dates: April 28-29, 2023)
June 4, 2023
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Philippe Jordan, conductor
Martin Chalifour, violin
DVOŘÁK Violin Concerto
BRUCKNER Symphony No. 7
(Performance Dates: May 6-7, 2023)
June 11, 2023
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Eva Ollikainen, conductor
Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 4
Anna THORVALDSDOTTIR Archora (U.S. premiere, LA Phil commission)
STRAUSS Der Rosenkavalier Suite
(Performance Dates: May 11 & 13)
June 18, 2023
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
Gabriel Cabezas, cello
Ellen REID West Coast Sky Eternal (world premiere, LA Phil commission)
Gabriella SMITH Lost Coast (world premiere, LA Phil commission)
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7
(Performance Dates: May 25 & 27)
June 25, 2023
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
Mitsuko Uchida, piano
MOZART Overture to The Magic Flute, K. 620
MOZART Piano Concerto No. 27
MOZART Symphony No. 41, “Jupiter”
(Performance Dates: June 3-4, 2023)
KUSC Staff
Classical KUSC, located in the USC building in downtown Los Angeles, broadcasts hand-picked commercial-free classical performances, expert music commentary and coverage of the arts in Southern California. The listener-supported station has been broadcasting for more than 60 years as a broadcast service of the University of Southern California at 91.5(FM) in Los Angeles and Santa Clarita, 88.5 KPSC in Palm Springs, 91.1 KDSC in Thousand Oaks, 93.7 KDB in Santa Barbara and 99.7 KESC in Morro Bay/San Luis Obispo. It is live-streamed at kusc.org, attracting listeners from around the globe.
