LA Phil
LA Phil with Deaf West Theatre: Fidelio
This Thursday and Friday, it’s the return of the critically hailed production of Beethoven’s opera Fidelio that brought together the forces of the LA Phil and Gustavo Dudamel with the company of Deaf West Theatre. The semi-staged production is sung by hearing vocalists, with the drama of the story brought to new levels of expression with “the expressive gestural poetry of sign language.” Beethoven was well into the loss of his hearing as he was writing the work, which tells of “triumph over oppression as the noblewoman Leonore goes undercover to daringly rescue her husband from political imprisonment.” It features the “Prisoner’s Chorus,” celebrating freedom and liberation. You can see a video about the production (produced to coincide with its first run) with KUSC’s Suraj Partha here. The performances are Thursday and Friday at 8pm at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Inna Faliks at BroadStage
Ukrainian-American pianist Inna Faliks has a Sunday afternoon recital at BroadStage, playing Bach, Chopin, Beethoven, as well as a pair of works that were written for her in 2020, by Veronika Krausas and Maya Miro Johnson. The program will open with a world premiere, Psalm for Odesa, by (jazz, rock, and classical composer and performer) Mike Garson, “written in tribute for the the Ukrainian city in which she was raised.” She’ll also play works by Ljova Zhurbin and Rodion Shchedrin, as well as read passages from her memoir, Weight in the Fingertips. Faliks is Professor of Piano and Head of Piano at UCLA. The concert is Sunday at 2pm, at the BroadStage in Santa Monica.
FREE: Pacific Trio
The Pacific Trio takes the stage at St. James’ in the City Episcopal Church this weekend, as part of their Classical Sundays at 6 series of free concerts. Violinist Roger Wilkie, cellist John Walz, and pianist Edith Orloff will play a program that is scheduled to include “Nocturnes” by Ernest Bloch, a trio by Spanish composer Gaspar Cassadó, and Ravel’s Trio in A minor. The trio was founded in 1979 by Walz and Orloff, and have toured and recorded as well as performing throughout Southern California. The series also livestreams and makes the performances available on demand after the concerts. The performance is at 6pm at St. James’ in the City.
