LOS ANGELES (April 22, 2020) - The Los Angeles Philharmonic and Classical KUSC continue their annual radio broadcast partnership, reaching listeners across Southern and Central California. Concerts recorded during the LA Phil’s 2019/20 season feature the orchestra with an impressive roster of guest artists and conductors, and an eclectic repertoire including the world premiere of Esteban Benzecry’s Piano Concerto, “Universos infinitos.”
The first concert in the 2020 broadcast series will air on KUSC’s SoCal Sunday Night program, the station’s weekly local concert spotlight, on Sunday, April 26, 2020, at
7:00 PM, and features Music & Artistic Director Gustavo Dudamel leading the LA Phil, pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet and soprano Julia Bullock in a program of Barber, Gershwin, Previn and Copland.
Each concert in the series will be streamed for one week, on demand at the KUSC website, immediately following the broadcasts.
Additional series highlights include performances by noted soloists, including (in order of appearance): Sergio Tiempo, piano; Seong-Jin Cho, piano; Leila Josefowicz, violin; Daniil Trifonov, piano; Chen Reiss, soprano; Mihoko Fujimura, mezzo-soprano; Martin Chalifour, violin; Jarrett Ott, baritone; Sandrine Piau, soprano; Emanuel Ax, piano; and Carolin Widmann, violin, as well as the Los Angeles Master Chorale.
In addition to several concerts conducted by Dudamel, guest conductors (in order of appearance) include Susanna Mälkki (Principal Guest Conductor, Ann Ronus Chair), Michael Tilson Thomas, Zubin Mehta (Conductor Emeritus), Emmanuelle Haïm, Nathalie Stutzmann and Esa-Pekka Salonen (Conductor Laureate).
The series, hosted by KUSC’s Brian Lauritzen, features interviews with soloists and orchestra members, offering unique insights and giving listeners a more in-depth perspective.
2020 SCHEDULE OF BROADCASTS (programs and artists subject to change)
SoCal Sunday Night, 7:00 PM Sundays on KUSC, starting April 26, 2020
KUSC AIR DATE: April 26, 2020
RECORD DATES: October 4 & 5, 2019
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
Julia Bullock, soprano
BARBER Knoxville: Summer of 1915
GERSHWIN Concerto in F
PREVIN Can Spring Be Far Behind?
COPLAND Appalachian Spring Suite
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KUSC AIR DATE: May 3, 2020
RECORD DATES: October 12 & 13, 2019
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
Sergio Tiempo, piano
CHÁVEZ Symphony No. 2, “Sinfonía India”
Esteban BENZECRY Piano Concerto, “Universos infinitos” (world premiere, LA Phil commission)
COPLAND Fanfare for the Common Man
COPLAND Rodeo
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KUSC AIR DATE: May 10, 2020
RECORD DATES: November 30 & December 1, 2019
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
Seong-Jin Cho, piano
RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 2
STRAVINSKY The Rite of Spring
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KUSC AIR DATE: May 17, 2020
RECORD DATES: December 7 & 8, 2019
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Susanna Mälkki, conductor
Leila Josefowicz, violin
KNUSSEN Flourish with Fireworks
KNUSSEN Violin Concerto
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 3, “Eroica”
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KUSC AIR DATE: May 24, 2020
RECORD DATES: December 14 & 15, 2019
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Daniil Trifonov, piano
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Dubinushka, Op. 62
TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concerto No. 1
COPLAND Symphony No. 3
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KUSC AIR DATE: May 31, 2020
RECORD DATES: January 4 & 5, 2020
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Zubin Mehta, conductor
Chen Reiss, soprano
Mihoko Fujimura, mezzo-soprano
Los Angeles Master Chorale
Grant Gershon, artistic director
MAHLER Symphony No. 2, “Resurrection”
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KUSC AIR DATE: June 7, 2020
RECORD DATES: January 16 & 17, 2020
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Emmanuelle Haïm, conductor
Martin Chalifour, violin
Jarrett Ott, baritone
Sandrine Piau, soprano
BACH Violin Concerto in G minor, BWV 1056R
TELEMANN Violin Concerto in A, “The Frogs,” TWV 51:A4
HANDEL Apollo and Daphne
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KUSC AIR DATE: June 14, 2020
RECORD DATES: January 25 & 26, 2020
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Nathalie Stutzmann, conductor
Emanuel Ax, piano
BEETHOVEN Coriolan Overture
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 3
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 5
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KUSC AIR DATE: June 21, 2020
RECORD DATES: February 8 & 9, 2020
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Carolin Widmann, violin
HINDEMITH Rag Time (on a theme of J.S. Bach)
WEILL Violin Concerto
BACH (arr. Schoenberg) Two Chorale Preludes
“Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele,” BWV 654
“Komm, Gott Schöpfer, heiliger Geist,” BWV 667
HINDEMITH Symphony: Mathis der Maler
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For more information, please visit:
https://www.kusc.org/radio/programs/socal-sunday-night
Sophie Jefferies, SJefferies@laphil.org or press@laphil.com