The 2011/12 season concerts at Royce Hall are free, but guests must have a ticket to enter the hall. Members never have to make reservations for concerts at Royce Hall; we will have tickets waiting at the member welcome table in the lobby. Click here for details on becoming a member.
Opening Night Gala
Alexander Treger, conductor
Rod Gilfry, baritone
Bernstein: Candide Overture
Bernstein: There is a Law from Trouble in Tahiti
Loesser: My Heart is So Full of You from The Most Happy Fella
Mozart: Deh Vieni alla Finestra from Don Giovanni
Jones: A Child is Born
Rodgers & Hammerstein: Soliloquy from Carousel
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5
This concert is supported by a grant from the Flora L. Thornton Foundation
November 20, 2011 | Royce Hall
A Celebration of Europe
6pm Pre-Concert Talk
Christopher Rountree, Artistic Advisor for New Music
Leszek Możdżer, piano
7pm Concert
Alexander Treger, conductor
Leszek Możdżer, piano
Lutosławski: Symphony No. 2
Ravel: Piano Concerto for the Left Hand
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5
Presented in partnership with the Consulate General of the Republic of Poland
January 29, 2012 | 4 PM | Royce Hall
Special Family Concert
Radu Paponiu, Assistant conductor
Cheryl Kim, violin
Alan Chapman, Narrator
Mozart | Overture from The Magic Flute
Prokofiev | Peter and the Wolf
Bartok | Romanian Folk Dances
Kreisler | La Gitana
de Falla | “Danse Espagnole” from La Vida Breve
January 29, 2012 | 6pm | Royce Hall
Pre-Concert Talk
January 29, 2012 | 7pm | Royce Hall
Alexander Treger, conductor
Ronald Leonard, cello
Stucky: Ancora
Elgar: Cello Concerto Op. 85, E minor
Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 in E minor, “From the New World”
LA Phil Presents
Los Angeles Children’s Chorus, Anne Tomlinson, Artistic Director
American Youth Symphony, Alexander Treger, Music Director
James Conlon, conductor
Vaughan Williams | Sigh No More, Ladies; Orpheus with His Lute Made Moan
Britten | Fancie
Willcocks | The Glories of Shakespeare
Prokofiev | Romeo and Juliet Suite
Bjarnason | The Isle is Full of Noises (world premiere)
Inspired by Shakespeare, the program includes a world premiere by Icelandic composer Daníel Bjarnason, whose work with orchestras and artists such as Sigur Rós bridges the gap between classical and contemporary music.
May 6, 2012 | The Elfman Project | Royce Hall
Alexander Treger, conductor
David Newman, guest conductor
Danny Elfman, composer
Jon Burlingame, host
Women’s Chorus
4 pm Symposium:
Presented in partnership with the Film Music Society, the symposium will feature a discussion of Elfman’s innovative work and include a live performance of excerpts from Errol Morris’ documentary Standard Operating Procedure.
7 pm Concert:
Stravinsky | Suite No. 2 for Small Orchestra
Bartók | Divertimento for Strings
Elfman | Selections from the scores of Batman, Sommersby and Edward Scissorhands (includes a music to film performance)
……The Elfman Project is supported by grants from The James Irvine Foundation and the LA County Arts Commission, and sponsored by BMI.
Special thanks to David Newman.
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