Photo of Gustavo Dudamel by Adam Latham
SoCal Sunday Night returns for another series with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, with performances recorded during the LA Phil’s 2023 season at the Hollywood Bowl. Starting with the monumental Verdi Requiem, the series will run through October 22nd and includes guest artists and conductors playing a wide variety of repertoire. 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.
August 20, 2023
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
Leah Hawkins, soprano
Rihab Chaieb, mezzo-soprano
Mario Chang, tenor
Ryan Speedo Green, bass-baritone
Los Angeles Master Chorale
Grant Gershon, Artistic Director / Jenny Wong, Associate Artistic Director
VERDI Requiem
(Performance Date: July 11, 2023)
August 27, 2023
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
Alisa Weilerstein, cello
PROKOFIEV Symphony No. 1 (“Classical”) in D Major
TCHAIKOVSKY Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33
PROKOFIEV Selections from Romeo and Juliet
(Performance Date: July 20, 2023)
September 3, 2023
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Makoto Ozone, piano
Cindy McTEE Timepiece
GERSHWIN Rhapsody in Blue
DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 9, “From the New World”
(Performance Date: July 25, 2023)
September 10, 2023
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Ryan Bancroft, conductor
Eric Lu, piano
Caroline SHAW Entr’acte
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 4
ELGAR Enigma Variations
(Performance Date: August 8, 2023)
September 17, 2023
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Louis Langrée, conductor
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
RAVEL Piano Concerto in G
BERLIOZ Symphonie fantastique
(Performance Date: August 15, 2023)
September 24, 2023
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Anna Rakitina, conductor
Sterling Elliott, cello
DVOŘÁK Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104
SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47
(Performance Date: August 17, 2023)
October 1, 2023
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Simone Menezes, conductor
Clara-Jumi Kang, violin
BEETHOVEN Violin Concerto
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 3, “Eroica”
(Performance Date: August 29, 2023)
October 8, 2023
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Gemma New, conductor
Nathan Cole, violin
Jessie MONTGOMERY Shift, Change, Turn
TCHAIKOVSKY (orch. MATTHEWS) Selections from The Seasons, Op. 37
VIVALDI The Four Seasons
(Performance Date: August 31, 2023)
October 15, 2023
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Nicholas McGegan, conductor
Bomsori Kim, violin
MOZART Overture to Don Giovanni
MOZART Violin Concerto No. 5, “Turkish”
MOZART Symphony No. 38, K. 504 “Prague”
(Performance Date: September 5, 2023)
October 22, 2023
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Karen Kamensek, conductor
Anne Akiko Meyers, violin
Pacific Chorale
Robert Istad, Artistic Director
Adam SCHOENBERG Cool Cat (world premiere, LA Phil commission)
Philip GLASS Violin Concerto No. 1
HOLST The Planets
(Performance Date: September 12, 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.
