Composer Russell Steinberg—Music and Writings

Performances by the Milken Choir, Jazz Ensemble, and Chamber Ensemble

LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC
Walt Disney Concert Hall  Thursday,  April 26, 2012, at 8 PM
Friday, April 27, 2012, at 11 AM
Sunday, April 29, 2012, at 2 PM

Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor
Pepe Romero, guitar 

TURINA  Danzas fantásticas
RODRIGO  Concierto de Aranjuez
BRAHMS  Symphony No. 2

LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC
Walt Disney Concert Hall  Thursday,  April 26, 2012, at 8 PM
Friday, April 27, 2012, at 11 AM
Sunday, April 29, 2012, at 2 PM

Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor
Pepe Romero, guitar 

TURINA  Danzas fantásticas
RODRIGO  Concierto de Aranjuez
BRAHMS  Symphony No. 2

RUSSELL STEINBERG UPBEAT LIVE

SCHUBERT: ORCHESTRATED SONGS 
   “An Silvia,” D. 891 (anonymous orchestration)
   “Memnon,” D. 541 (orch. Johannes Brahms)
   “Gruppe aus dem Tartarus,” D. 583 (orch. Max Reger)
   “Der Wegweiser,” D. 911, No. 20 (from Winterreise) (orch. Anton Webern) 
   “Im Abendrot,” D. 799 (orch. Max Reger)
   “Tränenregen,” D. 795, No. 10 (from Die schöne Müllerin)
   (orch. Anton Webern)
   “Erlkönig,” D. 328 (orch. Max Reger)
SCHUBERT  Symphony No. 9 in C, “The Great”

ARTISTS:

Seoul Philharmonic

Myung-Whun Chung, conductor

LOS ANGELES YOUTH ORCHESTRA CONDUCTED BY RUSSELL STEINBERG

FEATURING:

SYMPHONY NO. 8 ("UNFINISHED") BY FRANZ SCHUBERT

NIGHT SOLILOQUY FOR FLUTE AND ORCHESTRA BY KENT KENNAN (ARR. STEINBERG) 
FLUTE SOLO: KYRA SWEENEY 

SYMPHONY NO. 3, MVT. 3 ("SCOTTISH") BY FELIX MENDELSSOHN

405:8AM BY RUSSELL STEINBERG

8 PIECES FOR CHILDREN BY BELA BARTOK (ARR. STEINBERG)

HOME BY EDWARD SHARPE AND THE MAGNETIC ZEROS (ARR. STEINBERG)

THEMES FROM THE 1812 OVERTURE BY PETER TCHAIKOVSKY

LOS ANGELES YOUTH ORCHESTRA CONDUCTED BY RUSSELL STEINBERG

FEATURING:

SYMPHONY NO. 8 ("UNFINISHED") BY FRANZ SCHUBERT

NIGHT SOLILOQUY FOR FLUTE AND ORCHESTRA BY KENT KENNAN (ARR. STEINBERG) 
FLUTE SOLO: KYRA SWEENEY 

OVERTURE TO DON GIOVANNI BY WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART

SYMPHONY NO. 3, MVT. 3 ("SCOTTISH") BY FELIX MENDELSSOHN

405:8AM BY RUSSELL STEINBERG

8 PIECES FOR CHILDREN BY BELA BARTOK (ARR. STEINBERG)

HOME BY EDWARD SHARPE AND THE MAGNETIC ZEROS (ARR. STEINBERG)

THEMES FROM THE 1812 OVERTURE BY PETER TCHAIKOVSKY

Lecture 6   March 27
Late Schubert
String Quintet in C Major D. 956
Piano Sonata in B-flat Major D. 960 

The greatest songwriter lived only 31 years. He never wrote a concerto; his operas were unsuccessful, his symphonies unperformed. Yet Franz Schubert not only left a legacy as the most gifted song master, but also as the composer who fused song form into sonata, evolving the language of Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven into the Romantic Era. These talks explore Schubert’s songs and their connection to his piano, chamber, and symphonic music. Each evening emphasizes listening skills using recordings, piano demonstrations, class participation, and some special guest performances, all to make classical music more approachable and enjoyable for both novices and experienced music lovers.

Lecture 5  March 20
Symphony in a Drawer
Symphony No. 8 in B minor (“Unfinished”) D. 759 

The greatest songwriter lived only 31 years. He never wrote a concerto; his operas were unsuccessful, his symphonies unperformed. Yet Franz Schubert not only left a legacy as the most gifted song master, but also as the composer who fused song form into sonata, evolving the language of Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven into the Romantic Era. These talks explore Schubert’s songs and their connection to his piano, chamber, and symphonic music. Each evening emphasizes listening skills using recordings, piano demonstrations, class participation, and some special guest performances, all to make classical music more approachable and enjoyable for both novices and experienced music lovers.

PIATIGORSKY INTERNATIONAL CELLO FESTIVAL: Maisky plays Shostakovich

Los Angeles Philharmonic

Neeme Järvi, conductor

Mischa Maisky, cello

http://www.laphil.com/tickets/program-detail.cfm?id=2405

Lecture 4  March 13
Chamber Music
String Quartet #14 in D minor (“Death and the Maiden”) D. 810
Piano Trio #2 in E-flat Major D. 929 

The greatest songwriter lived only 31 years. He never wrote a concerto; his operas were unsuccessful, his symphonies unperformed. Yet Franz Schubert not only left a legacy as the most gifted song master, but also as the composer who fused song form into sonata, evolving the language of Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven into the Romantic Era. These talks explore Schubert’s songs and their connection to his piano, chamber, and symphonic music. Each evening emphasizes listening skills using recordings, piano demonstrations, class participation, and some special guest performances, all to make classical music more approachable and enjoyable for both novices and experienced music lovers.

Featuring Korngold Violin Concerto and Beethoven Symphony No. 7

THE SYMPHONY DANCES

Friday, March 9, 2012 - Oxnard Performing Arts Center
Saturday, March 10, 2012 - Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza
Sunday, March 11, 2012 - Barnum Hall, Santa Monica - Parking Information

Philip Mann, conductor*
Philippe Quint, violin*

Lecture 3  March 6
Piano music
Impromptus D. 899, D. 935
Sonata in A Minor D. 845 

The greatest songwriter lived only 31 years. He never wrote a concerto; his operas were unsuccessful, his symphonies unperformed. Yet Franz Schubert not only left a legacy as the most gifted song master, but also as the composer who fused song form into sonata, evolving the language of Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven into the Romantic Era. These talks explore Schubert’s songs and their connection to his piano, chamber, and symphonic music. Each evening emphasizes listening skills using recordings, piano demonstrations, class participation, and some special guest performances, all to make classical music more approachable and enjoyable for both novices and experienced music lovers.

The greatest songwriter lived only 31 years. He never wrote a concerto; his operas were unsuccessful, his symphonies unperformed. Yet Franz Schubert not only left a legacy as the most gifted song master, but also as the composer who fused song form into sonata, evolving the language of Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven into the Romantic Era. These talks explore Schubert’s songs and their connection to his piano, chamber, and symphonic music. Each evening emphasizes listening skills using recordings, piano demonstrations, class participation, and some special guest performances, all to make classical music more approachable and enjoyable for both novices and experienced music lovers.

Lecture 2  February 28
Song Cycle: Winterreise (Winter’s Journey)

The greatest songwriter lived only 31 years. He never wrote a concerto; his operas were unsuccessful, his symphonies unperformed. Yet Franz Schubert not only left a legacy as the most gifted song master, but also as the composer who fused song form into sonata, evolving the language of Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven into the Romantic Era. These talks explore Schubert’s songs and their connection to his piano, chamber, and symphonic music. Each evening emphasizes listening skills using recordings, piano demonstrations, class participation, and some special guest performances, all to make classical music more approachable and enjoyable for both novices and experienced music lovers.

Lecture 1  February 21
Schubert’s Life and Songs
Selection of Songs: Erlkönig, Gretchen am Spinnrade,
An die Musik, Die Forelle (The Trout), Der Doppelgänger

Lecture to the Foothill Philharmonic Committee on AudioMaps to the Beethoven Symphonies

SNOWBLINK with Daniela Gesundheit will perform a fundraiser for the Los Angeles Youth Orchestra at the beautiful home of Jaime and Susie Gesundheit. SNOWBLINK has been opening for major pop groups around the country. You can hear the music and get more info here:
http://snowblink.org/

You are invited to a benefit music salon for

the Los Angeles Youth Orchestra

featuring 

Daniela Gesundheit and Dan Goldman of Snowblink.

Performances by Snowblink, from their newly released album, and by Orchestra Director Russel Steinberg and orchestra members.

Saturday, January 14th, 2012

2:00 pm to 4:00 pm

At the home of Susie and Jaime Gesundheit,

3720 Meadville Drive, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403

RSVP 818-216-8901

or reply to this email, soozworm@aol.com

$100 suggested donation, by check or:

Click here: Los Angeles Youth Orchestra 

click on "Donate!"

Thank you! and happy holidays!

www.susangesundheit.com

Milken Community High School Winter Ensembles Concert featuring

MCHS Choir—Kol Echad conducted by Kelly Shepard
MCHS Jazz Ensemble conducted by Ken Lasaine
and 
MCHS Chamber Ensemble conducted by Russell Steinberg
performing Rondo by Purcell, Rondeau by Mouret, Eine Kleine Nachtmusik by Mozart, March from the Love of Three Oranges by Prokofiev, and Clocks by Coldplay. 

Auditions and first rehearsal of the spring semester!

Music includes Schubert's Unfinished Symphony, Saint-Saens Danse Macabre

Guests:1. Dr. Russell Steinberg, composer, lecturer for La Jolla Summer Music Festival, founding artistic director, Los Angeles Youth Orchestra

Featured music:1. North Coast Singers - “The Savior of the World is Born”“ by Gustav Holst, “Christmas Song for Homeless Children” by Claude Debussy and "Spanish Allelu” by Linda Spevacek;2. Oksana Germain, "Allemand" from "English Ssuite No.3" by Bach; 3. Quartet of violinists Katherine Zhu, Julia Howe and Gabriela Schnepp and cellist Annika Constantino, "Minuet and Presto" from "Quartet No. 7 in D major" by Schubert; 4. Thomas Mellan, Fugue in C major, BWV 564, by Bach; 5. Youth Orchestra Day Ensemble, "The Net of Indra," by Steinberg; 6. Annelle Kazumi Gregory, Turkish Violin Concerto No. 5 in A  major, K219, by Mozart; 7. Civic Youth Orchestra Symphony, "Scherzo" from "Symphony No. 2 in c minor, Op. 17," by Tchaikovsky.

Mozart's Jupiter Symphony

Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 27

Violin recital including the Brahms sonata in G major and the Steinberg Aria For A Calmer World

Los Angeles Youth Orchestra
conducted by Russell Steinberg

featuring Beethoven Symphony No. 2 

Los Angeles Youth Orchestra conducted by Russell Steinberg

Beethoven Symphony No. 2
Steinberg Flag of 9/11

Plus Arrangements of:
Rimsky-Korsakov Russian Easter Overture
Saint-Saens Danse Macabre
Mozart Scenes from Marriage of Figaro
Steinberg arrangements of Paul Simon's America and Scarborough Faire

www.losangelesyouthorchestra.org

Russell Steinberg interviews Sarah Ioannides, conductor and
Lara St. John, violin soloist about the upcoming New West Symphony concert featuring Debussy's La Mer, Stravinsky's Firebird Suite, and Hindson's Violin Concerto.

Russell Steinberg interviews Guest Conductor Sarah Ioannides and guest violinist Lara St. John, who will perform Hindson's Violin Concerto, "Australian Postcards" with the New West Symphony on November 11, 12 and 13. Free admission; refreshments.

Violinist Mitchell Newman IN CONCERT IN ENSENADA, MEXICO

Performing Russell Steinberg's Aria For A Calmer World

with Ella Korobchenko, Piano

November 8 

7:00pm

Centro estatl de las artes, Ensenada

For more info:

benningfinearts@hotmail.com

Salon to raise funds and awareness for the Los Angeles Youth Orchestra.

Performances of original music by Russell Steinberg and chamber music by members of the Los Angeles Youth Orchestra

Call Susan Rudnicki for directions and RSVP

(310) 374-4779

Russell Steinberg's Aria for a Calmer World and Missing Violin Tango and Tanzanite Tarantella from the Daniel Pearl commission STORIES FROM MY FAVORITE PLANET. Mitch Newman, Violin. Russell Steinberg, Piano

Presented by the Philharmonic Society of Orange County

Russell Steinberg Pre-Concert Lecture

Thursday, October 13, 2011

Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra

Segerstrom Concert Hall, Costa Mesa

Valery Gergiev, conductor

Lecture at 7PM….performance begins at 8PM

 TCHAIKOVSKY   Symphony No. 2

                Intermission

TCHAIKOVSKY   Symphony No. 5

Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto #1

Rimsky-Korsakov Capriccio Espagnol

Smetana Three Dances from The Bartered Bride

Paul Clinco's dramatic feature film noir SWEET LOVE AND DEADLY. Film score by Russell Steinberg.

First rehearsal of the season for the Los Angeles Youth Orchestra. For auditions, please visit our website:

www.losangelesyouthorchestra.org

Repertoire this fall includes Beethoven Symphony No. 2,  Rimsky-Korsakov Russian Easter Overture, and Zimmer Pirates of the Carribeean

Includes performance of THE FLAG OF 9/11 by Russell Steinberg

performed by Russell Steinberg

Russell Steinberg explores Mozart's dramatic approach to composing instrumental music, drawing from Mozart's piano sonatas, chamber music, and symphonies. Discussion will include audience participation to illustrate the finale from Mozart's Jupiter symphony.

Russell Steinberg moderates a panel with composers Marc-André Dalbavie, Sean Sheperd, Joan Tower, and Cynthia Lee Wong

Screening of Thor Gold's dramatic short LUCKY BOY scored by Russell Steinberg. Part of the Holly Shorts film festival taking place at the Laemmle Sunset 5 theaters in West Hollywood.

JUNE 28-JULY 28 "GONE COMPOSING"

Recording session for Director Thor Gold's dramatic short film LUCKY BOY.

Pomp and Circumstance of course, but with my special variation, the Pomp and Matzoh Stomp

Plus my arrangements of:

Raider's March from Indiana Jones by John Williams

Home by Edward Sharpe

LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC
- BRAHMS UNBOUND – 
Walt Disney Concert Hall  Thursday, June 2, 2011, at 8 PM
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor 

BRAHMS Double Concerto
BRAHMS  Symphony No. 4

LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC
- BRAHMS UNBOUND – 
Walt Disney Concert Hall  Friday, June 3, 2011, at 11 AM
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor 

BRAHMS Double Concerto
BRAHMS  Symphony No. 4

LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC
- BRAHMS UNBOUND – 
Walt Disney Concert Hall 
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
Pedro Carneiro, percussion

BRAHMS  Variations on a Theme by Haydn 
LIEBERSON  Percussion Concerto (world premiere, LAPA commission)
BRAHMS  Symphony No. 3

LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC
- BRAHMS UNBOUND – 
Walt Disney Concert Hall 
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
Pedro Carneiro, percussion

Gorecki Symphony No. 3
BRAHMS  Symphony No. 3

Brahms Symphony No. 3

Los Angeles Philharmonic
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor 

Brahms
Tragic Overture
Symphony No. 2

Gubaidulina
Glorious Percussion (West Coast Premiere) 

New West Symphony

Boris Brott, conductor
Jessica Tivens, soprano
John Mac Master, tenor
Aaron St. Clair Nicholson, baritone

New West Symphony Chorus
, Los Robles Children's Choir

New West Symphony

Boris Brott, conductor
Jessica Tivens, soprano
John Mac Master, tenor
Aaron St. Clair Nicholson, baritone

New West Symphony Chorus
, Los Robles Children's Choir

Featuring Russell Steinberg's String Quartet No. 1 and music by
William Kraft, Thomas Ades, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Stephen Hartke, Joan Huang, and others.
 

Festival of music by contemporary Los Angeles composers. My string quartet was selected for this festival that includes music by William Kraft, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Thomas Ades, Stephen Hartke, Gernot Wolfgang, Joan Huang, Anne Lebaron, and Hugh Levick. 

New West Symphony

Boris Brott, conductor
Jessica Tivens, soprano
John Mac Master, tenor
Aaron St. Clair Nicholson, baritone

New West Symphony Chorus
, Los Robles Children's Choir

New West Symphony

Boris Brott, conductor

New West Symphony

Boris Brott, conductor

New West Symphony

Boris Brott, conductor

LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC
Walt Disney Concert Hall  Thursday,  April 26, 2012, at 8 PM
Friday, April 27, 2012, at 11 AM
Sunday, April 29, 2012, at 2 PM

Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor
Pepe Romero, guitar 

TURINA  Danzas fantásticas
RODRIGO  Concierto de Aranjuez
BRAHMS  Symphony No. 2

Juraj Valčuha, conductor 
Yefim Bronfman, piano 

TCHAIKOVSKY  Symphony No. 1, “Winter Daydreams”
BRAHMS  Piano Concerto No. 2

Juraj Valčuha, conductor 
Yefim Bronfman, piano 

TCHAIKOVSKY  Symphony No. 1, “Winter Daydreams”
BRAHMS  Piano Concerto No. 2

Juraj Valčuha, conductor 
Yefim Bronfman, piano 

TCHAIKOVSKY  Symphony No. 1, “Winter Daydreams”
BRAHMS  Piano Concerto No. 2

Thursday, April 19, 2012, 8:00pm

Seoul Philharmonic

Myun-Whun Chung, conductor

DEBUSSY, La mer

RAVEL, La valse

TCHAIKOVSKY, Symphony No. 6, “Pathetique”

Kenneth Klauss, Music for Trombone and Strings—WEST COAST PREMIERE

Franz Joseph Haydn, Symphony #104 "London"

Arrangements:
Johannes Brahms, Hungarian Dances
Franz von Suppe, Poet and Peasant Overture
John Phillip Sousa, March: The Fairest of the Fair
John Williams: Star Wars Medley 

Laura Ornest interviews Russell Steinberg and students from the Los Angeles Youth Orchestra about their upcoming concerts April 10 and 11.

Kurt Masur, conductor 
Sarah Chang, violin

Mendelssohn: Hebrides Overture
BRAHMS  Violin Concerto
DVOŘÁK  Symphony No. 8

Kurt Masur, conductor 
Sarah Chang, violin

BRAHMS  Violin Concerto
DVOŘÁK  Symphony No. 8

Kurt Masur, conductor 
Sarah Chang, violin

Mendelssohn: Hebrides Overture
BRAHMS  Violin Concerto
DVOŘÁK  Symphony No. 8

VISITING ORCHESTRAS
Walt Disney Concert Hall
(Non-subscription) 
St. Petersburg Philharmonic
Yuri Temirkanov, conductor
Alisa Weilerstein, cello 

RIMSKY-KORSAKOV  Russian Easter Overture
SHOSTAKOVICH  Cello Concerto No. 1
BRAHMS  Symphony No. 4

New West Symphony

Boris Brott, conductor
Jan Lisiecki, piano

New West Symphony

Boris Brott, conductor
Jan Lisiecki, piano

Brahms called his piano intermezzi "the cradle of my sorrows." They are rarely if ever performed together, but they remain for me the finest short works for piano--period. In addition to performing, I will talk about the way Brahms experiments with rhythm and harmony in these pieces. I will also premiere some of my own recent piano music, sort of as in intermezzo to intermezzi.

Two hour evening exploring Beethoven's Fifth Symphony with my AudioMaps. An excellent introduction to classical music for beginners, but also a gateway to deeper connections for experienced listeners who want to know more about how music is formed. 

The symphony is the world. The symphony must embrace everything.
Gustav Mahler

For many listeners, Gustav Mahler’s symphonies provide the most intoxicating and even addictive experience of all classical music. Part of this emotional power comes from the fact that Mahler bridges the 19th and 20th centuries. His large orchestral works look backward with a sense of culmination and nostalgia for the Romantic era, but also look forward to the new sonic and structural implications of the modern era.

The six evenings use piano examples, recordings, and audience participation to follow Mahler’s compositional ideas and ingenious use of the symphony orchestra, beginning with the first symphony, continuing through to the ninth symphony, and ending with Mahler’s supreme epic orchestral poem, The Song of the Earth (Das Lied von der Erde). Curiosity and enthusiasm is a must, but previous knowledge of music is not necessary to enjoy these entertaining evenings.

 February 22

Mahler's Symphony #10

The symphony is the world. The symphony must embrace everything.
Gustav Mahler

For many listeners, Gustav Mahler’s symphonies provide the most intoxicating and even addictive experience of all classical music. Part of this emotional power comes from the fact that Mahler bridges the 19th and 20th centuries. His large orchestral works look backward with a sense of culmination and nostalgia for the Romantic era, but also look forward to the new sonic and structural implications of the modern era.

The six evenings use piano examples, recordings, and audience participation to follow Mahler’s compositional ideas and ingenious use of the symphony orchestra, beginning with the first symphony, continuing through to the ninth symphony, and ending with Mahler’s supreme epic orchestral poem, The Song of the Earth (Das Lied von der Erde). Curiosity and enthusiasm is a must, but previous knowledge of music is not necessary to enjoy these entertaining evenings.

 February 15

Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde 

The symphony is the world. The symphony must embrace everything.
Gustav Mahler

For many listeners, Gustav Mahler’s symphonies provide the most intoxicating and even addictive experience of all classical music. Part of this emotional power comes from the fact that Mahler bridges the 19th and 20th centuries. His large orchestral works look backward with a sense of culmination and nostalgia for the Romantic era, but also look forward to the new sonic and structural implications of the modern era.

The six evenings use piano examples, recordings, and audience participation to follow Mahler’s compositional ideas and ingenious use of the symphony orchestra, beginning with the first symphony, continuing through to the ninth symphony, and ending with Mahler’s supreme epic orchestral poem, The Song of the Earth (Das Lied von der Erde). Curiosity and enthusiasm is a must, but previous knowledge of music is not necessary to enjoy these entertaining evenings.

February 8

Mahler Symphony No. 9

The symphony is the world. The symphony must embrace everything.
Gustav Mahler

For many listeners, Gustav Mahler’s symphonies provide the most intoxicating and even addictive experience of all classical music. Part of this emotional power comes from the fact that Mahler bridges the 19th and 20th centuries. His large orchestral works look backward with a sense of culmination and nostalgia for the Romantic era, but also look forward to the new sonic and structural implications of the modern era.

The six evenings use piano examples, recordings, and audience participation to follow Mahler’s compositional ideas and ingenious use of the symphony orchestra, beginning with the first symphony, continuing through to the ninth symphony, and ending with Mahler’s supreme epic orchestral poem, The Song of the Earth (Das Lied von der Erde). Curiosity and enthusiasm is a must, but previous knowledge of music is not necessary to enjoy these entertaining evenings.

 February 1

Mahler Symphony No. 5

New West Symphony

Shi-Yeon Sung, conductor

New West Symphony

Shi-Yeon Sung, conductor

New West Symphony Televised Interview 

Russell Steinberg interviews conductor Marcelo Lehninger for his upcoming concert with the New West Symphony

New West Symphony Televised Interview 

Russell Steinberg interviews conductor Marcelo Lehninger for his upcoming concert with the New West Symphony

The symphony is the world. The symphony must embrace everything.
Gustav Mahler

For many listeners, Gustav Mahler’s symphonies provide the most intoxicating and even addictive experience of all classical music. Part of this emotional power comes from the fact that Mahler bridges the 19th and 20th centuries. His large orchestral works look backward with a sense of culmination and nostalgia for the Romantic era, but also look forward to the new sonic and structural implications of the modern era.

The six evenings use piano examples, recordings, and audience participation to follow Mahler’s compositional ideas and ingenious use of the symphony orchestra, beginning with the first symphony, continuing through to the ninth symphony, and ending with Mahler’s supreme epic orchestral poem, The Song of the Earth (Das Lied von der Erde). Curiosity and enthusiasm is a must, but previous knowledge of music is not necessary to enjoy these entertaining evenings.

 January 25

Mahler Symphony No. 4

The symphony is the world. The symphony must embrace everything.
Gustav Mahler

For many listeners, Gustav Mahler’s symphonies provide the most intoxicating and even addictive experience of all classical music. Part of this emotional power comes from the fact that Mahler bridges the 19th and 20th centuries. His large orchestral works look backward with a sense of culmination and nostalgia for the Romantic era, but also look forward to the new sonic and structural implications of the modern era.

The six evenings use piano examples, recordings, and audience participation to follow Mahler’s compositional ideas and ingenious use of the symphony orchestra, beginning with the first symphony, continuing through to the ninth symphony, and ending with Mahler’s supreme epic orchestral poem, The Song of the Earth (Das Lied von der Erde). Curiosity and enthusiasm is a must, but previous knowledge of music is not necessary to enjoy these entertaining evenings.

 January 18

Mahler Symphony No. 1

Complete Series: $150, Individual Lectures: $30

MCHS Chamber Ensemble conducted by Russell Steinberg

MCHS Jazz Ensemble conducted by Ken Lasaine

Kol Echad Choir conducted by Kelly Shepard

Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Bryn Terfel, bass-baritone 

HINDEMITH  Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes by Weber
WAGNER  Selected Scenes

Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Bryn Terfel, bass-baritone 

HINDEMITH  Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes by Weber
WAGNER  Selected Scenes

Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Bryn Terfel, bass-baritone 

HINDEMITH  Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes by Weber
WAGNER  Selected Scenes

Now you can easily purchase tickets online for our very special LA Youth Orchestra concerts next Sunday and Monday, November 21 and 22.

PURCHASE TICKETS ONLINE!

Famed actor Theodore Bikel and LA Phil violinist Mitchell Newman perform my newly orchestrated Missing Violin Tango from my Daniel Pearl tribute. I always conceived this work as a violin concerto—now you’ll hear why! Percussion, harp, and a full orchestra bring out its expression, humor, and energy.

The entire program is chock-full of great music:
Mozart’s overture to The Magic Flute (a contrapuntal tour de force)
Mendelssohn’s overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream (written in his teen years and still considered one of the finest works for orchestra)
plus arrangements of:
Beethoven’s Egmont Overture
Berlioz’ Hungarian March
Chopin’s Grande Valse
Tchaikovsky’s overture to Romeo and Juliet

Los Angeles Youth Orchestra conducted by Russell Steinberg

Now you can easily purchase tickets online for our very special LA Youth Orchestra concerts next Sunday and Monday, November 21 and 22.

PURCHASE TICKETS ONLINE!

Famed actor Theodore Bikel and LA Phil violinist Mitchell Newman perform my newly orchestrated Missing Violin Tango from my Daniel Pearl tribute. I always conceived this work as a violin concerto—now you’ll hear why! Percussion, harp, and a full orchestra bring out its expression, humor, and energy.

The entire program is chock-full of great music:
Mozart’s overture to The Magic Flute (a contrapuntal tour de force)
Mendelssohn’s overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream (written in his teen years and still considered one of the finest works for orchestra)
plus arrangements of:
Beethoven’s Egmont Overture
Berlioz’ Hungarian March
Chopin’s Grande Valse
Tchaikovsky’s overture to Romeo and Juliet

GREEN UMBRELLA
Walt Disney Concert Hall 
GEORGE CRUMB FOCUS
Los Angeles Philharmonic New Music Group

CRUMB  American Songbook No. 1, The River of Life (Songs of Joy and 
Sorrow) 
CRUMB  Ancient Voices of Children

Boris Brott, conductor
Corey Cerovsek, violin

Zivkovic Trio Per Uno

A. Brott Critics Corner

Bernstein Serenade for Violin, Strings, Harp &

   Percussion

Bizet/Shchedrin Carmen Suite

Boris Brott, conductor
Corey Cerovsek, violin

Zivkovic Trio Per Uno

A. Brott Critics Corner

Bernstein Serenade for Violin, Strings, Harp &

   Percussion

Bizet/Shchedrin Carmen Suite

World Peace Concert featuring the American Victory Orchestra and the Los Angeles Youth Orchestra.

The Los Angeles Youth Orchestra premieres the orchestral version of two movements from Russell Steinberg's Daniel Pearl Foundation commission Stories From My Favorite Planet. The two movements will be Daniel Pearl's tale of two friends in Kosovo titled Tears of Kosovo and his hilarious story of a stolen Stradivarius violin whose new founder refuses to give it up because it lets her "play in tune"—set as the Missing Violin Tango.

SGI-USA Presents
The American Victory Orchestra 
Conducted by Patrick Scott

In celebration of Daniel Pearl World Music Days
‘Thrillin’ Classical to ‘Chillin’ Jazz

Special Guests Bennie Maupin & Althea Waites

 featuring

Sopranos Alise Richel & Connie Smith

Los Angeles Youth Orchestra Conducted by Russell Steinberg

Calabria Foti

Co-sponsored by the International Committee of Artists for Peace (ICAP)

Join us in this celebration of peace and understanding

through the universal language of music, song, and dance

 Program, with an international flavor, includes:

Mussorgsky’s ‘Night on Bald Mountain’, Vivaldi, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s ‘Phantom of the Opera’, Desmond’s ‘Take Five’ and much more

Also Enjoy ‘Artists for Peace’ Exhibit in the Lobby

Admission is Free

For more information call 818-601-8273 or 818-591-0679  avorchestra2000@gmail.com

www.DanielPearl.org , www.music-days.org , www.icapeace.org

 Free parking in structure behind 7-11 on Wilshire and 7^th Street

STORIES FROM MY FAVORITE PLANET

One of the Daniel Pearl World Music Days

STORIES FROM MY FAVORITE PLANET:

A MUSICAL TRIBUTE TO JOURNALIST DANIEL PEARL

Music by Russell Steinberg • Text by Daniel Pearl

Violin, Mitchell Newman • Readers, Mitchell Newman and Russell Steinberg

Piano, Russell Steinberg

 The work intertwines readings from five of Danny's articles published in At Home in the World: Collected Writings from the Wall Street Journal, into a musical tapestry that portrays Danny's compassion as well as his sense of the ridiculous. There are stories about Al Qaeda cornering the gem trade in Tanzania as well as a stolen UCLA Stradivarius violin whose new owner refuses to relinquish it because it lets her "play in tune." Articles are combined with a visual slideshow and alternate with musical reflections for the violin and piano duo.  

http://www.ljathenaeum.org/specialconcerts.html

STORIES FROM MY FAVORITE PLANET

One of the Daniel Pearl World Music Days

STORIES FROM MY FAVORITE PLANET:

A MUSICAL TRIBUTE TO JOURNALIST DANIEL PEARL

Music by Russell Steinberg • Text by Daniel Pearl

Violin, Mitchell Newman • Readers, Mitchell Newman and Russell Steinberg

Piano, Russell Steinberg

 The work intertwines readings from five of Danny's articles published in At Home in the World: Collected Writings from the Wall Street Journal, into a musical tapestry that portrays Danny's compassion as well as his sense of the ridiculous. There are stories about Al Qaeda cornering the gem trade in Tanzania as well as a stolen UCLA Stradivarius violin whose new owner refuses to relinquish it because it lets her "play in tune." Articles are combined with a visual slideshow and alternate with musical reflections for the violin and piano duo.  
 

This concert is sponsored by the Herman P. and Sophia Taubman Foundation as part of their

Endowed Symposia in Jewish Studies at UCSB

Featuring music by Russell Steinberg and text by Daniel Pearl performed by LA Philharmonic violinist Mitchell Newman and composer/pianist Russell Steinberg. 

New West Symphony

Andrés Cárdenes, conductor
Christopher O'Riley, piano

Biggs Sousaphernalia

Rachmaninov Concerto No. 3 in D Minor for Piano &

 Orchestra, Opus 30

Dvorák            Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Opus 95,

   "From the New World"

New West Symphony

Andrés Cárdenes, conductor
Christopher O'Riley, piano

Biggs Sousaphernalia

Rachmaninov Concerto No. 3 in D Minor for Piano &

 Orchestra, Opus 30

Dvorák            Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Opus 95,

   "From the New World"

Michelle and Norman Lavin host a wonderful salon to raise needed funds for the Los Angeles Youth Orchestra. The salon features pianist Victor Alexeeff, finalist in the Van Cliburn Amateur International Competition, Richard Kaufmann, conductor of the Orange County Pacific Symphony Pops, and students from the Los Angeles Youth Orchestra. 

The Los Angeles Youth Orchestra is a non-profit 501c(3) organization. All contributions are tax deductible. The orchestra includes over 90 students this semester from over 60 schools and has a new home at the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills. The students come together for intense, but enjoyable rehearsals on Sunday afternoons. For many of them, the orchestra provides a musical experience on a level simply not available to them in their schools.

Final Auditions and First Rehearsal for the 2010-2011 LA Youth Orchestra season

www.losangelesyouthorchestra.org

Russell Steinberg concludes his lecture series on Schumann with Tug of War.

Composer and conductor Russell Steinberg continues his three-lecture series on Schumann with his lecture: A Complex Love (and Music) Triangle.

Russell Steinberg begins his three-lecture exploration of composer Robert Schumann with a lecture titled: Quintessential Romantic.

Concert features pianist Yefim Bronfman performing Beethoven Piano Concertos 3 and 4, plus the Egmont Overture. I will demonstrate how Beethoven not only lifted the concerto form to a symphonic scale, but used it in these works to establish the framework that would define Romanticism in music.

Featuring:

Brahms —Variations on a Theme by Haydn
Elgar —Enigma Variations

Plus Haydn Symphony No. 3, Verdi Nabucco Overture, Beethoven Finale from Symphony No. 5, Fiesta Tropicale, and Steinberg Net of Indra

Los Angeles Youth Orchestra performs its inaugural concert at its new home—the beautiful Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills, located near the corner of Wilshire Blvd. and La Cienega.

Program includes—

Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Haydn
Elgar: Enigma Variations
Haydn: Symphony No. 3
Steinberg: Net of Indra

Mahler Symphony No. 5

http://www.laphil.com/tickets/performance-detail.cfm?id=4100

Richard Goode Piano Recital at Sherwood Auditorium in La Jolla

Program: Bach Partita #4. D Major; Haydn B-Minor

Sonata; Brahms Four Pieces, Op. 119, Schubert B-flat Sonata

Kurt Masur, conductor 
Sarah Chang, violin

BRAHMS  Violin Concerto
DVOŘÁK  Symphony No. 8

Shostakovich Symphony No. 5

Steinberg Symphony No. 1

CONCERT AND EDUCATION PANELS INCLUDING FOUR LOS ANGELES AREA YOUTH ORCHESTRAS:

LOS ANGELES YOUTH ORCHESTRA

PASADENA YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

OLYMPIA YOUTH ORCHESTRA

VERDUGO YOUTH ORCHESTRA

Each orchestra performs separately, alternating with a conductors panel, a students panel, and a professional musicians panel discussing the importance of youth orchestras.

The finale is a world premiere of a work for all four orchestras composed by Russell Steinberg.

The concert honors the Los Angeles Philharmonic Education Department for the groundbreaking work they have done to bring youth orchestras from all over the city together in dialogue.

Seven minute segment with Russell Steinberg and members of the Los Angeles Youth Orchestra discussing upcoming Youth Orchestra Day concert.

Link to PODCAST of KUSC Interview

Mahler Symphony No. 9

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 ("Pathetique")

Brahms Symphony No. 2

Herbert Blomstedt, Conductor

Beethoven Symphony No. 7

Herbert Blomstedt, Conductor

Beethoven Symphony No. 7

Herbert Blomstedt, Conductor

Beethoven Symphony No. 5 with AudioMaps®

A beautiful evening salon with great food and music to benefit the Los Angeles Youth Orchestra at the home of Eric Klein and Susan Donner in Tarzana, California. Performances include:

Jordan Teller, piece for solo percussion
Kyra Sweeney, pieces for solo flute
Anna Kouchnerov, Lisa Liu, Christopher Arreola, Kristen Charles—Haydn String Quartet movement
Jenny Liu—piece for solo piano
and possibly Vivaldi Concerto for 4 violins

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Introduction to the symphony

Haydn and Mozart

Haydn Oxford Symphony No. 92

Mozart Jupiter Symphony No. 41

Vaughan Williams Symphony No. 2

Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2

Berlin Philharmonic

Wagner: Die Meistersinger Prelude

Schoenberg: Chamber Symphony No. 1

Brahms Symphony No. 2

Berlin Philharmonic

Brahms (arr. Schoenberg) Piano Quartet No. 1

Brahms Symphony No. 1

Salon features performances by these LAYO students:

Kyra Sweeney, age 15, flute—blind since birth
Anna Kourchenov, age 15, violin—concertmaster
Jenny Lin, age 17, cello—principal cello

and special guest LA Philharmonic violinist Mitchell Newmann 

Virtuoso Series Concert

Adventures in Chamber Music

CSU Chamber Faculty: Michelle Stanley, Flute; Yoriko Morita, Cello;Colin McCallister, Guitar; Karen Stoody, Piano; Linda Shea, Clarinet
Monday, October 5, 7:30 p.m., Organ Recital Hall, UCAFollowed by a Meet the Artist Reception

Two world premiere performances are part of this chamber music recital featuring Michelle Stanley, flute. “To be able to commission works from living composers is always exciting, and the chance to perform this new music for an audience is even more special. Many of the works have been waiting to be performed for years; we hope you join us for a unique night of contemporary chamber music for flute!”

$5/CSU students, $1/youth (2 – 17), $10/adult

Purchase tickets at: 970-491-4TIX (4849) or online at www.csutix.com

http://www.sota.colostate.edu/events/calendar/10/

Composer Forum moderated by Russell Steinberg

Composers: George Tsontakis, Paul Schoenfield, Mark O'Connor, and Stewart Copeland

preconcert lecture by Russell Steinberg

Mendelssohn String Quartet in F Minor

Mendelssohn Concerto for Piano and Violin

Berlioz Les nuits d'eté