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    LA Phil's Mahler extravagant in pictures

    It's been an exciting year for the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Classic FM's orchestra in America topped off by its remarkable Mahler season

    1. Los Angeles Philharmonic

      1. Los Angeles Philharmonic Mahler Project

      One of the highlight's of the LA Phillamonic year was the ambitious Mahler Project which saw Gustavo Dudamel conducting two orchestras through 11 Mahler works.

    2. Los Angeles Philharmonic

      2. Two choirs, two continents

      The Mahler Project celebrated the 100th anniversary of the great composer with a series of concerts that spanned north and south America.

    3. Gustavo Dudamel

      3. Gustavo Dudamel

      Over the course of a few weeks Gustavo Dudamel led the LA Phil throughall of Mahler's completed symphonies as the Adagio of the Tenth and 'Songs of a Wayfarer' with two orchestras, the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela.

    4. Gustavo Dudamel

      4. Mahler in cinemas

      The concerts, which were performed at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles and Dudamel's home turf of Caracas, Venezuela, were also shown in cinemas.

    5. Gustavo Dudamel

      5. 70 hours of Mahler

      Los Angeles Philharmonic officials calculated that by the time Gustavo Dudamel finished the project, with the LA Phil and Simón Bolivar Symphony Orchestra, he will have conducted (largely from memory), more than 70 hours of Mahler in rehearsal and concert in less than a month.

    6. John Adams

      6. John Adams

      John Adams conducted the LA Phil in a performance that include the west coast premiere of Philip Glass' huge Symphony No. 9. THe performance also included Adams' own Violin Concerto which he wrote in 1993 and first performed by the LA Phil four years later.

    7. Thomas Hampson

      7. Thomas Hampson

      Baritone Thomas Hampson took part in the Mahler Project, appearing as a soloist on Mahler’s early 'Songs of a Wayfarer.' Hampson is a Mahler master; twenty-two years ago, he recorded a Mahler disc with Leonard Bernstein, himself a great Mahlerian, and in 2009, he recorded the 'Wayfarer' songs with Michael Tilson Thomas.

    8. Miah Persson

      8. Miah Persson

      Swedish soprano Miah Persson joined Hampson on stage for Mahler's Songs of a Wayfarer and Symphony No. 4 as part of the LA Phil's Mahler project.

    9. Leila Josefowicz

      9. Leila Josefowicz

      Leila Josefowicz delivered a magnificent virtuosic performance of John Adams’ Violin Concerto with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at Walt Disney Concert Hall in April.

    10. Neeme Järvi

      10. Neeme Järvi

      Estonian conductor Neeme Järvi conducted the first in a series of concerts as part of the Piatigorsky International Cello Festival featuring the Cello Concerto in B minor by Dvorák with soloist Ralph Kirshbaum, and the Symphony No. 5 in D minor by Shostakovich.

    11. Ralph Kirshbaum

      11. Ralph Kirshbaum

      Ralph Kirshbaum was one of the cellist who joined Neeme Järvi on stage on the evening, performing Dvořák's Cello Concerto.

    12. Pepe Romero

      12. Pepe Romero

      Legendary classical guitarist Pepe Romero gave a spellbinding performance of Joaquín Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez in his first performance at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in 20 years.

    13. Christopher Koenig

      13. Christopher Koenig

      Conductor Christoph König joined Pepe Romero on his Walt Disney Concert Hall debut as he led the Los Angeles Philharmonic in three performances. Also on the programme that night was Johannes Brahms’ Symphony No. 2, and Dvoák's Scherzo Capriccioso.

    14. Labeque 5

      14. Labeque 5

      The Los Angeles Philharmonic presented the world premiere of Richard Dubugnon’s 'Battlefield' Concerto for two pianos and double orchestra, written for Katia and Marielle Labèque.

    15. Semyon Bychkov

      15. Semyon Bychkov

      On the same bill, Semyon Bychkov conducted Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances Walt Disney Concert Hall.

    16. Simon Rattle

      16. Simon Rattle

      Sir Simon Rattle returned to LA Phil for the first time in 12 years and led the orchestra through a glorious Bruckner's Symphony No. 9. The performance also included Ligeti’s Atmosphères, Wagner: Prelude to Act I of Lohengrin and Mahler’s Rückert-Lieder.

    17. Magdalena Kozena

      17. Magdalena Kozena

      Rattle's wife mezzo-soprano Magdalena Kozená made her LA Phil debut by singing Mahler's "Rückert-Lieder".

    18. Esa-Pekka Salonen

      18. Esa-Pekka Salonen

      As well as holding the post of Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor of the Philharmonia Orchestra London, Esa-Pekka Salonen is the title of Conductor Laureate of the Los Angeles Philharmonic since 2009. Earlier this year he conducted the world premiere of the Shostakovich's forgotten unfinished satirical opera Orango.

    19. Peter Sellars

      19. Peter Sellars

      Renowned theatre, opera, and festival director Peter Sellars directed the Esa-Pekka Salonen conducted lost opera.

    20. Yuja Wang

      20. Yuja Wang

      Twenty-four-year-old Chinese pianist brought her unique blend of spontaneity and fearless imagination to the Walt Disney Concert Hall when she played Britten, Prokofiev and Dvorak conducted by James Conlon.

    21. James Conlon

      21. James Conlon

      James Conlon led the LA Phil through Britten's Sinfonia da Requiem, a piece originally written to commemorate 2,600th anniversary of the dynasty of emperor Hirohito.

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