20 years Walt Disney Hall – LA Phil & Dudamel

An homage to Frank Genry, the architect of 20 years old Walt Disney Hall. With Los Angeles Philharmonic, Gustavo Dudamel, H.E.R., Herbie Hancock.

The Los Angeles Philharmonic marks the 20th anniversary of Walt Disney Concert Hall at its annual gala concert by paying homage to Frank Gehry, architect behind the iconic downtown LA venue.

The prelude from Bach’s Partita, the first piece performed in the then-still-under-construction Hall, opens the program, followed by Esa-Pekka Salonen’s transformation of its melody into his piece FOG accompanied by Lucinda Childs, performing her own original choreography.

Gehry’s love of the sea, orchestral music, and jazz is combined into offerings from Herbie Hancock, GRAMMY Award-winning R&B singer H.E.R., and Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic, who conclude the programme with Debussy’s La mer.

Programme
Bach: Violin Partita No.3, Prelude; Salonen: FOG; Hancock: Maiden Voyage; Debussy: La mer; H.E.R. & LA Phil

Genre Concert
Conductor Gustavo Dudamel
Orchestra / Band Los Angeles Philharmonic
Composer Bach, Salonen, Debussy, Hancock
Producer BFMI
Director Michael Beyer
Duration 122 mins
Soloist Herbie Hancock, H.E.R. (Gabi Wilson)
Production year 2023