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Vineta Sareika will be next LA Phil Concertmaster
As I mentioned in advance of Vineta Sareika’s appearance as guest concertmaster of the Los Angeles Philharmonic a few weeks ago, the buzz around the orchestra was palpable, even before the first...
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BREAKING: LA Phil names Daniel Harding next Music Director
Last Friday, I put the odds of Daniel Harding becoming the next Music Director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic at “75% and climbing.” Well, the odds are at 100% as of this morning. Moments ago, the...
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Who’ll be the next LA Phil Music Director? Handicapping 10 potential...
The Los Angeles Philharmonic announced earlier this week that outgoing Music & Artistic Director Gustavo Dudamel will be given two new (and rather long) titles when his tenure ends this summer:...
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BREAKING: Former Berlin Philharmonic First Concertmaster playing with LA Phil...
Gustavo Dudamel returns to the the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s podium for his last concerts in Walt Disney Concert Hall as the orchestra’s Music & Artistic Director. That also means that the parade...
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REVIEW: Jaime Martin and LA Chamber Orchestra shine a light on the darkness
Earlier this week, the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra released details of their 2026-27 season. It will be their last one with Jaime Martin as Music Director before he steps down and becomes Music...
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REVIEW: Honeck and LA Phil overcome seeming organizational indifference;...
What if I told you the Los Angeles Philharmonic decided to bring in a guest conductor who could ostensibly be a viable Music Director candidate, let him conduct a compelling pair of symphonies and...
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Anna Handler gets new title with LA Phil
The Los Angeles Philharmonic announced today that Anna Handler will become the orchestra’s Conductor-in-Residence. As much as I’ve been able to research, she is the first person to be given that...
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BREAKING: an update on Ryan Roberts and NY Phil’s upcoming Principal Oboe...
The New York Philharmonic has auditions to fill their vacant Principal Oboe chair over the next few weeks. The musical interwebs has been rife with widespread speculation, consternation, and...
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REVIEW: Paavo Järvi opens eyes and ears with latest LA Phil appearance
You still pondering who could be the next Music Director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic? Paavo Järvi has entered the chat. I know, I know, he’s not exactly a stranger. In fact, as an alumnus of the...
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Comings and going at the LA Phil and beyond (March 2026 edition, pt. 2): the...
Yesterday, we talked about the Pacific Symphony and Los Angeles Philharmonic picking the same clarinetist to fill open titled chairs, as well as the results of the LA Phil’s Principal Viola auditions....
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Comings and going at the LA Phil and beyond (March 2026 edition, pt. 1): a...
The Los Angeles Philharmonic released details of their 2026-27 Walt Disney Concert Hall season yesterday, the first without Gustavo Dudamel as Music & Artistic Director and with Esa-Pekka Salonen...
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REVIEW: Shelley, Pacific Symphony decide Stravinsky’s complete”Firebird”...
The Pacific Symphony’s choice of Alexander Shelley as its next Music Director has been a solid so far. He has crafted compelling programs. He’s made concise yet informative pre-performance comments...
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REVIEW: Dudamel’s latest take on Stravinsky and Adams with LA Phil is a winner
(Los Angeles Philharmonic in Walt Disney Concert Hall: Oct 5, 2025) Last Thursday, the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Gustavo Dudamel trotted out the first of two programs they’ll be taking on their...
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Comings and goings at the LA Phil (Fall 2025 edition, pt. 3): another new...
Earlier this year, when the Los Angeles Philharmonic announced auditions for Assistant Principal and Section Percussion, I thought two things were possible: The auditions were for a single open...
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REVIEW: Dudamel, LA Phil open final season together in peak form with Reid...
This past weekend marked the beginning of the end of the Gustavo Dudamel era at the Los Angeles Philharmonic. The orchestra’s outgoing Music & Artistic Director kicked off his final season at Walt...
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Comings and goings at the LA Phil (Fall 2025 edition, pt. 2): a familiar face...
Yesterday, in Part 1 of the latest edition of this ongoing series, I discussed efforts to fill double-digit openings in the strings sections of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. While the sheer number of...
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Comings and goings at the LA Phil (Fall 2025 edition, pt. 1): a potential new...
The Los Angeles Philharmonic’s 2025/26 indoor season kicks off tonight at Walt Disney Concert Hall, the final one of Gustavo Dudamel’s tenure before he decamps for New York. The program includes the...
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EXCLUSIVE: Comparing new SFS and LA Phil contract numbers (and current...
(Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco) Last Friday, the San Francisco Symphony announced a new 3-year contract with their musicians, featuring a retroactive start date of November 24, 2024. In doing...
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BREAKING: LA Phil musicians ratify new 4-year contract featuring significant...
(Kim Noltemy, CEO, Los Angeles Philharmonic) There has not been an official announcement (yet), but multiple reliable sources have confirmed with All is Yar that Los Angeles Philharmonic musicians...
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I was (mostly) right: LA Phil gives Salonen new title, answers some follow-up...
Last year, when I wrote this piece about the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s search for a new Music Director once Gustavo Dudamel’s tenure ends in 2026, I said, “If I ruled the world, I’d put Esa-Pekka...
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