Igor Stravinsky

Donald Richie dies at 88; interpreted Japan for the West

2013-02-23 22:30:00

Donald Richie, an American expatriate in Japan who became that country's preeminent Western interpreter, explaining its culture — from cinema to Zen to tattoos — in books and essays that illuminated the author's psyche as much as that of his...

L.A. Ballet's Balanchine Festival follows in master's steps

2013-03-08 08:30:00

This story has been corrected. See the note at the bottom for details. Colleen Neary will never forget the day when George Balanchine articulated the blueprint for her life's work. She was in her early 20s, then a respected New York City Ballet dancer....

A 'Rite of Spring' that Nijinsky and Stravinsky would recognize

2013-01-26 09:30:00

When the Joffrey Ballet debuted its reconstructed "The Rite of Spring" in Los Angeles in fall 1987, it received a seismic welcome — a 5.9 on the Richter scale, to be exact. The morning after "Rite's" opening at the Music Center, a major earthquake...

Zubin Mehta's heady days as Los Angeles Philharmonic music director

2012-12-08 10:00:00

Bombay born and Vienna trained, debonair enough to impress Hollywood and with a swashbuckling podium style, Zubin Mehta conducted his first concert as music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic 50 years ago. On Nov. 15, 1962, he was 26, the youngest...

'Rite of Spring' festival coming to L.A.'s Music Center in 2013

2012-12-07 13:02:00

Igor Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring" will turn 100 next year. To celebrate the occasion, music groups around the world will hold festivals and special performances in honor of the piece's tumultuous 1913 premiere in Paris. In Los Angeles, the Music...

Judy Morr: A quiet force behind Segerstrom Center for the Arts' dance program

2011-09-18 00:00:00

The arts world craves star power. Locally, we're covered. Opera? No problem — Pl�cido. Classical music? Dudamel. Dance? There's ... well, anyone there? Anyone at all? This s explains why perhaps the most important dance figure of the past quarter...

Movie review: 'Pina'

2012-01-13 00:00:00

Israel Baker, renowned violinist, dies at 92

2012-01-09 00:00:00

As concertmaster for the orchestra that recorded the soundtrack for the movie "Psycho," classical violinist Israel Baker helped create a piece of pop culture that is regarded as one of Hollywood's most terrifying. He led the piercing attack of the violins...

Dance review: American Ballet Theatre premieres 'Firebird' in O.C.

2012-03-30 16:32:21

Dance review: Misty Copeland and new dancers in ABT's 'Firebird'

2012-04-01 16:33:30

Art review: 'Marco Brambilla: The Dark Lining' at Santa Monica Museum of Art

2011-06-15 16:33:15

Influences: Jazz composer and bass player Stanley Clarke

2011-06-22 16:33:19

The ballet classic "The Firebird," with music by Igor Stravinsky, has been re-envisioned by Alexei Ratmansky. The production's world premiere, performed by American Ballet Theatre, opened Thursday at Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa.

2012-03-29 00:00:00

Splurge: American Ballet Theatre, world premiere of "The Firebird," Segerstrom Center for the Arts, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. March 29-April 1. Tickets $16-$115 (on sale Feb 19). (714) 556-2787 or http://www.scfta.

2011-11-22 14:06:05