Itzhak Perlman

James DePreist dies at 76; artistic advisor to Pasadena Symphony

2013-02-08 20:31:00

James DePreist, artistic advisor to the Pasadena Symphony and Pops and one of the few African American conductors to lead major orchestras in the United States and abroad, died Friday at his home in Scottsdale, Ariz. He was 76. The cause was...

2013 Obama inauguration avoiding classical music gaffe of 2009

2013-01-21 04:10:00

One mark of a competent chief executive – especially one responsible for leading a nation – is an ability to learn from past mistakes. On that count, President Obama’s omission of classical music from his second inauguration ceremony...

Review: 'Reinventing Bach' by Paul Elie casts a wide net

2012-09-30 00:00:00

-------------------- Reinventing Bach Paul Elie Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 498 pp., $30.00 -------------------- Halfway through reading Paul Elie's "Reinventing Bach," I suddenly got dizzy. An earthquake? All-purpose angst? Or could it be that Bach...

Itzhak Perlman joins Stephen Colbert on Comedy Central

2012-09-20 10:03:00

Violinst Itzhak Perlman�took a break from his performance schedule this week to put in a guest appearance on Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report." The episode aired Wednesday night and featured the famed violinist performing Fritz Kreisler's "Spanish...

Barbra Streisand sets Hollywood Bowl date for concert tour

2012-09-17 09:08:00

Babs is coming to the Bowl.� As part of her 2012 concert tour -- her first in five years -- Barbra Streisand has added a performance at the Hollywood Bowl on Nov. 9. The 8 p.m. concert is the only scheduled Los Angeles stop on the tour. The concert is...

Southern California Close-up: Westside of Los Angeles

2012-06-05 10:03:00

First published on Sept. 25, 2011. Revised and expanded in early 2012. You're an outsider heading to the Westside of Los Angeles -- not the beach cities, but Beverly Hills, Brentwood, Westwood and the nearby well-heeled neighborhoods south of the Santa...

London Symphony to pretend to play for Olympics ceremony

2012-06-04 06:56:00

Musicians with the London Symphony Orchestra are reportedly going to have to pull a Milli Vanilli when they appear at the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympic Games in London. Reports from Britain state that the orchestra will mimic playing to...

Dudamel, Salonen to appear in Philharmonic Society's new season

2012-01-28 16:33:17

Friday’s Highlights: 'Merlin' on Syfy

2012-03-29 21:36:55

Music review: Itzhak Perlman with the L.A. Phil at Hollywood Bowl

2011-09-07 16:33:09

Monster Mash: Kristin Chenoweth goes country; Taper season lineup

2011-09-08 16:33:13

When musicians adjust to their new orchestra

2011-09-18 16:33:07

Itzhak Perlman, Yo-Yo Ma, Anthony McGill (L-R) and Gabriela Montero (at piano) at Barack Obama's first inauguration in 2009. The quartet was seen but not heard; Obama is leaving classical music out of his second inaugural.

2013-01-18 13:28:00

Cellist Yo-Yo Ma kisses violinist Itzhak Perlman's wife's, Toby Perlman, on the hand.

2012-12-02 19:03:00

Itzhak Perlman conducts the L.A. Phil and plays the violin in an all Beethoven program at the Hollywood Bowl on Sept. 06, 2011. Review: Itzhak Perlman closes Hollywood Bowl classical season

2012-11-05 12:43:31