Walt Disney Hall 20th Anniversary Gala—With Gustavo Dudamel
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Cast
Geneva Lewis — Violinist
Lucinda Childs — Choreographer, performer
Herbie Hancock — LA Philharmonic Creative Chair for Jazz
H.E.R. (Gabi Wilson) — Singer-songwriter
Paul Jacobs — Organist
Gustavo Dudamel — Conductor
Program notes
The Los Angeles Philharmonic and its artistic director Gustavo Dudamel celebrate the 20th anniversary of Walt Disney Concert Hall in a gala concert honoring visionary architect Frank Gehry, the mastermind behind the iconic venue. The program opens with the prelude from Bach’s Violin Partita, the first piece performed in the Hall while it was still under construction. Esa-Pekka Salonen reimagines Bach’s melody in his piece FOG, enhanced by original choreography by Lucinda Childs. Gehry’s love of the sea, orchestral music, and jazz are combined in performances from Herbie Hancock, award-winning R&B singer-songwriter H.E.R., and a beautiful rendition of Debussy’s La mer, performed by the Los Angeles Philharmonic under Gustavo Dudamel.
