Thursday was the last L.A. Phil concert at the Bowl for the season. The orchestra is on vacation for a week and then return for the season at the Walt Disney Concert Hall. I enjoyed a morning rehearsal for volunteers and and evening concert with Colleen and sister Noreen (Half Czech) and neighbor John. The conductor was Jakub Hrusa, age 33 who was born in the Czech Republic and Music Director and Chief Conductor of the Prague Philharmonia and Principal Guest Conductor of the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra.
The program was the Smetana "Sarka from My Fatherland", Prokofiev "Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major" with Simon Trpceski on the piano. After the intermission the orchestra played Dvorak's "Symphony No. 5 in D major."
It was beautiful night and a sad good to the L.A. Phil for the summer. Now to look forward to a season at the Disney.
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| Jakub Hrusa, Conductor |
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| Simon Trpceski, Pianist |
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