Music is in the air throughout January, including a celebration of the New Year with Hugh Bonneville (Downton Abbey), iconic concerts at Los Angeles’ Hollywood Bowl and the legendary piano virtuosity of Vladimir Horowitz. Classical, show tunes, Mexican, jazz and more — where else but Friday nights on WTVP?
Ring in 2021 with host Hugh Bonneville joined by guest conductor Riccardo Muti and the Vienna Philharmonic performing a festive selection of Strauss Family waltzes.
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Ring in 2021 with the Vienna Philharmonic at the Musikverein hosted by Hugh Bonneville.
Dive into the love affair between Hollywood and Broadway.
Relive iconic moments of the Hollywood Bowl summer series with the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Dive into the love affair between Hollywood and Broadway in this episode celebrating classic songs from Broadway musicals and classic cinema. Enjoy selections from Leonard Bernstein’s love letter to New York City, On the Town, performed by Sutton Foster and Brian Stokes Mitchell. Enjoy the sass and soaring musicality of Kristen Chenoweth, and revel in six-time Tony Award-winning performer Audra McDonald’s performance of When Did I Fall In Love.
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Before becoming part of the U.S., Los Angeles was a Mexican city. This episode pays tribute to the city’s roots and features beloved Mexican and Mexican American artists performing with Gustavo Dudamel and the LA Phil. Tune in to watch Rodrigo y Gabriela, Natalia Lafourcade and La Santa Cecilia, plus Los Ángeles Azules performing with YOLA (Youth Orchestra Los Angeles) and Paolo Bortolameolli.
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Rodrigo y Gabriela; Los Angeles Azules; La Santa Cecilia; and Natalia Lafourcade.
Experience legendary pianist Vladimir Horowitz's 1986 Russian homecoming for a sold-out concert of personal favorites, featuring commentary from former manager Peter Gelb and virtuoso pianists Martha Argerich and Daniil Trifonov.
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Since the first jazz concert in 1939, the genre has been a hallmark at the Hollywood Bowl. From then on, many music greats have graced its stage: Frank Sinatra, Nina Simone, Ella Fitzgerald, Thelonious Monk and Miles Davis among them. See what makes jazz nights at the Hollywood Bowl such an experience as you hear from the LA Phil’s Creative Chair for Jazz, Herbie Hancock.
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Since the first jazz concert in 1939, the genre has been a hallmark at the Hollywood Bowl.
