When Gustavo Dudamel leads the LA Philharmonic in this week’s program entitled Dudamel Conducts Music from the Americas, he will be featuring music from Mexico, Argentina and the United States. The concerts begin on Thursday with performances continuing at Walt Disney Concert Hall through Sunday.
Each concert will begin with a performance of Symphony #2 (Sinfonía India) by Mexican composer Carlos Chávez. The symphony was composed in 1936 and was first performed by the LA Philharmonic in 1952.
The most exciting part of the concert is the world premiere of Universos infinitos, a piano concerto by Argentinian composer Esteban Benzecry. Sergio Tiempo will be at the piano and the concerto is dedicated to him. Universos infinitos was originally to have its world premiere in 2013 with Lang Lang at the piano. But the pianist had to cancel those plans and it is only now that it was possible to schedule this world premiere.
After the intermission two works by Aaron Copland will be featured and they are two enduring classics: Fanfare for the Common Man and Rodeo.
To read my interview with Esteban Benzecry, please go here.
For tickets to the concerts, please go here.
Photo of Sergio Tiempo courtesy of Rayfield Allied.