LA Chamber Orchestra January concerts

LOS ANGELES CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
PRESENTS TWO PROGRAMS IN JANUARY

•       Baroque Conversations Features Trio Sonatas by Bach on January 17;

•       “Mozart’s Requiem” - All-Mozart Orchestral Concert Led by Internationally Acclaimed Conductor HELMUT RILLING on January 26 & 27


1.  LOS ANGELES CHAMBER ORCHESTRA – Baroque Conversations
Thursday, January 17, 2013, 7 pm
Zipper Hall, 200 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90012

LACO’s enlightening five-concert “Baroque Conversations” series showcasing exceptional Baroque music launches its 7th year and highlights the music of Bach on Thursday, January 17, 2013, 7 pm, at Zipper Hall in downtown Los Angeles.  Featured artists are LACO's Principal Oboe Allan Vogel, Concertmaster Margaret Batjer, Principal Flute David Shostac, Associate Principal Cello Armen Ksajikian, Principal Keyboard Patricia Mabee, Flute Sandy Hughes, Principal Viola Roland Kato and Principal Bassoon Kenneth Munday.  The program spotlights four trio sonatas by Johann Sebastian Bach, the master of the High Baroque style, including Trio Sonata in C major for Oboe and Violin (orig. for Two Violins), BWV 1037, which was not published until more than a decade after the composer’s death; the stunning Trio Sonata in G major for Two Flutes, BWV 1039; Trio Sonata in C minor for Flute and Violin from The Musical Offering, BWV 1079, considered among his most challenging and elaborate in the genre; and Trio Sonata in C major for Oboe and Viola (orig. Organ Sonata), BWV 529, brilliantly contrasting the different “voices” of the instruments.  During the evening, LACO artists share their insights into the music and invite questions from the audience.  A complimentary wine reception for ticket-holders begins at 6 pm.

TICKET INFORMATION:  $55; laco.org, 213 622 7001

EVENT:
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
Baroque Conversations
Allan Vogel, oboe
Margaret Batjer, violin
Armen Ksajikian, cello
Patricia Mabee, keyboard
David Shostac, flute
Sandy Hughes, flute
Roland Kato, viola
Kenneth Munday, bassoon

WHEN:
Thursday, January 17, 2013, 7 pm

WHERE:
Zipper Concert Hall
The Colburn School
200 South Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90012

PROGRAM:
BACH    Trio Sonata in C major for Oboe and Violin (orig. for Two Violins), BWV 1037
                Trio Sonata in G major for Two Flutes, BWV 1039
                Trio Sonata in C minor for Flute and Violin from The Musical Offering, BWV 1079
                Trio Sonata in C major for Oboe and Viola (orig. Organ Sonata), BWV 529



2. LOS ANGELES CHAMBER ORCHESTRA – “Mozart’s Requiem” Orchestral Concert
Saturday, January 26, 8 pm
Alex Theatre, 216 North Brand Boulevard, Glendale CA 91203
and
Sunday, January 27, 7pm
UCLA’s Royce Hall, 340 Royce Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90095

Internationally acclaimed Grammy® Award-winning conductor Helmuth Rilling, recipient of the 2011 Herbert von Karajan Music Prize, joins the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra for the 13th time to guest conduct an all-Mozart program celebrating the composer’s 257th birthday.  He leads the acclaimed USC Thornton Chamber Singers, under the direction of Jo Michael Scheibe, in the Requiem in D minor, K. 626, Mozart’s sublime choral masterpiece layered with emotion, mystery and power.  The legendary composer’s Symphony No. 39 in E-flat major, K. 543, also a work of great majesty, opens the concert.  Notes Rilling, “Music should startle people and reach deep down inside them.”

TICKET INFORMATION:  $25-$110; laco.org, 213 622 7001

EVENT:
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
“Mozart’s Requiem”
Helmut Rilling, guest conductor
USC Thornton Chamber Singers, Jo Michael Scheibe, director

PROGRAM:
MOZART          Symphony No. 39 in E-flat major, K. 543
MOZART          Requiem in D minor, K. 626

WHEN/WHERE:

Saturday, January 26, 8 pm
Alex Theatre
216 North Brand Boulevard, Glendale CA 91203
and
Sunday, January 27, 7pm
Royce Hall
340 Royce Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90095

CONCERT PRELUDES:
7 pm (Alex Theatre)
6 pm (Royce Hall)
One hour before curtain, pre-concert talks provide insights into the music and artists.  Free for all ticket holders