By Don Heckman The annual program of events at the Hollywood Bowl is filled with a far-ranging collection of musical delights. So far-ranging, in fact, that the performances – mostly on Tuesdays and Thursdays – of classical music programs sans fireworks, dancers or marching bands, are among the uncomplicated pleasures of the Summer. Tuesday night’s… Read More Live Music: Mozart and Beethoven at the Hollywood Bowl
By Don Heckman Any night is a good night to hear Beethoven. And it’s even better when the performance takes place at the Hollywood Bowl, as it did last Thursday on a brisk Summer evening, when a waxing moon was slowly beginning to rise between the trees at the Bowl’s southwest corner. Atmospheric? Sure. But… Read More Live Music: The Los Angeles Philharmonic and Violinist Renaut Capucon at the Hollywood Bowl
By Don Heckman The 2012 Hollywood Bowl classical music season opened Tuesday night with loads of good intentions. Some succeeded, others didn’t. The best was the decision to perform the Beethoven Symphony No. 9. It’s hard to go wrong with one of the crowning achievements of Western culture. Especially when it’s performed by the world… Read More Live Music: The Los Angeles Philharmonic performs Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 at the Hollywood Bowl
The International Review of Music 