Salonen Conducts Pines of Rome with Kristi Brown-Montesano • SUN / APR 28, 2018/19

About the Performance: This vivid program of orchestral showpieces contrasts the music of masters of instrumental color and shading, climaxing in Respighi’s popular depiction of Roman pine groves. The program also includes a work by Donatoni – one of the conductor’s teachers – that Salonen and the LA Phil premiered in 2001. “I love the kaleidoscopic world of Donatoni, the sudden twists and turns and the sheer beauty of the surface of the music,” Salonen said. It also features a showpiece for a widely acclaimed young pianist, the masterpiece Ravel wrote for a pianist who lost his right arm in World War I. Program: DEBUSSY : Iberia RAVEL : Concerto for the Left Hand Intermission DONATONI : ESA (In cauda V) (LA Phil commission) RESPIGHI : Pines of Rome Artists: Los Angeles Philharmonic Esa-Pekka Salonen conductor Igor Levit piano SUN / APR 28, 2019 - 2:00PM Upcoming concerts: www.laphil.com/calendar Upbeat Live schedule, details, and speaker bios: www.laphil.com/ubl