Now in its second season, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s (LACMA’s) concert series, Art & Music, will celebrate the museum’s newly completed Phase I of Transformation, reinstallation of its permanent collection, and touring exhibitions with a group of celebrated artists.
Each of the museum’s collections and exhibitions inspires a special concert featuring such world-renowned musicians as Philip Glass, Anoushka Shankar, the Berlin Trio, and TAIKOPROJECT. Concert tickets go on sale Monday, December 3, 2007 and range from $25 to $30, with discounts for seniors and students. The Berlin Trio will kick off the series on Saturday, January 12.
The transformation of LACMA this year, with the opening of the Broad Contemporary Art Museum in February, will bring some truly outstanding performers to the museum for this season’s Art & Music series, remarked Mitch Glickman, LACMA’s Director of Music Programs. To have these highly acclaimed artists performing in our intimate, 600-seat Bing Theater will make for a memorable experience.
In January, the Berlin Trio will be making its U.S. debut; later, the Modern Collection Celebration Concert will pay tribute to LACMA’s new highly anticipated modern art galleries in the Broad Contemporary Art Museum. These two concerts include internationally acclaimed violinists, pianists, and cellists performing the works of celebrated composers such as Tchaikovsky and Stravinsky.
Over the past thirty years, the Philip Glass Ensemble has performed in some of the most prestigious music festivals and concert venues throughout the world. The composer, known both for his Academy Award nominations and his ability to turn art into sound, will perform at LACMA in March, just a few weeks after LACMA opens Phase I of Transformation. Soon after, Anoushka Shankar, the Grammy-nominated sitar player and composer, will be performing songs from her latest album, Breathing Under Water.
In June, the high-energy TAIKOPROJECT will perform in conjunction with LACMA’s exhibition Masterworks of Japanese Painting from the Price Collection. The Japanese-American group first gained high praise after winning the Tokyo International Taiko Contest. Their mission is to spread the taiko experience through exhilarating performances that blend storytelling, music and dance. Aside from Art & Music, LACMA also features Sundays Live, an ongoing series featuring free classical music concerts presented by LACMA in cooperation with Friends of Sundays Live. The concerts take place every Sunday at 6 pm in the Bing Theater and feature mid-career professionals and student virtuosos taking center stage.
Tickets for the Berlin Trio, Modern Collection Celebration Concert, Anoushka Shankar, and TAIKOPROJECT are $25 for general admission, $18 for museum members and seniors (62+), and $5 for students with valid ID. Tickets for Philip Glass are $30 for general admission, $22 for museum members, and $5 for students with valid ID. All tickets may be purchased online by going to
www.lacma.org or by telephone at (323) 857-6010.