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LACMA Announces 2008 "Art & Music"
Concert Series
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.
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