Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra

Join us as we journey through the evolution of romanticism, where familiar refrains and the discovery of new works converge. The new season climbs to higher peaks of emotion, color, and intimacy – a true feast for the senses.

SATURDAY, MAY 25 | 8 PM | ALEX THEATRE

LACO concludes the season with nods to the past and an eye towards the future. The world premiere of GLITTER MONSTER, by 2023/24 Sound Investment Composer Nina Shekhar is complemented by Gabriela Montero’s rendition of Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor and Schubert’s Symphony No. 9 in C major, his final symphonic work.

SUNDAY, MAY 26 | 2 PM | MARY PICKFORD CENTER

Experience an extraordinary fusion of music and the magic of cinema at the Academy of Motion Picture Art and Sciences’s Linwood Dunn Theater. Dive deep into masterpieces by Stravinsky, Shostakovich, and Rachmaninoff featuring LACO musicians and Venezuelan pianist Gabriela Montero. Then take a cinematic journey with a special, live, improvised performance by Montero to Charlie Chaplin’s timeless 1917 classic The Immigrant.

Led by Music Director Jaime Martín, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO) was founded in 1968 as an artistic outlet for the recording industry’s most gifted musicians.

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