Los Angeles Philharmonic | |
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Orchestra | |
Short name | LA Phil |
Founded | 1919 |
Location | Los Angeles, United States |
Concert hall | Walt Disney Concert Hall Hollywood Bowl |
Music director | Gustavo Dudamel |
Website | www |
The Los Angeles Philharmonic is an American orchestra based in Los Angeles, California. Colloquially referred to as the LA Phil, the orchestra has a regular season of concerts from October through June at the Walt Disney Concert Hall, and a summer season at the Hollywood Bowl from July through September. Gustavo Dudamel is the current music director, Esa-Pekka Salonen is conductor laureate, Zubin Mehta is conductor emeritus, and Susanna Mälkki is principal guest conductor. John Adams is the orchestra's current composer-in-residence.
Music critics have described the orchestra as the most "contemporary minded",[1] "forward thinking",[2] "talked about and innovative",[3] and "venturesome and admired"[4] orchestra in America. According to Salonen:
The orchestra's former chief executive officer, Deborah Borda, comparably stated:
Since the opening of the Walt Disney Concert Hall on October 23, 2003, the Los Angeles Philharmonic has presented 57 world premieres, one North American premiere, and 26 U.S. premieres, and has commissioned or co-commissioned 63 new works.