Los Angeles Philharmonic
The Los Angeles Philharmonic is an orchestra based in Los Angeles, California, USA. From 1964 to 2003, the orchestra played its concerts in the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion of the Los Angeles Music Center. In 2003, it moved to the Frank Gehry-designed Walt Disney Concert Hall next door. In the summer the orchestra plays outdoor concerts at the Hollywood Bowl.
Founded in 1919 by William Andrews Clark, Jr. with Walter Henry Rothwell as its conductor, it played its first concert in the same year, eleven days after its first rehearsal.
Subsequent principal conductors have included Artur Rodzinski (1929-33), Otto Klemperer (1933-39), Eduard van Beinum (1956-59), Zubin Mehta (1962-78), Carlo Maria Giulini (1978-84) and André Previn (1985-89). From 1992, Esa-Pekka Salonen has been its music director and chief conductor.
Since its founding in 1919, the LA Philharmonic has played at least one concert a year in its "sister city", Santa Barbara, California, presented by the Community Arts Music Association (CAMA).
The LA Philharmonic is best known to television and movie-going audiences as the performers behind the music in the pilot film to Battlestar Galactica, composed by Stu Phillips and Glen A. Larson.
Music Directors
- Esa-Pekka Salonen (1992–) The Walt and Lilly Disney Chair
- André Previn (1985–1989)
- Carlo Maria Giulini (1978–1984)
- Zubin Mehta (1962–1978)
- Eduard van Beinum (1956–1959)
- Alfred Wallenstein (1943–1956)
- Otto Klemperer (1933–1939)
- Artur Rodziński (1929–1933)
- Georg Schnéevoigt (1927–1929)
- Walter Henry Rothwell(1919–1927)
Members as of May 2006
- Alexander Mickelthwate, Assistant Conductor
- Joana Carneiro, Conducting Fellow
- Steven Stuckey, Consulting Composer for New Music
- Deborah Borda, President
First Violins
- Martin Chalifour, Principal Concertmaster, Marjorie Connell Wilson Chair
- Alexander Treger, Concertmaster, Ernest Fleishmann Chair
- Bing Wang, Associate Concertmaster
- Mark Baranov, Assistant Concertmaster, Philharmonic Affiliates Chair
- Tamara Chernyak
- Michele Bovyer
- Rochelle Abramson
- Camille Avellano
- Elizabeth Baker
- Mischa Lefkowitz
- Edith Markman
- Judith Mass
- Mitchell Newman
- Barry Socher
- Lawrence Sonderling
- Stacy Wetzel
Second Violins
- Lyndon Johnston Taylor, Principal, Dorothy Rossel Lay Chair
- Mark Kashper, Associate Principal
- Kristine Hedwall
- Dale Breidenthal
- Ingrid Chun
- Chao-Hua Jin
- Nickolai Kurganov
- Guido Lamell
- Johnny Lee
- Varty Manouelian
- Paul Stein
- Yun Tang
- Jonathan Wei
- SuLi Xue
Violas
- – Principal, John Connell Chair
- Dale Hikawa Silverman, Associate Principal
- Arthur Royval, Assistant Principal
- Jerry Epstein
- Richard Elegino
- Dana Hansen
- John Hayhurst
- Ingrid Hutman
- Hui Liu
- Meredith Snow
- David Stockhammer
- Leticia Oaks Strong
- Minor L. Wetzel
Cellos
- Peter Stumpf, Principal, Bram and Elaine Goldsmith Chair
- Daniel Rothmuller, Associate Principal, Sadie and Norman Lee Chair
- Ben Hong, Assistant Principal
- Jonathan Karoly
- Stephen Custer
- David Garrett
- Barry Gold
- Jason Lippman
- Gloria Lum (on sabbatical)
- Serge Oskotsky
- Brent Samuel
- Peter Snyder
Basses
- Dennis Trembly, Principal
- Christopher Hanulik, Principal
- Oscar M. Meza, Assistant Principal
- David Allen Moore
- Jack Cousin
- Richard D. Kelley
- Peter Rofé
- John Schiavo
- Frederick Tinsley
Flutes
- Anne Diener Zentner, Principal, Mr. and Mrs. H. Russell Smith Chair
- Janet Ferguson, Principal, Virginia and Henry Mancini Chair
- Catherine Ransom Karoly
- Sarah Jackson
Piccolo
Oboes
- Marion Arthur Kuszyk, Associate Principal
- Anne Marie Gabriele
- Carolyn Hove
English Horn
Clarinets
- Michele Zukovsky, Principal
- Lorin Levee, Principal
- Monica Kaenzig, Mauk/Nunis Chair
E-Flat Clarinet
Bass Clarinet
Bassoons
- David Breidenthal, Principal
- Shawn Mouser, Associate Principal
- Michele Grego
- Patricia Kindel
Countrabassoon
Horns
- William Lane, Principal
- Elizabeth Cook-Shen, William and Sally Rutter Chair, Second Horn
- Brain Drake, Loring Charitable Trust Chair, Third Horn
- Bruce Hudson
- Robert Watt, Assistant Principal, Bud and Barbara Hellman Chair (on sabatical)
Trumpets
- Donald Green, Principal
- James Wilt, Associate Principal
- Boyde Hood
Trombones
- Ralph Sauer, Principal
- James Miller, Associate Principal, Abbott and Linda Brown Chair
- Herbert Ausman
Bass Trombone
Tuba
- Norman Pearson, Mintum Family Foundation Chair
Timpani and Percussion
- Mitchell Peters, Principal
- Raynor Carroll, Principal Percussion
- James Babor
- Perry Dreiman
Keyboards
- Joanne Pearce Martin, Katharine Bixby Hotchkis Chair
Harp
Librarians
Personnel Manager
Production Director