Thomas Neenan leads a conversation on Brahms & Beethoven. This talk was given at a performance of Brahms & Beethoven at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Pieces discussed:SCHUMANN  Overture, Scherzo and Finale, Op. 52BEETHOVEN  Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15BRAHMS  Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73See this year’s Upbeat Live schedule at: laphil.com/ubl. Join us in person for our 2025/26 season! Get tickets: laphil.com/calendar.

Geoffrey Pope guides Shostakovich & Sibelius with Ryan Bancroft.This talk was given at a performance of Shostakovich & Sibelius at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Pieces discussed:SHOSTAKOVICH  Selections from Suite for Variety Orchestra No. 1SHOSTAKOVICH  Concerto No. 2 for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 126SIBELIUS  Lemminkäinen Suite, Op. 22See this year’s Upbeat Live schedule at: laphil.com/ubl. Join us in person for our 2025/26 season! Get tickets: laphil.com/calendar.

Kristi Brown-Montesano explores Turangalîla with Cynthia Millar and Simone Young.This talk was given at a performance of Turangalîla at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Pieces discussed:MESSIAEN  Turangalîla-symphonieSee this year’s Upbeat Live schedule at: laphil.com/ubl. Join us in person for our 2025/26 season! Get tickets: laphil.com/calendar.

Veronika Krausas delves into Gerald Barry’s Salome with Gerald Barry.This talk was given at a performance of Gerald Barry’s Salome at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Pieces discussed:Gerald BARRY  SalomeSee this year’s Upbeat Live schedule at: laphil.com/ubl. Join us in person for our 2025/26 season! Get tickets: laphil.com/calendar.

Steven C. Smith leads a conversation on Vertigo in Concert.This talk was given at a performance of Vertigo in Concert at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Pieces discussed:Vertigo (1958)See this year’s Upbeat Live schedule at: laphil.com/ubl. Join us in person for our 2025/26 season! Get tickets: laphil.com/calendar.

Thomas Neenan discusses Alcée Chriss III with Alcée Chriss III.This talk was given at a performance of Alcée Chriss III at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Pieces discussed:RACHMANINOFF Non allegro from Symphonic Dances, Op. 45FRANCK  Allegretto from Symphony in D minorYOUMANS “Tea For Two”GUILLOU  Toccata, Op. 9J.S. BACH  Prelude and Fugue in D major, BWV 532ARLEN “Over the Rainbow”TRADITIONAL  Improvisation on “Amazing Grace”REGER  Fantasy and Fugue on B-A-C-H, Op. 46See this year’s Upbeat Live schedule at: laphil.com/ubl. Join us in person for our 2025/26 season! Get tickets: laphil.com/calendar.

Brian Lauritzen explores John Williams & Rachmaninoff.This talk was given at a performance of John Williams & Rachmaninoff at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Pieces discussed:John WILLIAMS Concerto for Trumpet and OrchestraRACHMANINOFF  Symphonic Dances, Op. 45See this year’s Upbeat Live schedule at: laphil.com/ubl. Join us in person for our 2025/26 season! Get tickets: laphil.com/calendar.

Josh Kun guides The Great Wall of Los Angeles with Juhi Bansal, Nina Shekhar, Estevan Olmos, Nicolás Kekk Benavides, Xavier Muzik and Viet Cuong.This talk was given at a performance of The Great Wall of Los Angeles at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Pieces discussed:Juhi BANSAL  A Lone Voice in the DarknessNina SHEKHAR  WestboundEstevan OLMOS  Sin Tierra Sin VozNicolás Lell BENAVIDES  ¡AGUAS!Xavier MUZIK  God, The BrandViet CUONG  LaddersSee this year’s Upbeat Live schedule at: laphil.com/ubl. Join us in person for our 2025/26 season! Get tickets: laphil.com/calendar.

Zach Neufeld reflects on Dudamel, Dante, and Beethoven 6.This talk was given at a performance of Dudamel, Dante, and Beethoven 6 at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Pieces discussed:BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68, “Pastoral”Thomas ADÈS Inferno – Part 1 of DanteSee this year’s Upbeat Live schedule at: laphil.com/ubl. Join us in person for our 2025/26 season! Get tickets: laphil.com/calendar.

Kristi Brown-Montesano delves into Beethoven and Ortiz with Dudamel with Gabriela Ortiz.This talk was given at a performance of Beethoven and Ortiz with Dudamel at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Pieces discussed:BEETHOVEN  Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92Gabriela ORTIZ  Revolución diamantinaSee this year’s Upbeat Live schedule at: laphil.com/ubl. Join us in person for our 2025/26 season! Get tickets: laphil.com/calendar.