Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra

making great music personal

our next performance

    • Saturday, 17 May 2008
    • Alex Theatre
    • 8 pm
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    • Sunday, 18 May 2008
    • Royce Hall
    • 7 pm
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pastoral & world premiere

  • Handel Concerto Grosso
  • Puts Night , Sound Investment commission (World Premiere)
  • Beethoven Symphony No. 6 in F major, “Pastoral”
Jeffrey Kahane

Be there when Jeffrey Kahane premieres the first-ever concerto
written specifically for him to play and conduct from the
piano. The Handel, led by Margaret Batjer, showcase the versatility and range of our strings, and Beethoven’s beloved “Pastoral” Symphony brings our season to a joyful close.

special event

19th annual silent film gala

Presenting Harold Lloyd’s whimsical and stylish Speedy (1928), a hilarious comedy shot on location in Manhattan with an extended cameo by Babe Ruth. Live accompaniment by the musicians of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra conducted by Carl Davis.

    • Saturday, 31 May 2008
    • Royce Hall
    • 8 pm
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Laco People

about laco

The Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra was founded in 1968 as an artistic outlet for the film and record studios’ most gifted musicians. The respected music critic Jim Svejda recently praised LACO as “America’s finest chamber orchestra.” Learn More.

noteworthy & new

LACO Announces 2008-09 40th Anniversary Season

Running September 27, 2008 through May 30, 2009, this 40th anniversary season celebrates the Orchestra’s past, present and future. This special season presents the opportunity to honor LACO’s roots and recognize an incredible 40-year journey for this renowned performing arts institution, witnessed through the music and artists of today and tomorrow that have defined the organization. For the full 2008-09 Orchestral series schedule, click here.

LACO returns from its european tour

Welcome back, LACO! The tour may be over, but photos and audio clips about the wrap-up of the tour are still being added to our LACO gallery. You’ll also find final blogs from associate executive director Ruth Eliel and our “kid’s eye view” blogger, 11-year-old Marika Munday.

the LACO blog

interview with uri caine, part 5 of 5

We’re continuing with the fifth and final part of our interview with LACO’s Composer-in-Residence Uri Caine, who will be performing on solo piano at Amoeba Records, 6400 Sunset Blvd. in Hollywood on Wednesday evening, May 7th, at 7:00 PM.

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