Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
Announces 2024/25 Season 

2024/25 Highlights Include:

• Two Dozen Orchestral, Chamber, Baroque and CURRENT Concerts;
• All Westside Concerts Move to the Wallis Annenberg Center, which Becomes LACO’s New Long-Term Home in West LA as Part of a Strategic Partnership with the Beverly Hills’ Venue;
• LACO-Commissioned World Premieres by Jeff Beal and 2024/25 Sound Investment Composer Dai Wei;
• Posthumous World Premiere of Sarah Gibson’s I do not want horses or diamonds, which LACO commissioned for Clara Schumann’s 200th birth year;
• West Coast Premiere of Beal’s Body in Motion for Violin and Orchestra;
• Launch of Multi-Year Celebration of Johannes Brahms, Robert Schumann and Clara Schumann;
• The Complete Bach Orchestral Suites under the Baton of Music Director Jaime Martin and a Triptych of Haydn’s Early Symphonies;
  
• Seminal Masterpieces such as Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 1 in C major, Plus Works by Louise Farrenc, George Gershwin, Florence Price, Sarah Gibson, Nokuthula Ngwenyama, and Others;
• Three-Year Appointment of Pianist and Media Personality Lara Downes as LACO’s First Creative Partner;
• A Slate of Distinguished Guest Artists, Including Conductors Matthias Pintscher and Jeannette Sorrell; Violinists Kelly Hall-Tompkins, Tessa Lark, and Nemanja Radulović; Pianists Lara Downes, Juho Pohjonen, and Awadagin Pratt; Trumpeter Paul Merkelo; Mezzo-Soprano Michelle DeYoung; Countertenor Reginald Mobley; and Thomas Bauer, Baritone;
• Glendale’s Alex Theatre and San Marino’s The Huntington Continue to Serve as Orchestra’s Eastside Venues;
• Addition of Sunday Afternoon Concerts Beginning at 4 pm, Replacing All but One Sunday Evening Event

(Los Angeles, CA – March 13, 2024; updated 7/23/24) Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra’s Music Director Jaime Martín and Executive Director Ben Cadwallader announce the Orchestra’s 2024/25 season, a compelling mix of iconic masterpieces, genre-defying premieres, and inspired works by unsung composers selected to showcase the Orchestra’s virtuosic artists and a constellation of renowned guest artists. LACO features two dozen Orchestral, Chamber, Baroque, and CURRENT concerts that bridge a spectrum of musical styles, offering a fresh perspective on the boundless array of music.

To read the full press release, click here: LACO 2024-25 season press release