Los Angeles

At home conducting everything from Orff to the latest video game, the in-demand conductor and educator is a champion for minority and women composers.

The jazzy Christian McBride Big Band finds common ground with progressive hip-hop from The Roots.

The American composer is getting used to august company.

Here’s what a concertmaster does, besides playing solos.

Laura Karpman literally throws in the kitchen sink on a commissioned premiere for the orchestra.

This Japan-England-America mashup will be very welcome to opera fans.

It was a Brazilian love affair for a night filled with tributes and reunions of old pros.

The Pulitzer-winning composer and violinist talks about her meteoric rise, her creative process, and an upcoming premiere with the LA Phil.

The L.A.-based Sonic Open Orchestra presents a concert of pleasing contradictions.

A Brooklyn record label showcases cutting-edge artists for three days at the Outhaus in Los Angeles.