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Richard S. Ginell

Richard S. Ginell writes regularly about music for the Los Angeles Times, Musical America.com, Classical Voice North America, and American Record Guide.  He has also contributed to Gramophone and The Strad, among many other publications. In another lifetime, he was chief music critic of the Los Angeles Daily News.

Articles by this Author

Chamber Orchestra/Orchestra Review
February 25, 2020
Dudamel Revives Ives in Start of Symphony Cycle
BY Richard S. Ginell

Gustavo goes for the gusto with Symphonies Nos. 1 and 2 in LA Phil’s welcome Ives Festival.

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Chamber Orchestra/Orchestra Review
February 11, 2020
Salonen’s Electrifying Performances Open LA Phil’s Weimar Festival
BY Richard S. Ginell

Conductor and orchestra up their game in music by Hindemith, Schoenberg, and Kurt Weill.

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Chamber Orchestra/Orchestra Review
February 10, 2020
LA Chamber Orchestra Pays The Soraya a Visit
BY Richard S. Ginell

It’s a trek from downtown, but the venue’s superior acoustics prove perfect for the chamber orchestra’s wide-ranging concert.

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New Music Review
January 23, 2020
Laurie Anderson’s Electrified String Trio Defies Categories
BY Richard S. Ginell

This combo highlights the improvisational chops of the chameleonic Anderson.

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Jazz Review
January 20, 2020
Luciana Souza Shines in an Intimate Show at The Soraya
BY Richard S. Ginell

The “Onstage Sessions Jazz Club” setting was perfect for the Brazilian jazz singer’s take on The Book of Longing.

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Chamber Orchestra/Orchestra Review
January 6, 2020
Zubin Mehta Reprises His Magnificent Take on Mahler’s Second
BY Richard S. Ginell

LA Phil audiences have heard a lot of the piece recently, but Mehta proves himself the master.

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Feature Article
Three New Noteworthy Discs From American Orchestras
December 22, 2019
Three New Noteworthy Discs From American Orchestras
BY Richard S. Ginell

Streaming digital music hasn’t completely killed the venerable tradition of great orchestras making interesting records.

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Choral Review
December 17, 2019
O Magnum Mysterium As Heard Four Ways
BY Richard S. Ginell

The LA Master Chorale sings a serious holiday program.

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New Music Review
December 15, 2019
Another Tribute to Oliver Knussen — This Time in Miniature
BY Richard S. Ginell

The LA Phil New Music Group focuses on the late composer’s works for small ensembles.

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Jazz Review
December 9, 2019
Bill Frisell and Julian Lage Trade Licks at UCLA
BY Richard S. Ginell

Two of the hottest guitarists on the scene team up for a joyful, free-flowing exchange of six-string ideas.

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New Music Review
November 27, 2019
Good Electro-Acoustic Vibrations at Monday Evening Concerts
BY Richard S. Ginell

Music for percussion and electronics interweaves, with works by Iannis Xenakis and Bernard Parmegiani.

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Jazz Review
November 25, 2019
The Cinematic Orchestra Ventures Back Into Jazz
BY Richard S. Ginell

The genre-jumping ensemble fulfills its early promise with an adventurous show at Disney Concert Hall.

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New Music Review
November 22, 2019
Piano Spheres Explores Colorful Spectral Music With Vintage Keyboards
BY Richard S. Ginell

Spectral music was the theme of this unusual concert with “period” electronic instruments.

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New Music Review
November 12, 2019
WasteLAnd’s Grungy, Avant-Garde Sound World
BY Richard S. Ginell

Finding roses among the thorns with L.A.’s new-music mavens.

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Chamber Orchestra/Orchestra Review
November 4, 2019
Mixed Results From Dudamel’s Pairing of Bruckner and Andrew Norman
BY Richard S. Ginell

The LA Phil offers a glimpse of their upcoming tour.

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Chamber Orchestra/Orchestra Review
October 29, 2019
Gabriela Ortiz’s Yanga Rocks Disney Hall
BY Richard S. Ginell

The thrilling new composition deserves to be in the front ranks of current orchestral repertory.

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Chamber Orchestra/Orchestra Review
October 29, 2019
A Reunion of Music Directors at LA Phil’s Centennial Gala
BY Richard S. Ginell

Mehta, Salonen, and Dudamel join forces in a concert celebrating the ensemble’s history.

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Choral Review
October 22, 2019
Bruckner and Golijov Make for an Unlikely Coupling From LA Master Chorale
BY Richard S. Ginell

Two major choral works, never before performed by the ensemble.

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Chamber Orchestra/Orchestra Review
October 8, 2019
San Diego Symphony Leaps Forward With Rafael Payare
BY Richard S. Ginell

The Venezuelan conductor brings out the best in his new orchestra in wildly different works by Gustav Mahler and Mason Bates.

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Jazz Review
October 6, 2019
Chick Corea Sizzles in Acoustic Trio Format at UCLA
BY Richard S. Ginell

Christian McBride and Brian Blades join the pianist in an endlessly inventive set of fresh-sounding standards.

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