Richard S. Ginell

Jenny Wong conducts works that grapple with the aftermath of death in different ways.

Ahead of an international tour, the LA Phil stretches its Mahler muscles.

Thomas Wilkins conducts revelatory performances of works by Duke Ellington, William Grant Still, and George Gershwin.

Despite the title, “The Edge of Jazz” plays more to the concert hall than to the swinging bandstand.

His masterful setting of a Carl Sandburg poem highlights the first concert of MTT’s two-week residency in Los Angeles.

Grant Gershon leads a program pairing Bach with an Indian-inspired West Coast premiere from Reena Esmail.

Fives hours of performances — from Berio to Yoko Ono — make for a fun, irresistible evening.

The famous avant-garde jazz album sets the stage for new compositions.

LACO shows its strengths throughout the challenging, unusual program from Seattle Symphony’s upcoming music director.

Hancock’s powerful jazz ignited sparks on stage — with the orchestra and without.