LACO At Home Free Livestreamed Program Featuring Performances by Six LACO Artists and Special Guest Appearance by Miró Quartet

Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO), ranked among the world’s top musical ensembles, presents a new LACO AT HOME digital program featuring six of LACO’s virtuosic musicians and a special guest appearance by the Miró Quartet, hailed as “a marvel of single-minded phrasing and airtight ensemble” (Washington Post). Hosted by Concertmaster Margaret Batjer, the program will be livestreamed on Thursday, April 30, and Friday, May 1, at 7:30 pm, and will subsequently available on demand. The Miró Quartet, which performs Schubert’s sublime Quartetsat, was slated to appear on LACO’s live In Focus program those same dates, but the performance was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. LACO AT HOME was introduced in late March to offer special and expanded web content. The livestreamed event is offered free of charge through the generous financial support of LACO donors.

The program also features several LACO artists performing solo works, including LACO Principal Cello Andrew Shulman with Albinoni’s Adagio; Principal Flute Joachim Becerra Thomsen with Debussy’s Syrinx, considered one of the most important solo works in the flute literature; Principal Percussion Wade Culbreath with Sonata No. 1 in G minor from Bach’s “Sonatas and Partitas” for violin solo, arranged for solo Marimba; and Principal Clarinet Joshua Ranz with Bach’s Allemande from Suite No. 4 for solo violoncello arranged for clarinet, and Hommage to De Falla by Hungarian composer/clarinetist Béla Kovács. In addition, LACO violin stand-mates Joel Pargman and Carrie Kennedy, husband and wife, perform the third movement from Miklos Rozsa’s Sonata for two violins and Piazzolla’s evocative Tango Etude No. 3 arranged for two violins.                                                                           

The extraordinary chamber music of Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra's In Focus series is made possible in part by Jerry and Terri Kohl.                                                                  

Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra is led by Jaime Martín, currently in his debut season as Music Director. Martín builds upon LACO's rich legacy as a preeminent interpreter of historical masterworks and, with eight ASCAP Awards for Adventurous Programming, a champion of contemporary composers. Headquartered in the heart of the country's cultural capital, LACO is “more important with each passing year,” (Los Angeles Times), “America’s finest chamber orchestra” (Public Radio International) and “one of the world's great chamber orchestras" (KUSC Classical FM). Martín's appearance as LACO's Music Director Designate in early 2019 was described by the Los Angeles Times, as "a thrilling performance, and the orchestra played like it was having the time of its life," adding, "he will make fans very quickly." Overseas, he has been praised as "a visionary conductor, discerning and meticulous" (Platea Magazine), and London's The Telegraph said, "his infectious enjoyment of the music communicated to the orchestra and audience alike.” The Orchestra has made 32 recordings, including, most recently, a 2019 BIS Records release of works for violin and chamber orchestra that features Concertmaster Margaret Batjer and the world premiere recording of Pierre Jalbert’s Violin Concerto (a LACO co-commission). LACO, with offices located in downtown Los Angeles, has toured Europe, South America and Japan, and performed across North America.

To make a donation, visit LACO.org/donate or call (213) 622-7001, EXT. 4. To enjoy LACO AT HOME's programs and features, visit www.LACO.org/laco-at-home.