SoCal music & dance, April 1-8: ‘La Traviata,’ ‘La Bohème,’ Bruce Springsteen and more
Classical, opera, jazz, folk, pop, rock, ballet, tap, flamenco, contemporary dance and more for LA & OC
Welcome to the latest TV or Not TV newsletter spotlighting live music and dance performances all around Southern California this coming week. I’m Matt Cooper, former listings coordinator for the LA Times’ Calendar section.
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Classical & opera
Piano Trio Quebec Violinist Louanne Homzy, cellist Evgeny Tonkha and pianist Steven Vanhauwaert play pieces by Halvorsen, Mendelssohn and Tchaikovsky in this Music Guild presentation. St. Alban’s Episcopal Church, 580 Hilgard Ave., Westwood. 8 p.m. Monday, April 1. $12.50-$57.55. (310) 558-3500. themusicguild.org
‘Schubert’s Octet’ Members of the LA Phil perform the Austrian composer’s large-scale chamber music piece. Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S. Grand Ave., downtown L.A. 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 2. $20-$64. (323) 850-2000. laphil.com
Academy of St Martin in the Fields & Joshua Bell The violinist leads the ensemble in a program that includes Schumann’s Symphony No. 2, Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto and a new commission by composer Vince Mendoza marking the centenary of the ensemble’s founder Sir Neville Marriner. Soka Performing Arts Center, 1 University Drive, Aliso Viejo. 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 3. $63-$157.50. soka.edu
Yo-Yo Ma with Kathryn Stott The superstar cellist and his longtime pianist play pieces by Fauré, Dvořák, Arvo Pärt, Shostakovich, et al. Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S. Grand Ave., downtown L.A. 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 3. $196-$342. (323) 850-2000. laphil.com
Academy of St Martin in the Fields The aforementioned Bell and his orchestra perform Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto, Brahms’ Symphony No. 2, selections from Rossini’s “The Barber of Seville” and more in a gala concert. The Soraya, 18111 Nordhoff St., Northridge. 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 4. $50-$70. (818) 677-3000. thesoraya.org
‘Elgar and Vaughan Williams’ Guest conductor Simone Young leads the LA Phil in Vaughan Williams’ Symphony No. 8, Elgar’s Cello Concerto featuring cellist Gautier Capuçon, and Arvo Pärt’s “Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten.” Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S. Grand Ave., downtown L.A. 8 p.m. Thursday and Saturday, April 4 & 6; 2 p.m. Sunday, April 7. $30-$158. (323) 850-2000. laphil.com
‘La Bohème’ Carl St.Clair and Pacific Symphony are joined by Pacific Chorale, the Southern California Children’s Chorus and a cohort of guest vocalists for a semi-staged presentation of Puccini’s tragic opera; sung in Italian with English subtitles. Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. 8 p.m. Thursday, Saturday and next Tuesday, April 4, 6 & 9. $25-$225. (714) 755-5799. pacificsymphony.org
Bennewitz Quartet with Arsentiy Kharitonov The Prague-based ensemble and the pianist-composer team up for pieces by Schumann, Haydn and Janáček. Segerstrom Center’s Samueli Theater, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 5. $39 and up. (714) 556-2787. scfta.org
‘Third Coast Percussion: Perspectives’ The Grammy-winning Chicago-based quartet plays works by Philip Glass, et al. UCLA Nimoy Theater, 1262 Westwood Blvd., Westwood. 8 p.m. Friday, April 5. $32. (310) 825-2101. cap.ucla.edu
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