SoCal music & dance, Dec. 10-17: Zubin Mehta, ABT’s ‘The Nutcracker’ 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.
Be sure to check out SoCal Holidays Shows 2023, our supersized roundup of “Christmas Carols,” “Nutcrackers,” Messiahs and other seasonal fare on offer in LA and OC in the coming days and weeks, updated weekly.
Classical & opera
Mt. Lowe Chamber Players The ensemble opens its season with a program of chamber music for clarinet, cello and piano by Beethoven and Brahms. Altadena Community Church, 943 E. Altadena Drive, Altadena. 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 10. Free. mtlowechamberplayers.com
‘Visions: Tetzlaff + Brahms’ Music director Jaime Martín leads Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra in a program that includes Brahms’ Violin Concerto featuring violinist Christian Tetzlaff plus Mozart’s Symphony No. 39 and Rossini’s “The Italian Girl in Algiers” Overture. UCLA’s Royce Hall, 340 Royce Drive, Westwood. 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 10. $32-$142. (213) 221-3920. laco.org
‘Joy to the World’ Holiday favorites and sing-alongs. St. James Presbyterian Church, 19414 Ventura Blvd., Tarzana. 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 10. Free; donations accepted. (818) 345-2057. stjamespres.org
Los Angeles Symphony Christmas Concert The orchestra is joined by guest vocalists. Cerritos Center, 18000 Park Plaza Drive, Cerritos. 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 10. $25-$80. (562) 916-8500. cerritoscenter.com
‘Navidad Nuestra: December in the Americas’ Carols by composers from Cuba, Argentina, Puerto Rico, Venezuela and the U.S. Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S. Grand Ave., downtown L.A. 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 10. $55-$169. (213) 972-7282. lamasterchorale.org
‘Joy to the World’ Holiday favorites and sing-alongs. St. James Presbyterian Church, 19414 Ventura Blvd., Tarzana. 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 10. Free; donations accepted. (818) 345-2057. stjamespres.org
Los Angeles Symphony Christmas Concert The orchestra is joined by guest vocalists. Cerritos Center, 18000 Park Plaza Drive, Cerritos. 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 10. $25-$80. (562) 916-8500. cerritoscenter.com
Piano Quartet Milano The ensemble performs works by Mahler, Dvořák and Brahms in this Music Guild presentation. St. Alban’s Episcopal Church, 580 Hilgard Ave., Westwood. 8 p.m. Monday, Dec. 11. $12.50-$57.55. (310) 558-3500. themusicguild.org
‘A Chanticleer Christmas’ The San Francisco-based all-male vocal ensemble returns. Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S. Grand Ave., downtown L.A. 8 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 13. $49-$119. (323) 850-2000. laphil.com
Beethoven Symphonies with Zubin Mehta The LA Phil’s esteemed conductor emeritus leads the orchestra in Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6, “Pastoral,” and Symphony No. 3, “Eroica.” Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S. Grand Ave., downtown L.A. 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 14; 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 15; 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 16; 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 17. $20-$379. (323) 850-2000. laphil.com
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