SoCal music & dance, July 22-29: iPalpiti Festival, Zubin Mehta, Chaka Khan, Michael Feinstein and more

Classical, opera, jazz, folk, pop, rock, ballet, tap, flamenco, contemporary dance and more for LA & OC

Conductor Zubin Mehta (Los Angeles Philharmonic Assn.)

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

‘Mozart Under the Stars’ Conductor emeritus Zubin Mehta returns to lead the Los Angeles Philharmonic in a program that includes the Austrian composer’s Violin Concerto No. 3 featuring acclaimed violinist Pinchas Zukerman and Symphony No. 41, “Jupiter.” Hollywood Bowl, 2301 Highland Ave., Hollywood. 8 p.m. Tuesday, July 23. $1-$186. (323) 850-2000. hollywoodbowl.com

iPalpiti Festival of International Laureates 2024 The annual showcase for up-and-coming classical music artists from around the world returns with a week’s worth of programming that includes a pair of chamber music concerts at Greystone Mansion, 905 Loma Vista Drive, Beverly Hills. 6:30 and 8 p.m. Wednesday, July 24. $75, or $125 for both. The series is capped by a grand finale featuring maestro Eduard Schmieder leading the iPalpiti Orchestra in works by Schubert, Mendelssohn and John Williams at the Ambassador Auditorium, 131 S. St. John Ave., Pasadena. 7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 27. $40-$194. ipalpiti.org

‘All-Beethoven’ Guest conductor David Robertson leads the LA Phil in a program that includes the German composer’s famed Symphony No. 5 plus the Triple Concerto featuring pianist Sunwook Kim, violinist Clara-Jumi Kang and cellist Hayoung Choi. Hollywood Bowl, 2301 Highland Ave., Hollywood. 8 p.m. Thursday, July 25. $1-$186. (323) 850-2000. hollywoodbowl.com

‘Rhapsody in Blue at 100: A Concert of Hope’ Maestro Carl St.Clair and Pacific Symphony are joined by pianist Jeffrey Biegel for a program that includes Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue” and “An American in Paris” plus Bernstein’s Symphonic Dances from “West Side Story” and the California premiere of Peter Boyer’s “Rhapsody in Red, White and Blue.” Great Park Live, 8000 Great Park Blvd., Irvine. 8 p.m. Saturday, July 27. $40-$450. (714) 755-5799. pacificsymphony.org

‘Citizens of the World: An International Youth Festival’ LA Phil artistic director Gustavo Dudamel leads young musicians from Youth Orchestra Los Angeles and the National Children’s Symphony of Venezuela in a pair of free concerts — both of which are sold-out, but check with the box office in the coming days for any returns or cancellations. Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S. Grand Ave., downtown L.A. 5:30 p.m. Sunday-Monday, July 28-29. (323) 850-2000. laphil.com