Los Angeles Philharmonic & Daniil Trifonov in Los Angeles

The Los Angeles Philharmonic is an American symphony orchestra founded in Los Angeles in 1919 by William Andrews Clark Jr. Its programs encompass the classical repertory and new orchestral music; it commissioned John Adams’s City Noir, which Gustavo Dudamel conducted at his inaugural concert as music director. The orchestra gave its first concert at Trinity Auditorium in 1919. It made Dorothy Chandler Pavilion its home in 1964, then opened Walt Disney Concert Hall in 2003 and established the venue as the center of its subscription season. The orchestra first performed at the Hollywood Bowl during its inaugural 1922 season and has long used the amphitheatre for summer programs. Touring engagements have also brought the ensemble to Carnegie Hall.

Daniil Trifonov is a Russian pianist and composer, born in Nizhny Novgorod in 1991. He won First Prize and the Grand Prix at the International Tchaikovsky Competition in 2011. His recordings include the Liszt collection Transcendental and the two-part Destination Rachmaninov project. His 2013 Carnegie Hall recital debut was released as the live album Trifonov: The Carnegie Recital. He returned in the 2017–18 season as a Perspectives artist, presenting solo, chamber and orchestral programs. The following season, he served as artist-in-residence with the Berlin Philharmonic. He has given recitals at Royal Festival Hall in London and appeared with orchestra at Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles.