The Los Angeles Philharmonic announced its 2024 summer season at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on Tuesday, Feb. 6.
It’s a big one, too, that officially kicks off on June 23 with Opening Night at the Bowl’s Henry Mancini 100th Celebration featuring the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra conducted by Thomas Wilkins with special guests Michael Bublé, Dave Koz, Monica Mancini and more guests to be announced.
The season also includes nine performances under the stars with LA Phil Music and Artistic Director Gustavo Dudamel and the orchestra. Two of those evenings will feature 17-time Latin Grammy and four-time Grammy Awards winner Natalia Lafourcade (on Sept. 6-7), as well as a performance of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony (Sept. 10) and a celebration with opera stars Diana Damrau and Jonas Kaufmann (Sept. 12).
However, the first event of the season is the Hollywood Bowl Jazz Festival, taking place June 15-16 and hosted by comedian Arsenio Hall, and the Juneteenth Celebration returns with T-Pain with the Color of Noise Orchestra and special guests on June 19.
Some of the other highlights include (in order by date): The first-ever Roots Picnic: Hip-Hop is the Love of My Life Festival with The Roots, Queen Latifa, Common and more on June 29; Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter and producer Beck with the LA Phil on July 6; The July Fourth Fireworks Spectacular with Harry Connick Jr. and the LA Phil on July 2-4.
Music and movie icon John Williams returns with Maestro of the Movies alongside the LA Phil on July 12-14; Ballet Folklórico de Mexico with the LA Phil perform on July 17; LA Phil conductor emeritus Zubin Mehta returns to the Hollywood Bowl for the first time in 30 years for Mozart Under the Stars with the LA Phil on July 23.
The legendary Chaka Khan takes the stage on July 26; The Tchaikovsky Spectacular with Fireworks shows goes off on Aug. 2-3; and Herbie Hancock celebrates the 50th anniversary of “Head Hunters” by reuniting with his original bandmates for the…
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