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In Concert at the Hollywood Bowl Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
6 Episodes 2020 - 2020
Episode 1
Hecho en México
Wed, Aug 19, 2020
Before becoming part of the United States, Los Angeles was a Mexican city - El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles. You'll find that history and cultural influence everywhere, including the Hollywood Bowl. This episode pays tribute to the city's roots and features beloved Mexican and Mexican American artists performing with Gustavo Dudamel and the LA Phil. Tune in to watch Rodrigo y Gabriela, acoustic guitarists who never quite left their rock and roll past behind; Los Ángeles Azules with YOLA (Youth Orchestra Los Angeles) and Paolo Bortolameolli playing a combination of old-style cumbia with new-school electro-beats; and Natalia Lafourcade, who brings the beauty of traditional Mexican music to life.
Episode 2
Gustavo and Friends
Sat, Aug 29, 2020
Featuring Gustavo Dudamel and the LA Phil performing excerpts from Swan Lake with Misty Copeland, Pablo Ferrández, Gustavo Dudamel and the LA Phil performing a selection from Dvorak's Cello Concerto, Gustavo Dudamel and the LA Phil performing Copland's Fanfare for the Common Man, as well as Gustavo Dudamel, the LA Phil, Amanda Majeski, J'Nai Bridges, Issachah Savage, Ryan Speedo Green and the Los Angeles Master Chorale (LAMC) performing the finale to Beethoven's Symphony No. 9.
Episode 3
Jazz At The Hollywood Bowl
Wed, Sep 2, 2020
Since the first jazz concert in 1939, the genre has been a hallmark at the Hollywood Bowl. From then on, many music greats have graced its stage: Frank Sinatra, Nina Simone, Ella Fitzgerald, Thelonious Monk and Miles Davis among them. See what makes jazz nights at the Hollywood Bowl such an experience as you hear from the LA Phil's Creative Chair for Jazz, Herbie Hancock. Watch Dianne Reeves, one of the greatest jazz singers today, perform Astrud Gilberto and Antônio Carlos Jobim's bossa nova classic "How Insensitive" with Brazilian musician Ivan Lins, Afro-Cuban jazz pioneer Chucho Valdes's playing his own "Bebo," Cécile McLorin Salvant's inventive take on "Something's Coming" from "West Side Story" and Kamasi Washington pushing the boundaries of music with his song "Truth." For the finale, see how the supergroup Mega Nova jams, featuring heavy-hitters Herbie Hancock, Carlos Santana, Wayne Shorter, Marcus Miller and Cindy Blackman Santana.
Episode 4
Musicals and the Movies
Wed, Sep 9, 2020
Dive into the love affair between Hollywood and Broadway in this episode celebrating classic songs from Broadway musicals and classic cinema. Enjoy selections from Leonard Bernstein's love letter to New York City, "On the Town," performed by Sutton Foster and Brian Stokes Mitchell. Enjoy the sass and soaring musicality of Kristen Chenoweth, and revel in six-time Tony Award winning performer Audra McDonald's performance of "When Did I Fall In Love" from "Fiorello!," "Make Someone Happy" from "Do Re Mi" and Hollywood Bowl favorite Henry Mancini's "Moon River" from "Breakfast at Tiffany's."
Episode 5
Música Sin Fronteras ("Music Without Borders")
Wed, Sep 16, 2020
When it comes to music, there are no borders. Immerse yourself in a Pan-American musical journey starting with Aaron Copland's "Lincoln Portrait" performed by Gustavo Dudamel and the LA Phil, narrated by legendary Dodgers sportscaster Vin Scully. Hear Colombian singer-actor Carlos Vives sing "La Tierra de Olvido" and "La Gota Fria." Then, listen to visionary Mexican rock band Café Tacvba reminisce about their performances at the Hollywood Bowl, and enjoy their performance of "El Baile y El Salon," one of the great love songs of the '90s. Finally, see Venezuelan flamenco artist Siudy Garrido perform her original choreography for Manuel de Falla's "El amor brujo" - one of the few orchestra pieces written for flamenco dance - with Paolo Bortolameolli and the LA Phil.
Episode 6
Fireworks!
Wed, Sep 23, 2020
A Hollywood Bowl summer is never complete without fireworks. In this episode, we bring the party home to you with Katy Perry appropriately singing her hit "Firework," the "little orchestra" Pink Martini performing classical, pop, and jazz - all while singing in 15 languages, flamenco singer Diego El Cigala, Dudamel leading the LA Phil in Igor Stravinsky's "The Firebird" and John Williams conducting the orchestra in his iconic music from "Star Wars."
