Big performances from small ensembles: LA Phil musicians play chamber music.

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Chamber Music October

Walt Disney Concert Hall

The secret sauce to what makes Dvořák’s G-major String Quintet so delectable is its incorporation of warm, hearty Bohemian folk elements as well as a rich and mighty double bass. While bass with string quartet is a less common chamber music combo, it’s certainly a satisfying choice for this work, giving it a greater, more robust range.

Dvořák & Shostakovich

Along with Strauss’ “Duet-Concertino,” the concert also includes “Zachor” (“Remembrance”) by Los Angeles-based composer David Lefkowitz (pictured above), a work which reveals an old Lithuanian Klezmer tune emerging from the distant past. Tchaikovsky’s lushly orchestrated “Serenade for Strings” rounds out the program.

Allakhverdyan and Crockett play Strauss

St. Matthew's Music Guild

The New York Times wrote that Gabriella Smith’s music “exudes inventiveness with a welcoming personality, rousing energy and torrents of joy.” Smith expresses that joy in her music and collaborations, even as it asks listeners to preserve our fragile planet. Her first album, Lost Coast, channeled imagery inspired by a five-day backpacking trip through California’s Lost Coast Trail with her Curtis Institute roommate and friend Gabriel Cabezas. Cabezas’s cello and Smith’s violin and vocals combine acoustically and through electronic loops to express anger and grief at natural devastation blended with wonder and hope.

Smith, Cabezas & Childs

For 17 years, the musicians of the Los Angeles Philharmonic have been close collaborators with Gustavo Dudamel in countless performances. During Gustavo’s final Walt Disney Concert Hall weekend as Music & Artistic Director, the principal musicians of the LA Phil take center stage for an evening of Mozart, Strauss, and more.

Whitney Crockett

Events

Upcoming events

Jan 20, 2026

Dvořák & Shostakovich · Los Angeles Philharmonic

Mar 20, 2026

Allakhverdyan and Crockett play Strauss · St. Matthew's Music Guild

May 5, 2026

Smith, Cabezas & Childs · Los Angeles Philharmonic

Jun 4, 2026

Gracias Gustavo Celebrating the Musicians of the LA Phil · Los Angeles Philharmonic

Past events

Oct 4, 2022

Chamber Music October · Los Angeles Philharmonic

Future and recently performed repertoire

Bassoon in String Quintet No. 2 by Dvořák

Los Angeles Philharmonic

Bassoon in Duet Concertino for Clarinet and Bassoon by Strauss

St. Matthew's Music Guild

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