Amidst numerous recent cancellations, Zubin Mehta, on the Friday, Saturday & Sunday just gone – November 7, 8 & 9 – was able to conduct one of his signature pieces, Bruckner’s Eighth Symphony, with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the third performance reviewed here by Mark Swed for the Los Angeles Times, published November 11 and linked to.

Amidst numerous recent cancellations, Zubin Mehta, on the Friday, Saturday & Sunday just gone – November 7, 8 & 9 – was able to conduct one of his signature pieces, Bruckner’s Eighth Symphony, with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the third performance reviewed here by Mark Swed for the Los Angeles Times, published November 11 and linked to.

Nov 11, 2025 | Concert Reviews, Guest Contributors, Insights

“Zubin Mehta conducts Los Angeles Philharmonic at Walt Disney Concert Hall on Nov. 9.” Photo, “Etienne Laurent / For The Times” https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2025-11-11/zubin-mehta-at-89-still-commands-mammoth-bruckner While...
Walt Disney’s Fantasia (1940).

Walt Disney’s Fantasia (1940).

Nov 9, 2025 | Guest Contributors, Insights, Videos

Edward Johnson writes… Greetings! … Walt Disney’s “Fantasia” brought classical music to millions of movie-goers who might otherwise have never heard it and according to its Wikipedia entry, “it is now widely acclaimed as one of the...
Tchaikovsky welcomes November.

Tchaikovsky welcomes November.

Nov 1, 2025 | Guest Contributors, Insights, Videos

Edward Johnson writes… When it comes to November in music, one inevitably turns to Tchaikovsky! … I’m suggesting two young pianists who in recent performances each approach the piece in their own different ways. By contrast, we then go back nearly 100...