Tag: Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
Helga Kasimoff at 88: Still in fine tune
Helga Kasimoff calls this — her 88th year — “my piano year,” after the instrument’s 88 black-and-white keys. Her favorite piano is a concert grand in her Kasimoff-Blüthner Piano Co. showroom. It was played at Duke Ellington’s funeral, she recalls, and also was featured on Stevie Wonder, Henry Mancini and Barbra Streisand recordings. She counts […]
Around the Town: Galas, concert and scholarships toast the season
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO) rolled out the red carpet for Music Director Designate Jaime Martin, welcoming him prior to the launch of his tenure next fall, and honored Margaret Batjer on her 20 years as LACO concertmaster at its annual concert gala May 2 at the downtown InterContinental Hotel. The evening’s musical centerpiece, led […]
‘Society,’ or ‘Collective’—music best on intimate stage
In Los Angeles, chamber music, opera and classical music in general have a lot to thank in Warner and Carol Henry. The philanthropists’ most recent gift was for $1.5 million to the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO). It was in honor of the ensemble’s 50th anniversary and to kickstart the new Chamber Music Collective. The […]
El Nino Garden Gala, LACO à La Carte in Fremont Pl.
Robinson Gardens in Beverly Hills was the site of the second annual “Garden Gala” Sept. 24, where 350 supporters gathered for the El Nido Family Centers benefit. Founded in 1925, the organization is one of the city’s oldest and most respected social service agencies. At this year’s Gala, El Nido honored Luz Avila-Kyncl, Hancock Park, […]
