LA Chamber Orchestra Presents West Coast Premiere of Anna Clyne Work with Jaime Laredo and Jennifer Koh

Celebrated
violinists Jaime Laredo and Jennifer Koh join the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
(LACO) and guest conductor James Feddeck for the West Coast premiere of Anna
Clyne’s impressionistic Prince of Clouds on Saturday, March 22,
8 pm, at the Alex Theatre in Glendale, and Sunday, March 23, 2014, 7 pm, at
UCLA’s Royce Hall.  Clyne's work,
heralded by the Washington Post as
“captivating” and “exhilarating from beginning to end,” is a LACO co-commission
with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, IRIS Orchestra and the Curtis Institute of
Music.  Feddeck,
winner of the prestigious Sir Georg Solti Conducting Award in 2013 who
is making his Los Angeles debut, also conducts Bach’s Concerto in D minor for Two Violins, BWV 1043, Mendelssohn’s
“The Fair Melusina” Overture, with its distinctive aquatic theme, and
Schubert’s graceful Symphony No. 3 in D major.

Laredo, acclaimed for his “great ability” (The Guardian), and Jennifer Koh, who plays “with consummate skill
and passion” (The New York Times) and
who was Laredo's student at the Curtis Institute of Music, perform Clyne's work
as well as the expressive
Concerto in D minor for Two Violins, BWV 1043, considered one of the seminal
works of Bach, whose birthday falls on March 23, the same day as the Royce Hall
concert.  Feddeck,
“a major talent” (Huffington Post)
who recently completed four seasons as assistant conductor at The Cleveland
Orchestra, has conducted the orchestras of Atlanta, Charleston, Charlotte,
Grand Rapids, Indianapolis, Memphis, Omaha, St. Louis, San Diego and Toledo,
among others.

London-born
Anna Clyne, Chicago Symphony’s Mead Composer-in-Residence, composes acoustic and electro-acoustic music,
combining resonant soundscapes with propelling textures that weave, morph and
collide in dramatic explosions.  Her
work, described as “dazzlingly inventive” by Time Out New York, often
includes collaborations with cutting edge choreographers, visual artists,
filmmakers and musicians worldwide.  Clyne’s accolades include a Charles Ives Fellowship from the
American Academy of Arts and Letters, eight consecutive ASCAP Plus Awards and a
Clutterbuck award from the University of Edinburgh. 

Concert Preludes, pre-concert
talks held one hour before curtain and free for ticket holders, provide
insights into the music and artists. All ticket holders are also invited to
celebrate Bach’s birthday with musicians at an after-party in the lobby, which
includes complimentary appetizers and drinks.

Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra is considered one of the world’s premier
chamber orchestras as well as a leader in presenting wide-ranging repertoire
and adventurous commissions.  Its 2013-14
season, the Orchestra's 45th, features a compelling mix of beloved masterpieces
and genre-defying premieres from firmly established as well as notable
up-and-coming composers programmed by Jeffrey Kahane, one of the world’s
foremost conductors and pianists, who marks his 17th season as LACO’s music
director. 

Tickets, starting at
$25, are on sale now and may be purchased online at laco.org, by calling LACO at 213 622 7001.  Discounted tickets are also
available by phone for seniors 65 years of age and older and groups of 12 or
more.  College students may purchase
student rush tickets ($10), based on availability, at the box office the day of
the concert.  Also
available for college students is the $25 “Campus to Concert Hall All Access
Pass” – good for all seven of LACO’s Orchestral series concerts, Discover
Beethoven’s Eroica and three Westside
Connections concerts.