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LA Phil Announces 2026 Hollywood Bowl Summer Season
On Wednesday the Los Angeles Philharmonic announced the 2026 Hollywood Bowl summer season - its 104th at the 17,500 seat amphitheater in the Hollywood Hills.
Hollywood Bowl Violin Soloists for 2026. Photo illustration by Violinist.com.
For fans of the violin, the season is a winner, with five internationally-known violin soloists coming to the Bowl, as well as leading artists in the LA Phil featured:
- July 9: Violinist Randall Goosby will perform Barber's Violin Concerto with the LA Phil and Tito Muñoz in a program called "Classical World Cup" that includes world premiere (LA Phil commission) of Adam Schoenberg’s "Art of the Goal," as well as other American works.
- July 14: Violinist Leonidas Kavakos will perform the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto with the LA Phil and Cristian Macelaru in a program that also includes Beethoven's Symphony No. 7.
- August 4: Violinist Marc Bouchkov will perform the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto with the LA Phil and Louis Langrée in a program that also includes Mendelssohn's "The Hebrides" (Fingal’s Cave) and Haydn’s "London" symphony.
- August 6: Violinist Augustin Hadelich will perform Brahms' Violin Concerto with the LA Phil and Louis Langrée in a program that also includes Farrenc’s Overture No. 1 and selections from Bizet’s Carmen and L’Arlésienne Suites.
- August. 25: Concertmaster Bing Wang, Principal Cello Robert deMaine and keyboardist Joanne Pearce Martin will perform Beethoven’s Triple Concerto with the LA Phil and Anna Handler in a program that also includes Beethoven's Symphony No. 5.
- Sept. 1: Violinist Bomsori will perform Bruch's Violin Concerto No. 1 with the LA Phil and Anja Bihlmaier in a program that also includes Dvorák’s Symphony No. 8.
The season also features a number of other guest soloists, including cellist Zlatomir Fung as well as pianists Mao Fujita, Conrad Tao, Angela Hewitt, Jeneba Kanneh-Mason, and Jean-Yves Thibaudet.
The LA Phil also will mark Gustavo Dudamel's final summer as its Music & Artistic Director by featuring him in series four concert programs over four days, August 20-23. Those concerts will feature a special performance of Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 with members of Youth Orchestra Los Angeles (YOLA) and the Los Angeles Master Chorale joining the LA Phil; a concert with the Foo Fighters; and two concerts with programs TBA.
"The Hollywood Bowl is where my journey with the Los Angeles Philharmonic truly began, and it remains one of the most meaningful places for me to make music,” Dudamel said. "Together, we’ve challenged ourselves, expanded what an orchestra can be, and built a community rooted in curiosity and connection. This August, our celebratory programs bring together everything that has defined our work: the timeless power of Beethoven, collaborations across genres, and the extraordinary young musicians of YOLA, who represent our future. To share these performances in the place where I first stood before this orchestra, surrounded by the city and the stars, is an immense source of pride and gratitude."
On August 18, the National Symphony Orchestra will make its first appearance at the Hollywood Bowl with a celebration of American Music under Music Director Gianandrea Noseda.
There is also a Blue Note Jazz Festival and a July Fourth Fireworks Spectacular with The Beach Boys and John Stamos.
And with the Hollywood Bowl's stage recently re-named the "John Williams Stage," there will be numerous "Cinematic Celebrations" with performances of movie music including: Music from the Films of Wes Anderson, Joe Hisaishi’s Film Music Concert, How to Train Your Dragon, Top Gun: Maverick in Concert, Amadeus in Concert, Maestro of the Movies: A Tribute to John Williams and a Rodgers & Hammerstein’s The Sound of Music Sing-A-Long.
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I am a fan of Marc Bouchkov, he can be a bit rough around the edges sometimes, but he is a very soulful violinist. Kudos to LA Phil for inviting him.
As from ~ Elisabeth Matesky, Veteran Concert Artist in Violin now feeling the Years Passing with 6 Violinist Soloists only 3 Violinists IMO will perform offering GOAT music making with the LA Philharmonic differing Conductors for Gustavo Dudamel, Outgoing International Super Star Conductor In-Chief of the Los Angeles Philharmonic which my Generation once 'Owned', and seeing this immense turn over does touch the tender portions of one's Heart ... Indeed, when We, Baby Boomers, sprang up on the International Classical Music Concert Scene, we were determined to do All "Our Way" and so it goes with changing Times and Generations, of the Six 3 really will make music on Violin in their own way and I do have a few Thoughts before signing Out or leaving off for another professional commitment Today, Sunday, 22nd of February, anno 2 0 2 6 ~ {#3}
For Two Glorious Weeks I have witnessed the Youth of the World with Wonder and enduring attitudes about How to Live Life with a major Purpose and doing so for more than 4 Years which separates all Olympic Games whether in Summer or Winter ... I have been deeply Inspired by the Grand Young known as "Quad King", Ilia Malinin, skating far ahead of all his Peers admiring and revering his by now so young at 21, Art of Figure Skating in Men's Sport turning it into Artistic Merit with New and Expected of himself even up to Seven planned Quads which due to "Life Happens" irony did not occur on That Evening in the Finals of the Men's Figure Skating Free Skate yet On Display and for a young Skater or Young People was a Matured Attitude of Gratitude by the near Worshipped young Genius of The Ice, within nano seconds of a set of Falls Never Expected by his growing International Friends Audiences, yet going up to Never Expecting Gold or Silver for that matter, Khazhastan, Young Man who did Land 4 Quads and very cleanly yet dutifully minus the Pizzazz and Surety of a Master of 21, Ilia Malinin, almost Heifetzian in similarity to our Hero of Violin, and my Mentor, Jascha Heifetz, with perfection and beauty fused all together Until ... But After "Until" Flawed, Ilia immediately went up to the Young In Shock Skater from Khazhastan, then declared the Gold Medal Winner to his utter disbelief, due Malinin's Travesty and embraced his also young skating Colleague with warmth and wrapping his, {Malinin's} arms around the young Skater praising his skating and wishing him all the Best for his Future in Men's Figure Skating! This, in and of itself, was beyond Refreshing after witnessing an American Ice Dancing Duo actually lodge a Legal Complaint against the Loving French Ice Dancing Duo who skated as if in a Monet or Manet Painting with coloured inflections in their gloriously slow moving Ice Dance of Love conveying this beautifully and without any Sexual on Ice Inflections which had occurred frequently in other further back Olympic Competitions ... It was simply Beautiful Ice Duo Figure Skating out of French Impressionism Painting yet Real On The Olympic Ice which was unquestionably gorgeous and not to be Challenged which went Nowhere ... The constant reference in America or parts thereof about letting it all "Hang Out" were Not any Part of these Milano Olympics On Ice Figure Skating or Team USA and Others from our Friendly Foreign Countries. This was a Breath or many breaths of Fresh Air ... Many of us having been Concert playing Veterans of string Instruments were deeply Moved by the sincerity of our Youth from All over The World which has gifted yours truly a Gift of Hope for A Future I've wondered and worried about now for a very long period of time due many youth thinking those reading Books of Marxist Thought and even knowing of 'Mein Kampf' think they want to "Try Out" as an 'Experiment', aka, whilst young to then dump it if it does not work out with their I apologise, but must say, Childish Ideas and even Toddler Expectations ... {Detour: Look at NYC Youth right now upset about Higher Taxes due Hero for 6 months, new Mayor of NYC, raising Taxes on All ...} The Point: Grand Artistry wanted and loved Must Be Worked for!!! It is Not Handed down by God or any human mortal without Fully Committing one to endless Years of intent and Honest Practise with Goals stated and preparing to Reach Them 'Come H or High Water' (pardon me, an older phrase of my generation learnt from our Parents!)
It was a Refreshing Two Weeks of Goals aimed for in Young Faces with the determination of 'I'm going to do this as Best I Can and if not I will simply go back to learn much from this experience and come back more strongly and more matured than I am right now. I am Not Giving Up for promises of a Great Future without working for It!' This my friends was the International Mantra of nearly All Olympic Athletes in the Milano Olympics Competitions ... This Will Save America from a "doom" if not stopped negative thinking and/or training our Youth to become negative and Angered People due 300 Years Ago when so and so gave Land to the Family yet many young people without knowledge are Calling for Reparations to Every Group and unknown Groups of those being charged with being Owed Reparations by Generations unattached nor knowing to whom all or most of us are to Pay What to???? I am sickened by this sort of thinking and promotion by those who will only Take Reparations for their Non Profits some of or keep Monies innocently given by hard working Good People.
We Must Learn from All our Olympic Athletes who did Not Win yet will come Home with changed excited Attitudes to Work Better and with more disciplined saavy Ideas gained from others who Did Win yet also did Share many 'secrets' Of How to Win at the Olympic Games in just announced Provance in Fance in the French Alps gloried Mountains in Year 2030, just Around the Corner for those preparing for Gold and for All preparing to enter and be Accepted to the 2030 Olympic Winter Games in the Gorgeous French Alps come 2030 if All Do The Work to make possible a Win for by then praying America the Beautiful and not divided by radicals but united by Good Goals and good parenting setting the Clock Back to Greatest Generation thinking and Doing which changed America to a Better United States!
~ ~ ~ Resting my Case for Positive Input for 2030 ~ ~ ~
........ Elisabeth Matesky, 'Apostle' of Heifetz ........
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February 19, 2026 at 07:50 AM · An exciting programme!