Los Angeles

Film and live performance intertwine in this multimedia work about a world on the brink of destruction.

The famous film composer conducts his own work on a program that also includes Pictures at an Exhibition.

Abduraimov returns to staple repertoire by Sergei Prokofiev and Modest Mussorgsky in a recital tour of the West Coast.

Shelley is only the third leader on the podium in the orchestra’s five-decade history, succeeding the long-serving Carl St. Clair.

The orchestra, joined by tenor Andrew Staples, gives its first performances of this rather underrated 1958 song cycle.

Connecting Aaron Copland’s Billy the Kid with the music of Black cowboys started Downes on a journey that she’ll share in this concert.

The choreographer’s company will be responding to both space and sound in an “exploratory opera” by experimental musician Julia Edith Rigby.

The ambitious daylong event now has a theme and a centerpiece film by visual artist Doug Aitken — Lightscape.

Both orchestras are nominated for signature projects led by their outgoing music directors.

This revival of Charles Gounod’s audience favorite is eye-catching as ever, and soprano Amina Edris is a standout Juliet.