With hugely destructive wildfires still blazing in and around Los Angeles, several of the city’s premier music organizations have canceled or postponed their scheduled weekend concerts.
The Los Angeles Philharmonic’s Jan. 9, 11, and 12 subscription concerts have been canceled. They were to have featured Sunwook Kim performing Brahms’s Second Piano Concerto and Louis Langrée conducting Robert Schumann’s Fourth Symphony. Tickets will be automatically refunded to the original method of payment.
Another Walt Disney Concert Hall event, the Jan. 10 pop concert with composer and multi-instrumentalist Cody Fry and the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, has been postponed.
“A new date and additional information will be communicated to ticketholders via email as soon as it is arranged,” the LA Phil said in a statement. “Your tickets for the Jan. 10 concert will be valid for the new date yet to be announced and no action is needed on your part.
“Our hearts are with all the members of our community who are impacted by the fires and our immense gratitude goes out to all the firefighters and first responders who are tirelessly working to protect us,” the statement continued. “Please stay safe.”
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra has postponed its Baroque concerts scheduled for Jan. 11 at The Wallis in Beverly Hills and Jan. 12 at The Huntington in San Marino. They were to have featured violinist Margaret Batjer and countertenor Reginald Mobley.
“If you already have tickets to either performance, you will be contacted by the box office shortly,” LACO said in a statement. “Our thoughts are with everyone impacted by the fires.”
Camerata Pacifica, which is scheduled to perform a mix of Bach and Bach-inspired new music in four Southern California locations beginning Sunday, Jan. 12, was still determining whether and how to proceed as of Friday morning, Jan. 10. Updated information will be available on the organization’s website.
In addition, the Sierra Madre Playhouse, which is located within the evacuation zone for the Eaton fire, has shut down and postponed all of this weekend’s performances.