Richard S. Ginell

Richard S. Ginell writes regularly about music for the Los Angeles Times, Musical America.com, and Classical Voice North America. He has also contributed to Gramophone and The Strad, among many other publications. In another lifetime, he was chief music critic of the Los Angeles Daily News. He is also the author of the recently released book Makin’ a Joyful Noise: The Lives and Times of the (Slightly) Fabulous Limeliters.

Articles By This Author

Richard S. Ginell - February 25, 2025

Baritone Simon Keenlyside and mezzo-soprano Ekaterina Gubanova perform Mahler’s early songs with Dudamel and the orchestra.

Richard S. Ginell - February 11, 2025

Conductor Xian Zhang returns to Walt Disney Concert Hall with this rarity, and pianist George Li plays Tchaikovsky.

Richard S. Ginell - February 4, 2025

Conductor Susanna Mälkki leads the LA Phil in the great composer’s 2023 trumpet concerto, HUSH.

Richard S. Ginell - January 28, 2025

Under conductor Eun Sun Kim, the Rachmaninoff-heavy concert also includes composer Nico Muhly’s latest work.

Richard S. Ginell - January 7, 2025

Violinist Lisa Batiashvili is brilliant in Beethoven, and the orchestra responds marvelously to Ticciati.

Richard S. Ginell - January 7, 2025

Sony Classical has put out a 22-CD anthology that captures the heyday of recordings devoted to this American composer.

Richard S. Ginell - December 17, 2024

A magnificent performance of Schoenberg’s massive cantata, led by Zubin Mehta, caps a mini festival of the composer’s early works.

Richard S. Ginell - December 10, 2024

The conductor has developed into one of the world’s greatest, as he shows here with the LA Phil.

Richard S. Ginell - November 12, 2024

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

Richard S. Ginell - October 29, 2024

The conservatory’s head of conducting studies draws a poised performance from these student musicians.