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 - March 26, 2019

Highlights include a Florence Price piano sonata and a swinging new arrangement of a Duke Ellington classic.

Richard S. Ginell - March 19, 2019

Jenny Wong conducts works that grapple with the aftermath of death in different ways.

Richard S. Ginell - March 5, 2019

Ahead of an international tour, the LA Phil stretches its Mahler muscles.

Richard S. Ginell - February 18, 2019

Thomas Wilkins conducts revelatory performances of works by Duke Ellington, William Grant Still, and George Gershwin.

Richard S. Ginell - January 17, 2019

Despite the title, “The Edge of Jazz” plays more to the concert hall than to the swinging bandstand.

Richard S. Ginell - December 3, 2018

His masterful setting of a Carl Sandburg poem highlights the first concert of MTT’s two-week residency in Los Angeles.

Richard S. Ginell - November 20, 2018

Grant Gershon leads a program pairing Bach with an Indian-inspired West Coast premiere from Reena Esmail.

Richard S. Ginell - November 19, 2018

Fives hours of performances — from Berio to Yoko Ono — make for a fun, irresistible evening.

Richard S. Ginell - November 12, 2018

The famous avant-garde jazz album sets the stage for new compositions.

Richard S. Ginell - October 29, 2018

LACO shows its strengths throughout the challenging, unusual program from Seattle Symphony’s upcoming music director.