Sunday, November 22, 2026 at 4:00 PM
The Wallis, Beverly Hills
LOS ANGELES CHAMBER ORCHESTRA Ludovic Morlot, CONDUCTOR Wu Man, PIPA Benjamin Smolen, FLUTE HUANG RUO: _Folksongs for Orchestra_ MASON BATES: Pipa Concerto **WORLD PREMIERE** EÍMEAR NOONE: Flute Concerto **WORLD PREMIERE** A.SCHOENBERG: Chamber Symphony No. 2, Op.38 French conductor **Ludovic** **Morlot** leads an evening of music that spans continents, cultures, and personal histories. The program opens with **Huang** **Ruo**’s _Folksongs for Orchestra_, refracting the melodic richness of Chinese folk tradition into kaleidoscopic orchestral color. It continues with the world premiere of **Mason** **Bates'** Pipa Concerto, a daring collision of ancient Chinese lute and modern orchestra, performed by virtuoso **Wu** **Man**. The second half features the world premiere of **Eímear** **Noone**’s autobiographical Flute Concerto, performed by LACO Principal Flute **Benjamin** **Smolen**, which traces her path as a composer forging a career in the male-dominated world of film music. The evening concludes with **Schoenberg**’s beloved Chamber Symphony No. 2. An unforgettable afternoon that proves music has always been one of our most powerful bridges between worlds, histories, and the life of the imagination.