Sunday, February 15, 2026 at 4:00 PM
The Wallis, Beverly Hills
**_Music @ The Wallis is generously made possible by Terri and Jerry Kohl._** On Valentine’s weekend, LACO offers a tale of passion and intrigue, told through **Fauré**’s hauntingly beautiful score to the play _Pelléas et Mélisande_. The evening begins with a jolt of the contemporary: the world premiere of **Michael Abels**’s Concerto for Orchestra, bursting with Abels’s characteristic energy and color. Award-winning performer Fazil Say closes the program with **Beethoven**’s Third Piano Concerto, where Classical restraint gives way to Romantic turbulence—a work that, even after two centuries, still feels urgent and unsettled. **LOS ANGELES CHAMBER ORCHESTRA** Jaime Martín, MUSIC DIRECTOR Fazil Say, PIANO **PROGRAM** Michael Abels, Concerto for Orchestra **WORLD** **PREMIERE**\* Gabriel Fauré, Pelléas et Melisande, Op. 80 Ludwig van Beethoven, Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37 \*Abels is commissioned through the Joan and Jeff Beal Fund for Living Composers, established to support composers currently working in the entertainment industry. * * * Read safety information [here](https://thewallis.org/safety).