Today, the LA Phil announced a major addition to its 2025/26 season at Walt Disney Concert Hall: Academy Award–winning actress Cate Blanchett will appear as narrator in four performances of Beethoven’s Egmont in February 2026 conducted by Gustavo Dudamel. In a bold reimagining of the work, Blanchett will portray Egmont in a new adaptation, created in collaboration with acclaimed playwright Jeremy O. Harris, featuring soprano Elena Villalón.
Traditionally delivered by a male narrator, the role of Egmont has been reconceived for Blanchett as part of a powerful artistic vision that illuminates themes of resistance, freedom, and heroism.
The program also includes the world premiere of Ricardo Lorenz’s Humboldt’s Nature, and pianist Yunchan Lim performing Schumann’s Piano Concerto.
For more information, please visit the LA Phil's website.
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© Gustavo Dudamel
Today, the LA Phil announced a major addition to its 2025/26 season at Walt Disney Concert Hall: Academy Award–winning actress Cate Blanchett will appear as narrator in four performances of Beethoven’s Egmont in February 2026 conducted by Gustavo Dudamel. In a bold reimagining of the work, Blanchett will portray Egmont in a new adaptation, created in collaboration with acclaimed playwright Jeremy O. Harris, featuring soprano Elena Villalón.
Traditionally delivered by a male narrator, the role of Egmont has been reconceived for Blanchett as part of a powerful artistic vision that illuminates themes of resistance, freedom, and heroism.
The program also includes the world premiere of Ricardo Lorenz’s Humboldt’s Nature, and pianist Yunchan Lim performing Schumann’s Piano Concerto.
For more information, please visit the LA Phil's website.
Today, the LA Phil announced a major addition to its 2025/26 season at Walt Disney Concert Hall: Academy Award–winning actress Cate Blanchett will appear as narrator in four performances of Beethoven’s Egmont in February 2026 conducted by Gustavo Dudamel. In a bold reimagining of the work, Blanchett will portray Egmont in a new adaptation, created in collaboration with acclaimed playwright Jeremy O. Harris, featuring soprano Elena Villalón.
Traditionally delivered by a male narrator, the role of Egmont has been reconceived for Blanchett as part of a powerful artistic vision that illuminates themes of resistance, freedom, and heroism.
The program also includes the world premiere of Ricardo Lorenz’s Humboldt’s Nature, and pianist Yunchan Lim performing Schumann’s Piano Concerto.
For more information, please visit the LA Phil's website.
Today, the LA Phil announced a major addition to its 2025/26 season at Walt Disney Concert Hall: Academy Award–winning actress Cate Blanchett will appear as narrator in four performances of Beethoven’s Egmont in February 2026 conducted by Gustavo Dudamel. In a bold reimagining of the work, Blanchett will portray Egmont in a new adaptation, created in collaboration with acclaimed playwright Jeremy O. Harris, featuring soprano Elena Villalón.
Traditionally delivered by a male narrator, the role of Egmont has been reconceived for Blanchett as part of a powerful artistic vision that illuminates themes of resistance, freedom, and heroism.
The program also includes the world premiere of Ricardo Lorenz’s Humboldt’s Nature, and pianist Yunchan Lim performing Schumann’s Piano Concerto.
For more information, please visit the LA Phil's website.
Today, the LA Phil announced a major addition to its 2025/26 season at Walt Disney Concert Hall: Academy Award–winning actress Cate Blanchett will appear as narrator in four performances of Beethoven’s Egmont in February 2026 conducted by Gustavo Dudamel. In a bold reimagining of the work, Blanchett will portray Egmont in a new adaptation, created in collaboration with acclaimed playwright Jeremy O. Harris, featuring soprano Elena Villalón.
Traditionally delivered by a male narrator, the role of Egmont has been reconceived for Blanchett as part of a powerful artistic vision that illuminates themes of resistance, freedom, and heroism.
The program also includes the world premiere of Ricardo Lorenz’s Humboldt’s Nature, and pianist Yunchan Lim performing Schumann’s Piano Concerto.
For more information, please visit the LA Phil's website.
Today, the LA Phil announced a major addition to its 2025/26 season at Walt Disney Concert Hall: Academy Award–winning actress Cate Blanchett will appear as narrator in four performances of Beethoven’s Egmont in February 2026 conducted by Gustavo Dudamel. In a bold reimagining of the work, Blanchett will portray Egmont in a new adaptation, created in collaboration with acclaimed playwright Jeremy O. Harris, featuring soprano Elena Villalón.
Traditionally delivered by a male narrator, the role of Egmont has been reconceived for Blanchett as part of a powerful artistic vision that illuminates themes of resistance, freedom, and heroism.
The program also includes the world premiere of Ricardo Lorenz’s Humboldt’s Nature, and pianist Yunchan Lim performing Schumann’s Piano Concerto.
For more information, please visit the LA Phil's website.
Today, the LA Phil announced a major addition to its 2025/26 season at Walt Disney Concert Hall: Academy Award–winning actress Cate Blanchett will appear as narrator in four performances of Beethoven’s Egmont in February 2026 conducted by Gustavo Dudamel. In a bold reimagining of the work, Blanchett will portray Egmont in a new adaptation, created in collaboration with acclaimed playwright Jeremy O. Harris, featuring soprano Elena Villalón.
Traditionally delivered by a male narrator, the role of Egmont has been reconceived for Blanchett as part of a powerful artistic vision that illuminates themes of resistance, freedom, and heroism.
The program also includes the world premiere of Ricardo Lorenz’s Humboldt’s Nature, and pianist Yunchan Lim performing Schumann’s Piano Concerto.
For more information, please visit the LA Phil's website.
Made with ❤️ and 🔥 by Unison Media
© Gustavo Dudamel
