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Los Angeles Philharmonic

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The Los Angeles Philharmonic is an orchestra based in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Founded in 1919 by William Andrews Clark, Jr. with Walter Henry Rothwell as its conductor, it played its first concert in the same year, eleven days after its first rehearsal. The Orchestra's first home was at Fifth and Olive, in a venue that had previously been known as Clune's Auditorium, but was renamed Philharmonic Auditorium. From 1964 to 2003, the orchestra played its concerts in the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion of the Los Angeles Music Center. In 2003, it moved to the Frank Gehry-designed Walt Disney Concert Hall next door. In the summer the orchestra plays outdoor concerts at the Hollywood Bowl.

Subsequent principal conductors have included Artur Rodziński (1929-33), Otto Klemperer (1933-39), Eduard van Beinum (1956-59), Zubin Mehta (1962-78), Carlo Maria Giulini (1978-84) and André Previn (1985-89). From 1992, Esa-Pekka Salonen has been its music director and chief conductor.

Since its founding in 1919, the LA Philharmonic has played at least one concert a year in its "sister city", Santa Barbara, California, presented by the Community Arts Music Association (CAMA).

The LA Philharmonic performed the music in the pilot film to Battlestar Galactica, composed by Stu Phillips and Glen A. Larson.

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[edit] Members as of May 2006

First Violins

Second Violins

Violas

Cellos

Basses

Flutes

Piccolo

Oboes

English Horn

Clarinets

E-Flat Clarinet

Bass Clarinet

Bassoons

Countrabassoon

Horns

Trumpets

Trombones

Bass Trombone

Tuba

Timpani and Percussion

Keyboards

Harp

Librarians

Personnel Manager

Production Director

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