Concerts: KOOL & THE GANG; VIOLA DAVIS; CHRISTINE AGUILERA; KAMASI WASHINGTON (The Hollywood Bowl, 2021)

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by Connor McCormick on June 26, 2021

in Concerts / Events,Music,Theater-Los Angeles

BACK TO THE BOWL

Finally. The Hollywood Bowl resumes performances. And the line-up from the Los Angeles Philharmonic is stellar. The sense of community will be more than palpable as we all come together not just to watch these amazing entertainers, but to celebrate the return of live performers in an atmosphere of joyful freedom. Here are some upcoming performances. Check out the season here.

4th of July Fireworks Spectacular
Friday, July 3, 2021 at 7:30PM
Saturday, July 4, 2021 at 7:30PM
Kool & The Gang
Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
Thomas Wilkins, conductor

Celebrate good times—and Independence Day—with the ultimate hitmakers, Kool & the Gang! The disco-funk greats bring the party to the Bowl for our annual Fourth of July Fireworks Spectacular, while Thomas Wilkins and the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra perform patriotic favorites. Get ready to get down on it!

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Peter and the Wolf
with Viola Davis & Dudamel Hollywood Bowl
Thursday, July 15, 2021 at 8PM
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
Viola Davis, narrator

PROKOFIEV Symphony No.1, Classical
BONDS Selections from Montgomery Variations
PROKOFIEV Peter and the Wolf

The Oscar®-, Emmy®-, and two-time Tony®-winning Viola Davis shares her powerful voice when she joins Gustavo and the LA Phil as narrator for Sergei Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf, which is loved by the children it introduced to the orchestra as well as generations of grownups charmed by its melodies and spirit. Dudamel leads Prokofiev’s Haydn-inspired symphony and selections from Margaret Bonds’ Montgomery Variations. Written in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. during the Selma-to-Montgomery marches, the Variations are a cycle of spirituals that were lost, restored, and finally performed for the first time in 2018.

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Christina Aguilera
with the LA Phil
Hollywood Bowl
Friday, July 16, 2021 at 8PM
Saturday, July 17, 2021 at 8PM
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor

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Singer and songwriter Christina Aguilera has long been renowned for the power of her voice. She’s racked up No. 1 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 in three straight decades—making her only the fourth female artist to do so—and she’s won six Grammy® Awards including one Latin Grammy. There’s only one thing this powerhouse singer hasn’t done: perform an entire concert live with orchestra. With Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic this July, she’s going to change that. You don’t want to miss this.

Kamasi Washington
Earl Sweatshirt
Anne Litt, Host
Sunday, July 18, 2021 at 7PM

Kamasi Washington brings ambitious scale to bear on jazz history and Earl Sweatshirt gets personal.

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