To massively oversimplify, that sensibility is to treat music as something that flows like a river, as does a raga, rather than, say, a frozen symphonic edifice composed of harmonic building blocks. As a conductor, Mehta has always known exactly where he was going. Early on he made a name for himself having memorized scores, […]
Blog: The Times’ college football experts make their pick for the national championship: It’s ‘Roll Tide,’ again
It’s the final game of the season, the last chance for The Times’ college football “experts” to show how good they are at picking winners. For the season, no one did it better than deputy sports editor Mike Hiserman, who will hold off national college football writer David Wharton by one game. We could mention […]
Blog: Every Look From the 2019 Golden Globes Red Carpet
Hosts Sandra Oh in Atelier Versace and Andy Samberg in Brunello Cucinelli at the 76th Annual Golden Globe Awards. Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images We’re only a week into 2019 and entertainment heavyweights are already making their way down the red carpet to kick off the year — and awards season — with a well-dressed bang. The Golden […]
Blog: Zubin Mehta, now L.A. Phil conductor emeritus, lets the soul flow out of Brahms
To massively oversimplify, that sensibility is to treat music as something that flows like a river, as does a raga, rather than, say, a frozen symphonic edifice composed of harmonic building blocks. As a conductor, Mehta has always known exactly where he was going. Early on he made a name for himself having memorized scores, […]
Blog: Undermanned Lakers Can’t Catch Wolves
Ivica Zubac split a pair of free throws, giving the Lakers a 1-0 lead. The remaining 47 minutes and 43 seconds were all downhill. Minnesota responded with 15 unanswered points and built its lead as high as 28, rolling past the Lakers, 108-86. The Lakers (21-19) fell for the fifth time in six games since […]
Blog: Leaders of L.A. school district and teachers union head to church as scheduled strike approaches
Leaders of the Los Angeles school district and its teachers union both went to church this weekend, but their sermons and audiences had little in common as a Thursday strike date approaches. Alex Caputo-Pearl, president of United Teachers Los Angeles, gave a pep talk to his members Saturday at… Source: latimes.com – Los Angeles Times