Featured Performers
- Anne Akiko Meyers, violin
- Emmanuel Ceysson, harp
- Megan Goldstein, dancer
- Davon Rashawn, dancer
- Jodie Gates, choreographer
Program
- Michio MIYAGI: Haru no Umi (The Sea in Spring)
- Jakub CIUPIŃSKI: Wreck of the Umbria
- SMETANA: Má vlast: The Moldau, Op. 43
Philip GLASS: Metamorphosis II
- Arvo PÄRT: Spiegel im Spiegel
SAINT-SAËNS: The Swan (choreography by Jodie Gates in collaboration with dancers)
- VILLA-LOBOS: Song of the Black Swan
- Philip GLASS: New Chaconne (world premiere)
A co-presentation of Laguna Beach Live! and the Philharmonic Society of Orange County
Pre-concert lecture at 7pm with KUSC's Brian Lauritzen
Limited tickets available for day-of sales. To check availability, you may go to the Laguna Playhouse starting at 6:30pm.
The 22nd annual Laguna Beach Music Festival features violinist Anne Akiko Meyers. One of the world’s most esteemed violinists, Anne Akiko Meyers has been described as “a musical wizard, with astonishing access to every kind of expressive color” (San Diego Union-Tribune).
Anne Akiko Meyers creates a “beautiful sonic world full of color and movement and breath” in her Opening Night program: “Metamorphoses,” featuring new premieres of arrangements for violin-harp as well as violin-electronics.