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The Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles is seen here performing Lux Aurumque, which is on the program for Saturday's "Sure On This Shining Night" at the Walt Disney Concert Hall. The Cal Phil is bringing Beethoven and Broadway (and maybe you!) to the Arboretum (at 7:30 PM) and the Walt Disney Concert Hall (at 2 PM) this weekend.

Stephen Hough is performing this piece this Tuesday at the Hollywood Bowl. You can always expect an interesting performance (and outfit) whenever he's in town. With the plethora of options available to you this week, there's no reason to miss out on any concerts this week! Sunday- The Los Angeles Jewish Symphony is performing tonight at the Ford Amphitheatre at 7:30 PM. The idea of the Cinema Judaica is to celebrate the history and...

No oranges involved in tonight's performance of Carmen, which is probably a good thing. This week is probably going to present the best opportunity for you to see Dudamel in person. The Hollywood Bowl tickets are cheaper than the Walt Disney Concert Hall tickets, there are many more seats to fight over, and tickets are still available for all of his shows. Tonight, Dudamel is making his US opera debut with Bizet's Carmen, if...

Inside Biergarten (via Facebook) We've heard a few things here and there about a Korean-German restaurant in Koreatown called Biergarten, and as an ABK Germanophile, we had to check it out. For food they've got sausages, Korean tacos (apropos for any nouveau Korean restaurant), beer-can chicken, Pabst onion rings, sliders (one comes with peanut butter, and no we didn't get it), chicken wings, and the standard Korean pub fare. The food is reasonably priced...

Gabriela Montero and Gustavo Dudamel are frequent collaborators as Salonen was with John Adams, Saariaho, or Dawn Upshaw. We get a chance to see this collaboration for the first time next month (Montero performed last at the Hollywood Bowl with Thomas Wilkins). There are still a few tickets available for one of last week's pick, Southwest Chamber Music's Chamber music program at the Huntington Library tonight. If you're looking for picnic/takeout options for tonight's...

Inspired by the recent proliferation of lobster-related roundups (see: Tasting Table NYC's Claw-off, Bloomberg's Lobster Roll Hunt, Zagat's guide to purchasing live Maine Lobsters), we decided to do a lobster roll call of our own. Gothamist readers, the Mothership is still on the lookout for NYC's best lobster roll (We hear it's a guy who only takes your order if someone recommends you to him and drops your lobster roll off at an undisclosed location...

What's better than having a picnic while watching the sunset and listening to some music? Drinking your favorite wine/beer (legally) while watching the sunset and listening to some (Classical) music! Yes, you can bring your favorite libations to...

You might recognize Veronika Part (of the American Ballet Theatre) from the Late Show with David Letterman. You can watch her on stage as the principal in the July 18th performance of Sleeping Beauty. This week's Classical pick highlights a few dance and violin related performances (but sadly, no square dancing involved). It's probably a little too late to see Shen Yun, the Chinese dance and music show, but the American Ballet Theatre is...

The "Lacrymosa" from Mozart's Requiem was performed last week at the Hollywood Bowl. Last Tuesday at the Hollywood Bowl was a night of many firsts. The first of the Classical music concerts for the 2010 season, the first without Ernest Fleischmann (or Flora Thornton), the first opening concert with Grant Gershon at the helm (as Music Director of the LAMC), and the first summer season with Gustavo Dudamel as the conductor for the LA...

Peter Schickele (famous for his discovery of P.D.Q. Bach), always makes for an entertaining show. You can check out some of his music in this week's Classical pick. The Hollywood Bowl released an app earlier this week for your Android or iPhone. This free app lets you buy your tickets through your mobile phone, or make a list of favorite concerts and receive reminders and special announcements regarding those performances. It also provides a...