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Remember Gautier Capucon? He's back at the Disney Hall with his cello (and brother) in tow, to finish off Brahms Unbound with a bang.

The Royal Danish Ballet is returning to So Cal for the first time in 15 years with 5 American premieres in 5 days. Program 1 features four Nordic choreographers and runs May 24th and 25th while Program 2 performs a comic ballet by August Bournonville.

Photo courtesy Nexon E3 Judges Week is an opportunity to check out some of the games and hardware that will be shown by the biggest companies at E3. Why? So that you actually have time to check everything out (take note Comic Con). Nexon participated in their first ever Judges Week and started off with a bang...and breakfast. Nexon is best known for their free to play online games. We're not talking Tetris, we're...

Good news! LACO announced their 2011-2012 season and Jeffrey Kahane's contract has been renewed for two more seasons. Next season highlights include some Golijov, chef and music pairings, Ralph Kirshbaum, and some father-son collaborations with Jeffrey and Gabriel Kahane (composer/vocalist).

Imagine getting drunk while listening to the Archduke Trio! Or watch it live next week (and get drunk). One door closes and another one opens right? While the Cal Phil unfortunately lost their summer home at the Arboretum to the Pasadena Pops, the Cal Phil kicked off a new series: "Music, Martinis, and the Maestro".

Cameron Carpenter is probably one of the best (and most controversial) organists to ever take the stage and he's performing this Sunday at the Disney Hall (a fun Mother's Day activity, if you're still looking for something to do) in a program featuring transcriptions of Bach (well Cameron's transcription of a Busoni transcription), Brahms, and Mahler. You can also follow him on Twitter and facebook to learn more.

Here's the Balanchine version so you can talk about how the classic version was sooooo much better (Note: we haven't seen the Eifman choreography, just teasing). The Eifman Ballet comes to town (well, the OC) from St. Petersburg to put on a production of Don Quixote at OCPAC. Eifman is known as an innovative choreographer so you're sure to see some "new twists" to this classic ballet.

Liszt's Via Crucis will be performed this Saturday the 23rd in Santa Monica. Liszt was born almost 200 years ago on October 22nd, 1811. To get a head start on the celebrations, you can go to Jacaranda's concert next Saturday at 8 PM. The program, titled Passion and Stillness, focuses on Liszt's vocal works and a piano transcription of a tone poem.

Next weekend, LACO brings Canadian pianist Jon Kimura Parker to LA to perform Beethoven's Emperor Concerto. If you missed out in January, don't miss out on this weekend's program which includes Dvorak's Serenade in E Major for Strings and John Harbison's Gli accordi più usati (“The Most Often Used Chords”).

John Cage on silence. Liven up your week with some Classical music! Also this week: Works of Steve Reich, Penderecki, Brahms, and more. Wednesday, April 6th: Kronos Quartet (here is the requisite Requiem for a Dream mention) is performing at the OC Performing Arts Center to celebrate the 75th birthday of composer Steve Reich..