L.A. Phil gala goes virtual with Dudamel, Katy Perry, Common
Print The Los Angeles Philharmonic is the orchestra that knows how to party. Its inimitable galas open each season with an audacious mishmash of reverence and irreverence, flash and substance, populism and glamour. Obviously, “Icons on Inspiration,” the L.A. Phil online benefit that begins a monthlong stream Saturday, can’t be that kind of gala. There has been no 2020-21 season. Walt Disney Concert Hall has been deserted for nearly a year. The Hollywood Bowl remained an empty shell last summer, with the exception of filmed L.A. Phil performances held under L.A. County’s stringent coro...