Violinist Anne Akiko Meyers returns to the Hollywood Bowl on Tuesday, Sept. 2 at 8 p.m. (gate time: 6 p.m.) with the Latin Grammy-winning “Fandango,” plus Shostakovich’s most famous — and searingly powerful — symphony.
Winner of the 2024 Latin Grammy for Best Classical Contemporary Composition, “Fandango” is a love letter to the Spanish dance and its New World progeny written for Meyers.
“The concerto itself is a rain forest of impossible challenges. Yet Anne Akiko Meyers, for whom the work was written, soared through this jungle, her 1741 Guarneri del Gesù violin jumping, bouncing, playing the frequent high registers with operatic facility” (ConcertoNet.com).
Márquez’s irresistible “Danzón No. 2” kicks things off on a lively note.
The evening culminates in Shostakovich’s grand Symphony No. 5, his most popular work. Written when the composer was at his most desperate, this powerful statement, filled with driving rhythms and overarching bombast, helped Shostakovich climb back into the good graces of the Soviet government after the disastrous reception of his opera, “Lady Macbeth of Mtensk District.”
Meyers will be performing with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, conducted by Giancarlo Guerrero.
Stick around after the concert to meet the star performer in the Box Office Plaza, where she will be signing recordings.
This performance is generously supported in part by the Kohl Virtuoso Violin Fund.
The Hollywood Bowl is located at 2301 Highland Ave. in Hollywood. Info/tickets: www.hollywoodbowl.com/events/performances/3627/2025-09-02/marquezs-fandango-shostakovichs-fifth#