[2] The symphony performs at a variety of venues in and around Los Angeles, including the Walt Disney Concert Hall,[3] the Ford Theatres,[4] and the Gindi Auditorium at American Jewish University.
[2] According to Ventura Blvd Magazine, “Even though the symphony’s repertoire references the historic and cultural Jewish experience, it maintains broad appeal with programs marked by contemporary themes and issues that affect us all.”[5] Since their founding in 1994, the Los Angeles Jewish Symphony has performed with a variety of entertainers, including Tovah Feldshuh, Roslyn Kind, Emily Bear, David Benoit, Hila Plitmann,[2] Leonard Nimoy, Theodore Bikel, Marvin Hamlisch, [6] Randy Newman,[7] Hershey Felder,[8] Laraine Newman,[4] Dave Koz,[3] Melissa Manchester,[9] Amick Byram,[10] and Alberto Mizrahi.
[11][12] In 2019, the symphony will return to Disney Hall to present Friendship and Harmony, a concert in collaboration with the Los Angeles Korean-American Musicians’ Association.
[16] In 2017, the symphony recorded Philadelphia-based composer Andrea Clearfield’s oratorio Women of Valor, featuring soloists Hila Plitmann, soprano, and Rinat Shaham, mezzo, with actress Tovah Feldshuh as narrator.
The recording, conducted by Green, highlighted the works of Jewish composer Eric Zeisl and featured Mark Kashper, violinist, and baritone/narrator Michael Sokol.