Violinist returns for orchestra's opening

Joyce Rudolph

Music Director Jeffrey Kahane and the Los Angeles Chamber

Orchestra welcome back young American violinist Hilary Hahn to open

the 2002-2003 season at 8 p.m. Saturday at The Alex Theatre.

The audience will preview Hahn's recording of two Bach concertos

with the orchestra. The orchestra is recording the complete Bach

violin concertos for Sony Classical during the 2002-2003 season:

violin concertos nos. 1 and 2, the double violin concerto with Hahn

and concertmaster Margaret Batjer, and the double concerto for violin

and oboe with Hahn and principal oboe Allan Vogel.

To order tickets, call (213) 622-7001, ext. 215, from 10 a.m. to 4

p.m. Monday through Friday. The Alex is at 216 N. Brand Blvd.,

Glendale.