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Hollywood Bowl at 100

The Hollywood Bowl has been around for more than a century. Since its first symphony under the stars until today, it has become an unforgettable part of Los Angeles' cultural landscape. Learn more about its history, the many memorable moments it has hosted in the past 100 years and its indelible place in the hearts of many Angelenos and artists.

The Hollywood Bowl shell with fireworks.
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Produced for the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association by Festival Productions. This gala concert celebrating Ella Fitzgerald benefitted the Hollywood Bowl Fund. | Los Angeles Philharmonic Archives
For Los Angeles residents, the Hollywood Bowl has become a part of their collective memory, highlighting the importance of public performance spaces.
Hollywood Bowl shell with fireworks | Adam Latham
The Hollywood Bowl’s fireworks are a booming exclamation point on an evening spent under the stars. But how do they come together?
John Williams conducts the LA Phil at the Hollywood Bowl | Craig T. Mathew/Mathew Imaging
John Williams' relationship with the orchestra began a long time ago, in a venue not too far away.
Trudy with one of her great-granchildren  | Courtesy of the Lehrer family
A WWII refugee builds a musical life in L.A.
An illustration of YOLA's Lili jumping with joy | Still from "My First Concert with Gustavo" republished from LA Phil
Lili Morales, a member of Youth Orchestra Los Angeles, recounts her first time on stage at the Hollywood Bowl, playing with LA Phil's Music and Artistic Director Gustavo Dudamel in vivid color.
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Artbound chats with renowned pianist Herbie Hancock about sharing the stage with Miles Davis, working with Flying Lotus, playing the keytar and more.
Evening performance at the Hollywood Bowl, 1940. Courtesy of the California Historical Society Collection, USC Libraries.
Every summer, Southern Californians flock to the Hollywood Bowl for evenings of music and picnicking under the stars. As the Los Angeles Philharmonic begins its 90th season at the venue, we look back at the Bowl's history through archived images from t...
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