This event is in the past.It took place on March 6, 2026 at Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall.


Watch John Malkovich become the critic you love to hate. In this theatrical comedy, the iconic actor verbally demolishes beloved masterpieces by Beethoven, Debussy, and Ravel while a live orchestra plays the very music he's mocking.
Theatrical comedy
Classical music
Star performance
Orchestral spectacle
Tips
🎭John Malkovich live on stage
🎻violinist Aleksey Igudesman created the show
😈he plays an 'evil critic' trashing classics
John Malkovich in Aleksey Igudesman’s The Music Critic
Civic Center


Watch John Malkovich become the critic you love to hate. In this theatrical comedy, the iconic actor verbally demolishes beloved masterpieces by Beethoven, Debussy, and Ravel while a live orchestra plays the very music he's mocking.
Theatrical comedy
Classical music
Star performance
Orchestral spectacle
Tips
🎭John Malkovich live on stage
🎻violinist Aleksey Igudesman created the show
😈he plays an 'evil critic' trashing classics
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