L.A. Phil’s TchaikovskyFest

Violinist Alina Pogostkina plays Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto with the Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela.  (Katie Falkenberg / Los Angeles Times)

Violinist Alina Pogostkina bows and receives a standing ovation from the audience after playing a solo encore following Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto.  (Katie Falkenberg / Los Angeles Times)

Conductor Gustavo Dudamel kisses the hand of violinist Alina Pogostkina.  (Katie Falkenberg / Los Angeles Times)

At the end of the performance, Gustavo Dudamel acknowledges the audience with members of the Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela.  (Katie Falkenberg / Los Angeles Times)