Posts by Ken Herman
Art of Elan Serves Up New Music with Panache
Thursday Art of Elan returned to the performance hall of Balboa Park’s Mingei International Museum to present a concert of contemporary chamber music, including several premieres.
Read MoreMala Forma Improvisatory Dance Troupe Takes Over Bread & Salt
The contemporary dance troupe Mala Forma presented ‘The Cancelled School of Performance’ Friday at Barrio Logan’s Bread & Salt.
Read MoreA Week of Inspiring Jazz Concerts in San Diego
Last week proved extraordinary for experiencing jazz in San Diego’s premier classical music venues, La Jolla’s Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center and Balboa Park’s Mingei International Museum.
Read MoreBritish Tenor Adam Smith Deconstructs Pinkerton for San Diego Opera’s ‘Madama Butterfly’
British tenor Adam Smith will be featured in the role of Lieutenant Pinkerton in San Diego Opera’s production of Puccini’s ‘Madama Butterfly’ that opens April 26, 2024..
Read MoreThe Vocal Ensemble Amacord Brings Passion to Motets and Masses by Josquin des Pez in La Jolla
On Sunday, the much lauded German vocal ensemble Amacord sang a concert devoted to the sacred music of Josquin des Prez at La Jolla’s St. James by-the-Sea Episcopal Church.
Read MoreLang Lang Returns to the San Diego Symphony for a Pair of Saint-Saëns Offerings
At the Rady Shell on Friday, pianist Lang Lang returned to the San Diego Symphony under guest conductor Otto Tausk to play Camille Saint-Saëns’ Second Piano Concerto in G Minor as well as his ‘The Carnival of the Animals’.
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