Posts by Ken Herman
The Human Toll of Border Politics: Nicolás Lell Benavides’ ‘Tres Minutos’
On Friday, the San Diego Symphony presented both the 2022 chamber opera ‘Tres Minutos” and the string quartet “El Correcaminos’ by Nicolás Lell Benavides at the Jacobs Music Center.
Read MoreLeila Josefowicz and the San Diego Symphony Soar in Thomas Adès’ Violin Concerto
San Diego Symphony guest conductor Elena Schwarz opted for the best of both worlds in her Saturday program, devoting her first half to a pair of contemporary works by John Adams and Thomas Adès. She balanced that challenge with Antonin Dvorák’s beloved Ninth Symphony ‘From the New World.’
Read MoreThe Hausmann Quartet’s ‘Pal Blue Dot’ CD Welcomes the Brave New World of Contemporary String Quartet Repertory
For the Hausmann Quartet’s first CD ‘Pale Blue Dot’ the San Diego ensemble has collected five contemporary works they have performed in recent seasons.
Read More‘La bohème’ Returns to San Diego Opera with Winning Cast to Open Season
San Diego Opera opened its 60th anniversary season Friday with a production of Puccini’s ‘La Bohème’ at San Diego Civic Theatre.
Read MoreTenor Nicholas Phan’s Ravishing Homage to the Baroque Aria
Tenor Nicholas Phan and the Bach Collegium San Diego directed by Ruben Valenzuela presented a concert of Baroque vocal music this past weekend in Cardiff and in Point Loma.
Read MorePaul Huang Plays a Brilliant Bruch Violin Concerto with the San Diego Symphony
Friday’s arch-Romantic San Diego Symphony concert at the Jacobs Music Center featured music by Mendelssohn, Bruch and Tchaikovsky.
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