Posts by Ken Herman
Music of Gabriela Ortiz and Tan Dun Enrich Second Program of the Symphony’s “To the Earth” Festival
To continue their “To the Earth” online festival, San Diego Symphony Music Director Rafael Payare and Festival Curator Steven Schick offered their second installment on Wednesday, music to celebrate the midday: Noon.
Read MoreSan Diego Opera’s Promising 2021-2022 Season Goes Back Into Theaters
Now that the restrictions of the current pandemic are lifting, San Diego Opera General Director David Bennett has announced the company’s 2021-2022 season.
Read MoreRafael Payare and Steven Schick Present an Online Kaleidoscope of Morning Music from the Rady Shell
San Diego Symphony Music Director Rafael Payare and UC San Diego composer-conductor Steven Schick have assembled three online concerts under the highly programmatic title “To The Earth,” which opened Friday with the first installment, “Morning: Birds and Light.”
Read MoreMainly Mozart in an Open Field East of the I-5
The 2021 Mainly Mozart Mainly Festival with it impressive roster of players performed at the Surf Cup Sports Park off Via De La Valle in Del Mar.
Read MoreRising Stars Cellist Zlatomir Fung and Pianist Richard Fu Make Impressive La Jolla Debuts
The young American cellist Zlatomir Fung and pianist Richard Fu gave a recital at The Conrad in downtown La Jolla Saturday, June 5, 2021.
Read MoreSan Diego Symphony’s Bold Programming at the New Rady Shell at Jacobs Park
Friday, May 21, 2021, turned out to be a red letter day for the San Diego Symphony. In the morning, the orchestra unveiled four months of pops and classical orchestra programming it will present at the new Rady Shell at Jacobs Park, and Friday evening the organization released online the first San Diego Symphony concert, with Music Director Rafael Payare conducting, from this new venue on San Diego Bay.
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