Posts by Ken Herman
San Diego Symphony Returns to the San Diego Civic Theatre with A Varied Program of Still, Berlioz and Rachmaninoff
The San Diego Symphony returned to its former home, the San Diego Civic Theatre, on Friday for the first orchestra concert of 2022.
Read MoreZoltán Fejérvári’s Scintillating Debut Recital at The Conrad
Zoltán Fejérvári’s technical prowess easily warranted the eager standing ovations he received at his January 16, 2022, solo recital performed at The Conrad in La Jolla.
Read MoreMyriad Trio Soars at Mingei International Museum
The Myriad Trio’s blessedly unpredictable, brilliantly performed concert Thursday, January 13, at Balboa Park’s Mingei International Museum managed to erase the dispiriting tedium of our lingering pandemic.
Read MoreEmanuel Ax Brings Both Authority and Brilliance to His All-Chopin Recital in La Jolla
With pianist Emanuel Ax’s impeccable technique and unfailing stylistic empathy, he performed an all-Chopin recital at The Conrad on January 7, 2021.
Read MoreBach Collegium San Diego Offers a Rewarding Tribute to Christmas Music by Marc-Antoine Charpentier
On December 19, 2021, Artistic Director Ruben Valenzuela and the Bach Collegium San Diego presented a concert devoted to Maarc-Antoine Charpentier’s music at All Souls’ Episcopal Church in Point Loma.
Read MoreSan Diego Symphony Salutes the Season with Noël, Noël Outdoors at The Rady Shell
For the record, we did not hear “Little Drummer Boy” at the San Diego Symphony’s program “Noël, Noël at The Rady Shell” on Friday, December 11, 2021. But it may have been the only familiar holiday song not performed or referenced in the orchestra’s sleekly re-imagined annual Christmas concert, presented for the first time at The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park.
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