Posts by Ken Herman
San Diego Symphony Offers New Monthly Online Concerts Starting January 29
From January to May 2021, the San Diego Symphony will livestream monthly virtual orchestral concerts featuring Music Director Rafael Payare and San Diego Symphony musicians.
Read MoreSan Diego Symphony Rings in the New Year with Piano Virtuoso Ray Ushikubo in Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue”
San Diego Symphony Music Director Rafael Payare revisited the traditional New Year’s Eve symphony concert Thursday, streaming an online program from the stage of Copley Symphony Hall.
Read MoreSan Diego Opera Celebrates the Season with Live Choral Music at Drive-in Screening of Its 2018 Christmas Choral Opera
The current pandemic has largely suspended choral performance, but San Diego Opera came to the rescue Monday with its drive-in “Holiday Sing-Along and All Is Calm” presentation at the Del Mar Fairgrounds.
Read MoreSan Diego Symphony Salutes the Holiday Season with Two Programs of Jazz and Traditional Carols
Copley Symphony Hall has been dark since mid-March, but last weekend, to offer some sorely needed musical Christmas cheer, the San Diego Symphony used the hall as a sound stage to stream online a pair of beautifully produced holiday specials.
Read MoreOpera NEO Presents Third Episode of Mozart’s ‘The Magic Flute’
Opera NEO returned online Saturday, November 28, with the third installment of its production of Mozart’s “The Magic Flute.”
Read MoreJeremy Denk’s Brilliant Piano Recital at Orange County’s Barclay Theatre
Jeremy Denk’s solo recital Saturday, November 21, at Irvine’s Barclay Theatre offered astute programming and discerning interpretation coupled with commanding technique. Who could ask for anything more?
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