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Alex Greenbaum Offers a Tempting Buffet of Gems for Cello Solo at the San Diego Central Library

By Ken Herman | September 14, 2024 |

Cellist Alex Greenbaum played a noontime solo recital Friday at the San Diego Central Library to inaugurate Art of Elan’s new monthly concert series there. In words of welcome, Kate Hatmaker, the San Diego musical organization’s Artistic and Executive Director, outlined the musical intentions of this project, noting that the expansive cityscape view of downtown San Diego from this spacious corner room on the library’s ninth floor inspired her to propose this series to the Central Library. Greenbaum titled his engaging program Sarabandes and Sojourns, a collection of a dozen short movements that spliced works by contemporary and 20th-century composers…

Blake Pouliot and the San Diego Symphony Soar in Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto at the Rady Shell

By Ken Herman | September 1, 2024 |

Under the baton of Music Director Rafael Payare, the San Diego Symphony and guest soloist Blake Pouliot gave a scintillating account of Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto on Friday’s all-Tchaikovsky concert at The Rady Shell..

La Jolla Playhouse’s Latest Celebrates Drag and Acceptance

By David Dixon | August 29, 2024 |
Sasha Velour.

Director, Moisés Kaufman, is known for staging emotional and sobering dramas inspired by true events such as The Laramie Project, I Am My Own Wife, and Here There Are Blueberries. His latest show at the La Jolla Playhouse (a co-production with Tectonic Theater Project), Velour: A Drag Spectacular, is much more joyful and uplifting than some of his other notable work.

The San Diego Symphony’s Renewed Jacobs Music Center Is Finally Ready to Open Its Doors Again

By Ken Herman | August 28, 2024 |

With the completion of the extensive three-year renovation of the Jacobs Music Center, the San Diego Symphony’s downtown home, Symphony lovers will soon be enjoying regular concerts in indoor comfort.

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