MUSIC REVIEWS
Musicians Shine Brightly at Mainly Mozart’s Spotlight Series
Pianist Anne-Marie McDermott and her colleagues give a splendid account of the rarely heard Dohnányi C Major Sextet and Beethoven’s Trio, Op.11 with clarinetist David Shifrin . . .
Read MoreLing and San Diego Symphony Give Defining Account of Mahler Sixth
San Diego Symphony Music Director Jahja Ling conducted a defining Mahler’s Sixth Symphony on Friday (April 29) at Copley Symphony Hall . . .
Read MoreAt Long Last the Spreckels Organ Regains Its Title Among Really Big Organs
On Saturday (April 23) the Spreckels Organ Society’s concert with Civic Organist Carol Williams celebrated the addition of the four new ranks (i.e., rows that now allow Balboa Park’s treasured Spreckels Organ to rightfully claim the title of the world’s largest outdoor pipe organ
Read MoreMurray Perahia: the Pinnacle of Piano Performance
In a transcendent solo recital in La Jolla on April 24, pianist Murray Perahia exhibited stellar technique and profound insight . . .
Read MoreClear-eyed Virtuosity Owns the Night
Christopher O’Riley and the New York Chamber Soloists play a marvelously varied program at UC San Diego’s Conrad Prebys Concert Hall for ArtPower
Read MoreSan Diego Symphony Introduces 2016-17 Season with Tantalizing Concert of Upcoming Music
Thursday in Copley Symphony Hall, the San Diego Symphony played an entire concert of craftily selected excerpts from the upcoming San Diego Symphony season under the adroit direction of Assistant conductor Sameer Patel.
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