MUSIC REVIEWS
21st-Century Music of Swarmius Rubs Shoulders With Great Art of the Last Century in La Jolla
The intrepid Swarmius ensemble performed its unique easy-listening avant garde repertory at the Martin Lawrence Galleries’ opening on Saturday (April 2) amid that La Jolla venue’s impressive art by Picasso, Chagall, Miró, Sam Francis, and Dalí . . . .
Read MoreMidori and Macdonald Triumph in the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto
The noted Japanese violinist Midori gave an exciting, refreshing account of the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto with the San Diego Symphony on Friday (April 1) at Copley Symphony Hall . . .
Read MoreFormosa Quartet Premieres Lei Liang’s Mystical ‘Song Recollections’ for Art of Élan
“Song Recollections,” a newly commissioned string quartet by UC San Diego music faculty member Lei Liang, crowned Art of Élan’s Tuesday (March 29) concert at the San Diego Museum of Art . . .
Read MoreMontreal Symphony Orchestra Arrives with Star Power: Pianist Daniil Trifonov and Conductor Kent Nagano
Wednesday’s concert by the Montreal Symphony Orchestra at the Jacobs Music Center featured piano superstar Daniil Trifonov in Sergei Prokofiev’s daunting Third Piano Concerto . . .
Read MoreRare Buxtehude Cantata Shines Brightly in Pacific Beach
San Diego Pro Arte Voices brought Dietrich Buxtehude’s extended Lenten devotional cantata “Membra Jesu Nostri” out of the archives and into a moving live performance Tuesday (March 22) in Pacific Beach
Read MoreMalashock Dance Brings Symphony Commission to Life
Dance ruled at the San Diego Symphony’s concerts this weekend (March 18-20) with a powerful account of Stravinsky’s Suite from “The Firebird” and the premiere of a Gabriela Lena Frank’s “Five Scenes” danced by seven members of Malashock Dance . . .
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