MUSIC REVIEWS
Edo de Waart Leads the San Diego Symphony in Beethoven and Kabalevsky at The Rady Shell
Under Edo de Waart, Yao Zhao and the San Diego Symphony performed Dmitri Kabalevsky’s G Minor Cello Concerto Friday at The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park.
Read MoreOpera Neo Opens Its Summer Festival with Festive Aria Gala at The Conrad
Sunday July 10, 2022, at The Conrad in downtown La Jolla, a baker’s dozen of rising opera stars offered their best arias in Aria Gala, the opening salvo of this year’s Opera Neo Summer Festival.
Read MoreGuest Conductor Rob Fisher Leads a Stunning Tribute to Jerry Herman’s World of Musical Theater
Although a program of musical theater golden oldies has long been a staple of the San Diego Symphony’s summer programming, Friday’s homage to the musical theater genius of Jerry Herman presented at The Rady Shell soared high above those generic revues.
Read MoreOpera Neo Collaborates with Hungarian State Opera for Mozart’s ‘La finta giardiniera’ in Budapest
Friday, July 1, 2022, at Budapest’s Eiffel Art Studios, the Hungarian State Opera in collaboration with San Diego’s Opera Neo, presented a musically rich, smartly staged production of Mozart’s ‘La finta giardiniera.’
Read MoreGilbert Castellanos and Friends Present Bracing Tribute to the Music of Thelonious Monk
Sunday at The Rady Shell, San Diego’s premier jazz trumpeter and impresario Gilbert Castellanos assembled an elite sextet of musicians to celebrate the music of Thelonious Monk.
Read MorePayare Opens Summer Season at The Rady Shell with Mussorgsky and a New Piano Concerto by Reinaldo Moya
San Diego Symphony Music Director Rafael Payare opened the Symphony’s summer season Friday, June 24, 2022, at The Rady Shell.
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