MUSIC REVIEWS
Defining Home: Art of Elan’s Multicultural Discoveries
‘Defining Home’–Art of Elan’s Sunday program presented at Balboa Park’s Mingei International Museum–featured the Hausmann Quartet playing contemporary music of composers from starkly different traditions.
Read MoreCamarada Celebrates Mariachi Traditions and Influences at Park & Market
Camarada’s Saturday concert, titled ‘En Fuego’ on Camarada’s Music of the Americas@Park & Market series celebrated mariachi music and its influence on the music of this hemisphere.
Read MorePayare and the San Diego Symphony Deliver a Sumptuous Mahler Fourth at The Rady Shell
Friday’s balmy weather provided the ideal al fresco return of the San Diego Symphony to the Rady Shell at Jacobs Park, where Rafael Payare led a program of Debussy and Mahler.
Read MoreMidori Plays Transcendent Bach at The Conrad
Midori, arguably the most self-contained of musical performers, played half of J. S. Bach’s six unaccompanied violin works—two sonatas and a partita—and a pair of shorter contemporary solo violin compositions at The Conrad
Read MoreThe Emerson String Quartet Plays The Conrad on Their Farewell Season Tour
The La Jolla Music Society brought the Emerson String Quartet to the Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center Sunday as part of the quartet’s Farewell Season tour.
Read MoreSan Diego Opera’s ‘Ghosts’ by Nicolas Reveles Enters Its Own Twilight Zone
Like Giacomo Puccini’s ‘Il Trittico’ Nicolas Reveles’ ‘Ghosts’ is a trilogy of three one-act operas, each based on a unique story. San Diego Opera premiered ‘Ghosts’ April 14-16, 2023, at San Diego’s Balboa Theatre.
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