MUSIC REVIEWS
Italian Virtuosa Beatrice Rana Makes An Astonishing Local Debut at The Conrad
Concert pianist Beatrice Rana gave a breath-taking recital for the La Jolla Music Society Friday, March 4, 2022, at The Conrad in La Jolla.
Read MoreBritish Ensemble VOCES8 Impresses Audience at La Jolla’s St. James by-the-Sea Episcopal Church
The polished British vocal ensemble Voces8 returned to La Jolla’s St. James by-the-Sea Episcopal Church Sunday, August 28, 2022, to perform a program titled ‘Choral Dances.
Read MorePremiere of D’Rivera Trumpet Concerto with Pacho Flores Thrills San Diego Symphony Audience
Under the San Diego Symphony’s Venezuelan conductor Rafael Payare and assisted by Venezuelan trumpet virtuoso Pacho Flores, Saturday’s Civic Theatre program included the U. S. premiere of Paquito D’Rivera’s ‘Concerto venezolano.’
Read MoreChoral Music from African-American Traditions Comforts the Soul and Confronts History
Although Black History Month is nearly over, two San Diego choral organizations, Sacra/Profana and the Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Choir of San Diego, managed to pay appropriate tribute to this worthy tradition in a joint concert at St. Mark’s United Methodist Church in Clairemont.
Read MoreCamarada’s Forgivable Obsession with Tango
The San Diego ensemble Camarada presented ‘Tango Obsessed’ on Thursday, February 24, a chamber concert at the Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center in La Jolla.
Read MoreViolinist Johnny Gandelsman’s Bouquet of New Music from the Time of Pandemic
Sunday, February 13, 2022, at the Institute of Contemporary Art in Balboa Park, Art of Élan presented virtuoso violinist Johnny Gandelsman in a program of works written for him as part of his current ‘This Is America’ project.
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