MUSIC REVIEWS
San Diego Symphony Gala Concert Opens the New Rady Shell With Style
An exuberant crowd turned out Friday, August 6, for Music Director Rafael Payare and the San Diego Symphony’s opening concert at its new $85 million bay-side facility, the Rady Shell at Jacobs Park.
Read MoreString Quartets Rule at Thursday’s SummerFest 2021 Concert
Thursday’s SummerFest 2021 program (August 5) offered two autobiographical string quartets, Bedřich Smetana’s E Minor Quartet “From My Life” and Dmitri Shostakovich’s Quartet No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 110.
Read MoreBrilliant SummerFest Repretory Inspired and Performed by Virtuosos
The Sunday, August 1, SummerFest 2021 concert featured works by Debussy, Britten, Stravinsky and Mozart, each composition inspired by a virtuoso acquaintance of the composer.
Read MoreSummerFest 2021 Opening Concert: A Shimmering Stylistic Sampler
SummerFest 2021, the La Jolla Music Society’s prestigious annual summer music festival, opened Friday, July 30, with a marathon program that boasted music from 10 composers, required 15 onstage musicians, and lasted two and one-half hours.
Read MoreOpera NEO’s All-Star Vocal Marathon–A Splendid Bouquet of Aspiring Singers
On Sunday, July 18, Opera NEO opened its Summer Opera Festival Sunday with its traditional Opera Marathon, a group recital that gives every singer participating in the festival the opportunity to perform their favorite opera aria
Read MoreCamarada Brings Tango Back to The Conrad
With “Tango Society,” a program at La Jolla’s Baker-Baum Concert Hall devoted to the music of that seductive dance, San Diego’s musical ensemble Camarada reignited its love affair with the Argentine tango.
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