MUSIC REVIEWS
San Diego Symphony’s Bold Programming at the New Rady Shell at Jacobs Park
Friday, May 21, 2021, turned out to be a red letter day for the San Diego Symphony. In the morning, the orchestra unveiled four months of pops and classical orchestra programming it will present at the new Rady Shell at Jacobs Park, and Friday evening the organization released online the first San Diego Symphony concert, with Music Director Rafael Payare conducting, from this new venue on San Diego Bay.
Read MoreCamarada’s Jewel Box of 18th-Century Gems
Camarada’s sparkling performance on Tuesday, May 18, 2021, in the Baker-Baum Concert Hall at The Conrad in La Jolla did more than “Evoke the Baroque,” the program’s clever title.
Read MoreLeipzig Idol: Bach Collegium San Diego Reprises the Musical Competition Between J.S. Bach and His Rivals
For the Sunday, May 16, Bach Collegium San Diego virtual concert, Artistic Director Ruben Valenzuela provided an intriguing title: Bach and His Rivals: The Leipzig Auditions.
Read MoreHausmann Quartet Performs Outside on the Deck of the Berkeley on San Diego Bay
The Hausmann Quartet returned to the Maritime Museum of San Diego Sunday, May 16, 2021, bringing its Haydn Voyages series back in front of a live audience.
Read MorePianist Yefim Bronfman’s La Jolla Romantic Soirée
Noted classical pianist Yefim Bronfman played a solo recital Tuesday (May 11) at The Conrad’s Baker-Baum Concert Hall in downtown La Jolla.
Read MoreRafael Payare and Strings of the San Diego Symphony Offer Mozart, Mendelssohn, and Elgar Online
In a laudable effort to keep musicians of the San Diego Symphony playing together and audiences engaged with the orchestra, Music Director Rafael Payere offered another streamed online concert Friday, April 30, from the stage of Copley Symphony Hall.
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