MUSIC REVIEWS
Jakub Józef Orliński and Il Pomo d”oro Brilliantly Recreate Early Baroque Vocal Splendor at The Conrad
Among the several aspects of Joyce DiDonato’s stellar concert for the La Jolla Music Society in January of 2023 was her collaboration with Il Pomo d’Oro. Sunday at The Conrad, nine members of this nonpareil early music orchestra returned to accompany the young Polish countertenor Jakub Józef Orliński in an astounding concert of Italian music…
Read MoreBodhi Tree Concerts Brings Maltby & Shire’s ‘Closer Than Ever’ to La Jolla
On Saturday, April 6, at the La Jolla Community Center, Bodhi Tree Concerts presented the sophisticated 1989 cabaret revue ‘Closer Than Ever’
Read MoreMusic of François Couperin at St. James by-the-Sea Episcopal Church Tenebrae Service
French Baroque composer François Couperin’s 1714 ‘Leçons de ténèbres’ was presented in a solemn Tenebrae service Wednesday at La Jolla’s St. James by-the-Sea Episcopal Church.
Read MoreCamarada Brings ‘Vivaldi’s Magic’ to The Conrad
On Saturday, San Diego’s chamber music collective Camarada performed their concert ‘Vivaldi’s Magic’ at The Conrad in La Jolla.
Read MoreConductor Paolo Bortolameolli Leads Gripping Tchaikovsky ‘Pathétique’ Symphony with the San Diego Symphony
Paolo Bortolameolli, Associate Conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, led the San Diego Symphony Friday in a vibrant account of Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 6 in B Minor.
Read MoreLionel Bringuier Conducts the San Diego Symphony in Rachmaninoff and Elgar at Civic Theatre
Following a brilliant account of Modest Mussorgsky’s ‘Pictures at an Exhibition’ last week, the San Diego Symphony returned to Civic Theatre Saturday, March 16, to play Rachmaninoff and Elgar under Lionel Bringuier.
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