MUSIC REVIEWS
Korean Conductor Eun Sun Kim Makes Impressive Debut with San Diego Symphony
Korean guest conductor Eun Sun Kim’s assured, even commanding appearance this weekend, February 28n & 29, with the San Diego Symphony easily demonstrated why the San Francisco Opera recently hired her as their Music Director.
Read MorePianist Hélène Grimaud Takes La Jolla Audience on a Profound, Thrilling Musical Journey
The La Jolla Music Society brought the nonpareil French pianist Hélène Grimaud back to La Jolla Friday, February 28, 2020, and Grimaud did not disappoint.
Read MoreWith Bandoneon Maestro Raul Jaurena, Camarada Fêtes Piazzolla and Tango
In Tribute to Astor Piazzolla, San Diego’s Camarada ensemble filled La Jolla’s Baker-Baum Concert Hall Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020, with the scintillating rhythms and sharp accents of Argentine tango.
Read MoreStefan Jackiw Illuminates Beethoven’s Violin Concerto and Rafael Payare Unleashes a Heady Shostakovich Symphony No. 11
Having heard the amazing young American violinist Stefan Jackiw play in last season’s La Jolla SummerFest, I was excited to encounter him again Sunday as soloist with the San Diego Symphony under Music Director Rafael Payare in Beethoven’s Violin Concerto. He did not disappoint!
Read MoreUC San Diego Celebrates the Music and Influence of Chou Wen-Chung
Under the direction of Steven Schick, UC San Diego’s bravura contemporary ensemble “red fish blue fish” offered in their Wednesday, February 19, concert a fitting homage to the influential late Chinese composer Chou Wen-Chung
Read MoreHausmann Quartet Spices Its Recent Haydn Voyage with Caroline Shaw and Terry Riley
The adventurous Hausmann Quartet opened its fifth season of Haydn Voyages on the Maritime Museum of San Diego’s Berkeley on Sunday afternoon, February , 2020).
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