MUSIC REVIEWS
Bach Collegium San Diego Gives Vivid Account of Early Handel Opera
The Bach Collegium San Diego gave a scintillating performance of G. F. Handel’s ‘Acis and Galatea’ Friday (October 20) at All Souls’ Episcopal Church in Point Loma . . .
Read MoreRiccardo Muti and the Chicago Symphony Continue to Set the Standard
When it comes to visiting symphony orchestras, in San Diego none can touch the drawing power of the Chicago Symphony.
Read MoreGilbert and Sullivan and ‘Pirates’ Finally Catch Up with San Diego Opera
“The Pirates of Penzance,” San Diego Opera’s first ever Gilbert and Sullivan opera, arrived at Civic Theatre Saturday (October 14)—a kinetic, splashy, gift-wrapped production that left no humorous stone unturned . . .
Read MoreThe Olympian Abstractions of Danilo Pérez and his Trio
La Jolla Athenaeum Jazz program curated in recognition of the twentieth anniversary of Pérez’s “Panamonk” recording of music inspired by Thelonious Monk as well as the one hundredth anniversary of Monk’s birth
Read MoreThibaudet and Symphony Members Offer Sumptuous Repast of French Chamber Music at Copley Symphony Hall
French pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet interpreted chamber music of Francis Poulenc and Gabriel Fauré in collaboration with San Diego Symphony instrumentalists Sunday (October 8) at the Jacobs Music Center downtown . . .
Read MoreEdo de Waart Leads San Diego Symphony in Impressive Season-Opening Concert
Esteemed conductor Edo de Waart returned to the San Diego Symphony Friday to lead the orchestra through an impassioned season-opening concert at the Jacobs Music Center . . .
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