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San Francisco Symphony Offers Gabriella Smith’s Impressive ‘Breathing Forests’ to the California Festival

By Ken Herman | November 21, 2023 |

As part of its participation in the California Festival, the San Francisco Symphony under Music Director Esa-Pekka Salonen presented a concert titled From the Edge Friday in Davies Symphony Hall.

Los Angeles Opera Offers Another Splendid Production of Gabriela Lena Frank’s ‘El último sueño de Frida y Diego’

By Ken Herman | November 19, 2023 |

Gabriela Lena Frank’s 2022 grand opera ‘El último sueño de Frida y Diego’ opened at Los Angeles Opera Saturday, November 18, 2023.

Camarada Brings Winning Program of New Music to La Jolla Presbyterian Concert Series

By Ken Herman | November 13, 2023 |

The La Jolla Presbyterian Church Concert Series presented the chamber ensemble Camarada in ‘Música Nueva’ Sunday as its contribution to the California Festival—A Celebration of New Music.

The San Diego Symphony Offers the Questionable Virtues of Wagner’s ‘Ring’ Without Singers

By Ken Herman | November 12, 2023 |

The San Diego Symphony offered Carlos Simon’s ‘Wake Up: A Concerto for Orchestra’ that the orchestra premiered in October and ‘The Ring Without Words’ an orchestral version of portions of Richard Wagner’s ‘Ring’ Cycle.