Alfred Schnittke – San Diego Story

San Diego Symphony Concertmaster Jeff Thayer Charms with Chevalier de Saint-Georges’ Violin Concerto

By Ken Herman | March 7, 2022 |

Saturday, March 5, 2022, Music Director Rafael Payare led members of the the San Diego Symphony in La Jolla’s Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center.

Mainly Mozart Orchestra Finale: Alfred Schnittke Crashes the First Viennese School

By Ken Herman | June 25, 2017 |

The Mainly Mozart Festival Orchestra’s final 2017 concert, Saturday, June 24, included a certain amount of humor: Haydn’s notorious “Farewell” Symphony and Alfred Schnittke’s quirky “Moz-Art” à la Haydn” . . .