Posts Tagged ‘Antonin Dvorak’
Tenor Piotr Beczala’s Thrilling Recital Opens San Diego Opera’s New Season
Celebrated Polish tenor Piotr Beczala gave a recital at the Balboa Theatre Saturday to open the 2016-17 San Diego Opera season . . .
Read MoreCelebrity but Little Star Power
Delighting celebrity seekers but disappointing serious music lovers, violinist Pinchas Zukerman and colleagues offered a tepid concert of unexceptional music . . .
Read MoreDanish String Quartet Opens SummerFest with Stunning Janáček Second Quartet
To open the 30th anniversary season of La Jolla Music Society’s SummerFest, the acclaimed Danish String Quartet offered their dazzling account of Leoš Janáček’s Second String Quartet, “Intimate Letters” . . .
Read MoreMainly Mozart’s Anne-Marie McDermott: Stunning Pianism
The brilliant and beautiful pianist Anne-Marie McDermott and her talented associates opened Mainly Mozart’s 2016 Spotlight Series with a stellar evening of chamber music by Antonin Dvorak . . .
Read MoreHausmann Quartet Champions New Works
San Diego State University’s resident Hausmann Quartet offered a programming formula at Sunday’s (April 12) concert that I wish other string quartets would readily adopt: an equal division of brand new compositions and a familiar staple of the repertory . . .
Read MoreSt. Lawrence String Quartet Thrills ArtPower!
For its vivacious stage presence and vibrant tonal palette, the St. Lawrence String Quartet is a popular and regular guest at UC San Diego’s ArtPower! chamber music series. Their Friday (Nov. 7) concert at the Conrad Prebys Concert Hall brought cheers and shouts of bravo . . .
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