Posts Tagged ‘Camille Saint-Saens’
San Francisco Symphony Offers Gabriella Smith’s Impressive ‘Breathing Forests’ to the California Festival
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.
Read MoreSan Diego Symphony Gala Concert Opens the New Rady Shell With Style
An exuberant crowd turned out Friday, August 6, for Music Director Rafael Payare and the San Diego Symphony’s opening concert at its new $85 million bay-side facility, the Rady Shell at Jacobs Park.
Read MoreOrganist Chelsea Chen Brings Her Artistry to the San Diego Symphony
Much to the delight of audiences at Copley Symphony Hall this weekend, the San Diego Symphony under Jahja Ling presented concert organist Chelsea Chen in the Poulenc Concerto for Organ, Timpani and String as well as the Saint-Saëns Third “Organ” Symphony.
Read MoreLa Jolla SummerFest Opens with a Sophisticated Musical Menagerie
This season of La Jolla Music Society’s SummerFest brings down the curtain on Music Director Cho-Liang Lin’s superb 18-year tenure with the festival. Friday’s opening concert offered sublime chamber works by Bartók and Villa-Lobos, as well as wit and charm in Saint-Saëns’ “Carnival of the Animals.”
Read MoreCivic Organist Raúl Prieto Ramírez: Spicing Up the Staid Organ Recital in Balboa Park
When the Spanish organist Raúl Prieto Ramírez became San Diego Civic Organist at the beginning of 2018, he made it clear that he intended to bring a fresh approach to programming, and his program Saturday evening, April 14, displayed some of his ideas for revitalizing that staid convention of the organ recital.
Read MoreDuo-Pianists McDermott and O’Riley Score for Mainly Mozart
Mainly Mozart patrons enjoyed duo-pianists Anne-Marie McDermott and Christopher O’Riley in a rousing recital on Saturday (February 4) at La Jolla’s Auditorium at TSRI . . .
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