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Gil Shaham and San Diego Symphony Give the West Coast Premiere of Mason Bates’ ‘Nomad Concerto’ for Violin and Orchestra

By Ken Herman | February 26, 2024 |

Sunday’s San Diego Symphony concert at the San Diego Civic Theatre celebrated a reunion of long-standing friends of the San Diego Symphony, acclaimed violinist Gil Shaham and composer Mason Bates.

Ax and de Waart Provide Splendid Opening of the San Diego Symphony’s January Beethoven Festival

By Ken Herman | January 12, 2020 |

Principal Guest Conductor Edo de Waart led the San Diego Symphony in an inspiring, tautly disciplined all-Beethoven concert this weekend, Jan. 10-12. And as soloist in Beethoven’s First Piano Concerto, Emanuel Ax proved to be maestro de Waart’s ideal partner in crime.