Posts Tagged ‘Christopher Smith’
Lang Lang Returns to the San Diego Symphony for a Pair of Saint-Saëns Offerings
At the Rady Shell on Friday, pianist Lang Lang returned to the San Diego Symphony under guest conductor Otto Tausk to play Camille Saint-Saëns’ Second Piano Concerto in G Minor as well as his ‘The Carnival of the Animals’.
Read MoreSan Diego Symphony Contrasts the Rare Ned Rorem English Horn Concerto with Mussorgsky’s Evergreen ‘Pictures at an Exhibition’ in Escondido Concert
The San Diego Symphony gave its first March concert at the California Center for the Arts in Escondido, CA, on Saturday, March 9, 2024.
Read MoreGil Shaham and San Diego Symphony Give the West Coast Premiere of Mason Bates’ ‘Nomad Concerto’ for Violin and Orchestra
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.
Read MoreSan Diego Symphony’s Preview of Upcoming Carnegie Hall Concert Soars
In preparation for the San Diego Symphony’s return to Carnegie Hall on October 13, 2023, Music Director Rafael Payare and the orchestra played their complete New York City program on Saturday at The Rady Shell on San Diego Bay.
Read MoreCommissioned Work ‘Mir’ by Texu Kim Premiered at Spreckels Summer Organ Festival
Monday’s concert, part of the 2023 San Diego International Organ Festival in Balboa Park proved extraordinary for several reasons.
Read MoreThe San Diego Symphony Climaxes Its Summer Offerings with Tchaikovsky but no Fireworks
Friday’s concert by the San Diego Symphony ended its summer season with a program devoted to the music of Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, a longstanding local tradition.
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