Posts Tagged ‘Claude Debussy’
Gallic Delights from the San Diego Symphony Under Johannes Debus
Given the San Diego Symphony’s current season without a music director, the presence of guest conductor Johannes Debus conducting an all-French program this past weekend (November 11 & 12) provided welcome uplift . . .
Read MoreMainly Mozart Orchestra Finale: Alfred Schnittke Crashes the First Viennese School
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” . . .
Read MorePianist Hélène Grimaud’s Astonishing Artistry
Of budding young piano virtuosos there is surely no shortage. The number of promising performers who understand how to program creatively, however, remains distressingly small. Hélène Grimaud’s stunning Thursday (Dec. 1) recital for the La Jolla Music Society could easily serve as a master class in insightful programming . . .
Read MoreAleck Karis Presents His Feast of New Music for Solo Piano
Pianist Aleck Karis, UC San Diego distinguished professor of music, gave a recital of contemporary music in the Conrad Prebys Concert Hall Wednesday . . .
Read MoreMontreal Symphony Orchestra Arrives with Star Power: Pianist Daniil Trifonov and Conductor Kent Nagano
Wednesday’s concert by the Montreal Symphony Orchestra at the Jacobs Music Center featured piano superstar Daniil Trifonov in Sergei Prokofiev’s daunting Third Piano Concerto . . .
Read MoreMozart’s Charming Triple Piano Concerto Takes Center Stage at the San Diego Symphony
Music for multiple pianos occupied the San Diego Symphony Saturday (Jan. 30) as the orchestra’s Upright and Grand Piano Festival entered its final week . . .
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