Posts Tagged ‘Cristian Măcelaru’
Augustin Hadelich Illuminates Dvořák’s Violin Concerto with the San Diego Symphony
Between the spring 2016 revelation that San Diego Symphony Music Director Jahja Ling would retire at the end of the 2016-17 season and the announcement in February 2018 that the young Venezuelan conductor Rafael Payare had been selected as Music Director Designate, San Diego musical circles were rife with speculation. Among the names most frequently…
Read MoreCellist Andrei Ioniță Amazes in Elgar Cello Concerto with the San Diego Symphony
Friday’s San Diego Symphony concert turned out to be an evening of thrilling rhapsodies, crowned by Edward Elgar’s rhapsodic Cello Concerto featuring 24-year-old International Tchaikovsky Competition prize winner Andrei Ioniță.
Read MoreMaking Symphony Orchestras Succeed in the Twenty-first Century
Acclaimed classical music critic Ken Herman ruminates on the epicenter move of the classical music world from the East to the West Coast
Read MoreCristian Măcelaru Brings Exciting John Adams ‘City Noir’ to San Diego Symphony
Friday’s (January 20) exciting San Diego Symphony concert titled LA/NY offered major works by Aaron Copland and John Adams on similar noir themes . . .
Read MoreAn ‘Emperor’ Piano Concerto Worthy of Royal Homage
Pianist Jeremy Denk’s uplifting performance of Beethoven’s “Emperor” Piano Concerto with the San Diego Symphony on Saturday added to the splendor of the new Upright and Grand Piano Festival.
Read More