Posts Tagged ‘Dmitri Shostakovich’
Violinist Benjamin Beilman Makes Stunning Debut with San Diego Symphony
After the San Diego Symphony’s month-long festival of American Music with guest conductors offering a smorgasbord of enticing and exceptional music, Music Director Jahja Ling returned to the podium Friday (February 3) with his predictable trove of standard repertory . . .
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 MoreLa Jolla SummerFest Gives Shostakovich His Due in Two Illuminating Concerts
La Jolla SummerFest completed its Shostakovich intensive with two powerful concerts of chamber music of the highest caliber August 22 & 23 . . .
Read MoreBrilliant Opening of Shostakovich Intensive in La Jolla
Friday’s (August 21) all-Shostakovich program at La Jolla SummerFest demonstrated how well the composer’s enigmatic qualities and quietly profound instincts have served him in history’s larger time line . . .
Read MoreFrom Russia with Love
As a prelude to SummerFest’s upcoming weekend of all-Shostakovich programs, Tuesday’s (August 18) SummerFest concert offered an overview of Russian music just before the Russian Revolution . . .
Read MoreKen-David Masur’s Shostakovich and Master Chorale’s Orff Something to Shout About
The young American Conrad Tao gave a spectacular performance of Dmitri Shostakovich’s First Piano Concerto with the San Diego Symphony Saturday (May 2) on a concert that included an equally spectacular “Carmina burana” by Carl Orff . . .
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