Posts Tagged ‘Emanuel Ax’
Emanuel Ax Brings Both Authority and Brilliance to His All-Chopin Recital in La Jolla
With pianist Emanuel Ax’s impeccable technique and unfailing stylistic empathy, he performed an all-Chopin recital at The Conrad on January 7, 2021.
Read MoreLa Jolla Music Society Announces Its Impressive 2021-2022 Season of Music and Dance
The La Jolla Music Society announces its exciting 2021-2022 season, a wide panoply of classical music and jazz, modern dance, as well as traditional music from around the world.
Read MoreAx and de Waart Provide Splendid Opening of the San Diego Symphony’s January Beethoven Festival
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.
Read MoreThe Artistry of Emanuel Ax and Friends at La Jolla SummerFest
La Jolla SummerFest titled its Wednesday, August 22, concert “An Evening with Emanuel Ax.” But it was much better than that. It turned out to be an evening with Emanuel Ax and friends.
Read MoreBrahms Piano Trios Battle Copley Symphony Hall
In Saturday’s concert of all three Piano Trios by Johannes Brahms, we experienced many sublime moments.
Read MoreDohnányi, Historical Seating, Produce a Riveting Beethoven Fifth
If the four-note thunderclap – da-da-da-DUM – that opens Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony does indeed evoke Fate knocking on our door, that fearsome presence arrived at Copley Symphony Hall in a hurry last Friday evening. Conductor Christoph von Dohnányi, leading the piece without a score before him, launched the first movement with a brisk tempo that riveted both players and audience. I have rarely seen – or heard – the San Diego Symphony playing with so much concentrated clarity as it displayed in the opening pages of what may well be the most famous piece of music in the Western world…
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