Posts Tagged ‘Franz Liszt’
Civic Organist Raúl Prieto Ramírez: Spicing Up the Staid Organ Recital in Balboa Park
When the Spanish organist Raúl Prieto Ramírez became San Diego Civic Organist at the beginning of 2018, he made it clear that he intended to bring a fresh approach to programming, and his program Saturday evening, April 14, displayed some of his ideas for revitalizing that staid convention of the organ recital.
Read MoreRevolutionary Piano Music from a Revolutionary Pianist: Pierre-Laurent Aimard
In an amazing solo recital Thursday at the Balboa Theatre, Pierre-Laurent Aimard gave his account of revolutionary piano music from the last two centuries, anchored in Beethoven’s landmark Hammerklavier Piano Sonata, Op. 106, from 1818.
Read MorePatel Leads a Glorious Sibelius Fifth Symphony to Remember
San Diego Symphony Associate Conductor Sameer Patel led a majestic, sonically luxurious account of the Jean Sibelius Fifth Symphony and introduced with violinist Anne Akiko Meyers and the orchestra a new violin concerto by Adam Schoenberg.
Read MorePiano Virtuoso Igor Levit Plays Bach and Liszt for the La Jolla Music Society
Igor Levit’s piano recital for the La Jolla Music Society–alternately thrilling, serious, and a bit dour– at the Auditorium at TSRI began with a J. S. Bach transcription and culminated with Ferruccio Busoni’s monumental transcription of Franz Liszt’s grand organ solo, Fantasia and Fugue on “Ad Nos, ad Salutarum Undam.”
Read MoreEdo de Waart Leads San Diego Symphony in Impressive Season-Opening Concert
Esteemed conductor Edo de Waart returned to the San Diego Symphony Friday to lead the orchestra through an impassioned season-opening concert at the Jacobs Music Center . . .
Read MoreSummerFest’s Glorious Feast of Hungarian Music from the 20th Century
La Jolla SummerFest’s outstanding program devoted to Hungarian music (August 8) included Kodály’s 1914 Duo for Violin and Cello and Bartók’s Fourth String Quartet . . .
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