Posts Tagged ‘Igor Stravinsky’
Italian Virtuosa Beatrice Rana Makes An Astonishing Local Debut at The Conrad
Concert pianist Beatrice Rana gave a breath-taking recital for the La Jolla Music Society Friday, March 4, 2022, at The Conrad in La Jolla.
Read MoreSan Diego Symphony Gala Concert Opens the New Rady Shell With Style
An exuberant crowd turned out Friday, August 6, for Music Director Rafael Payare and the San Diego Symphony’s opening concert at its new $85 million bay-side facility, the Rady Shell at Jacobs Park.
Read MoreKian Soltani and Julio Elizalde Bring Brilliant Chamber Program to La Jolla
If the goal of the La Jolla Music Society’s “Discovery Series” is to present highly promising young performers, Sunday’s (January 26) accomplished duo-recital by cellist Kian Soltani and pianist Julio Elizalde made the best possible case for that premise.
Read MoreHausmann Quartet Pairs Andrew Norman and Stravinsky with Haydn
Sunday’s November 10, 2019, Hausmann Quartet concert at the Maritime Museum of San Diego continued the ensemble’s traversal of all of the Haydn string quartets. Their program also included Andrew Norman’s “Peculiar Strokes” from 2011 and Igor Stravinsky’s rarely programmed single movement “Concertino” from 1920.
Read MoreMatthew Aucoin and the San Diego Symphony Lift Up Music’s Future in Both Past and Present Modes
As the San Diego Symphony’s ambitious, engaging festival “Hearing the Future” takes its victory lap, Festival Curator Matthew Aucoin led the orchestra in an exuberant concert in Copley Symphony Hall Friday, January 25. His refreshing approach to program design completely ignored the traditional overture-concerto-symphony formula: each half of the concert offered seven shorter works or…
Read MoreMatthew Aucoin: the Genius Behind San Diego Symphony’s ‘Hearing the Future’ Festival
Music Director Designate Rafael Payare’s heady concerts with the San Diego Symphony last weekend marked the opening of the orchestra’s bravely titled “Hearing the Future” festival. In an interview at the Jacobs Music Center, Festival Curator Matthew Aucoin explained what the curious title means and how it came about. “When I was first talking to…
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