Posts Tagged ‘J.S. Bach’
Leipzig Idol: Bach Collegium San Diego Reprises the Musical Competition Between J.S. Bach and His Rivals
For the Sunday, May 16, Bach Collegium San Diego virtual concert, Artistic Director Ruben Valenzuela provided an intriguing title: Bach and His Rivals: The Leipzig Auditions.
Read MoreConrad Tao Offers Brilliant Online Piano Recital Courtesy of the Philharmonic Society of Orange County
Conrad Tao’s exciting Thursday recital (February 11) streamed from his New York City apartment but co-sponsored by the Philharmonic Society of Orange County and Laguna Beach Live continued to burnish the stunning technique and bold programming of this young American pianist.
Read MoreSummerFest 2020 Signs Off with Exuberant Schubert ‘Trout’ Piano Quintet
SummerFest 2020 signed off Saturday, August 29, with a bit of J. S. Bach and Serge Prokofiev, but centered on an exuberant slalom through Schubert’s “Trout” Piano Quintet, D. 667.
Read MoreCivic Organist Raúl Prieto Ramirez Adds Welcome Interactive Dimension to His Sunday Online Recitals
Civic Organist Raúl Prieto Ramirez has overcome the cessation of concert performance during the coronavirus pandemic shutdown with compelling programming and lively commentary streamed over the internet.
Read MoreRafael Payare Announces Exciting 2020-21 Season for the San Diego Symphony
If the current absence of live symphonic music at the Jacobs Music Center can be assuaged, I suggest contemplation of San Diego Symphony Music Director Rafael Payere’s recently released 2020-21 season of the Jacobs Masterworks Series is just what the doctor ordered.
Read MoreRamirez Rescues Live Performance at the Organ Pavilion While City’s Music Venues Are Darkened
San Diego concert halls were dark this weekend in compliance with the growing restrictions on public gathering due to the spread of the coronavirus. San Diego’s prized Spreckels Organ, however, has no hall and plays into the spacious outdoor setting of Balboa Park, so Civic Organist Raúl Prieto Ramirez took advantage of his unique venue…
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