Posts Tagged ‘J.S. Bach’
Bach und nach: Pianist Brad Mehldau in La Jolla
Jazz pianist and composer Brad Mehldau gave a remarkable recital of music by J. S. Bach interspersed with his own works and improvisations inspired by those of Bach . . .
Read MoreAugustin Hadelich Brilliant in Shostakovich First Violin Concerto with San Diego Symphony
While local audiences respond warmly to highly accomplished performers, they can be a bit chilly to less familiar, modernist repertory of the last century.
Read MoreMaisky’s Transcendent, Romantic Approach to J. S. Bach
Cellist Mischa Maisky, a protégé of the late Mstislav Rostropovich, brought his solo recital of three J. S. Bach Suites for Unaccompanied Cello to SummerFest 2016 . . .
Read MoreConcert Organist Christoph Bull: from Bach to Bowie and Back
Noted concert organist Christoph Bull pulled out all the stops at the Spreckels Organ Pavilion Monday night in a cleverly eclectic program that played to the organ’s strengths . . .
Read MoreRare Buxtehude Cantata Shines Brightly in Pacific Beach
San Diego Pro Arte Voices brought Dietrich Buxtehude’s extended Lenten devotional cantata “Membra Jesu Nostri” out of the archives and into a moving live performance Tuesday (March 22) in Pacific Beach
Read MoreAnother Trifonov Triumph in La Jolla
Returning Sunday (Feb. 28) to La Jolla for his fourth local performance since he won the 2011 Tchaikovsky International Competition, the young Russian virtuoso Daniil Trifonov confirmed yet again that he is the preeminent concert pianist of his generation . . .
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