Posts Tagged ‘James Ehnes’
SummerFest Commission Offers More Visual Surprises Than Musical Reward
Thursday’s SummerFest 2021 program at The Conrad in La Jolla brought the long-awaited première of Tamar Muskal’s ‘Facing the Automaton’ commissioned by the La Jolla Music Society and performed with virtuoso percussionist Steven Schick as soloist.
Read MoreSummerFest 2020 Offers a Moving Afternoon of Beethoven and Mendelssohn
The emotional momentum of the opening two La Jolla SummerFest 2020 concerts came to fruition Sunday afternoon, August 23, in the stirring online performance from The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center.
Read MoreSummerFest 2020 Opens Online With Rewarding Schubert and Ives
The La Jolla Music Society’s scaled down SummerFest 2020 opened online from The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center in La Jolla on Friday, August 21.
Read MoreConductor Nicholas McGegan Leads a Triumphal Orchestral Finale to La Jolla SummerFest 2019
Following longstanding tradition, the final La Jolla SummerFest program is a chamber orchestra concert. Festival Music Director Inon Barnatan not only upheld the tradition but—as is his wont—improved upon it. Guest Conductor Nicholas McGegan led an impressive list of soloists with this exceptional chamber ensemble Friday, August 23, at The Conrad.
Read MoreMainly Mozart’s ‘Prodigy Year’ Exits With Prodigy Gavin George
Mainly Mozart Music Director Michael Francis concluded this year’s festival with a bland program of early Mozart pieces and Felix Mendelssohn’s First Symphony . . .
Read MoreSchubert and Mozart: the Teen Years Exposed
Wednesday’s Mainly Mozart program at the Balboa Theatre balanced offerings of early Mozart with early Schubert, a logical pairing that showed each composer’s youthful exuberance and hints of deeper musical expression . . .
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