Johannes Brahms – San Diego Story

Nishi la Tremenda y Sus Aliados Brings Latin Exuberance to ‘A Cross Border Mixtape’

By Ken Herman | September 24, 2023 |

The vibrant quintet Nishi La Tremenda y Sus Aliados presented its intoxicating array of musical styles in concert Friday at the First Unitarian Universalist Church in Hillcrest.

Inon Barnatan’s Brahms’ Second Piano Concerto with the San Diego Symphony Amazes Rady Shell Audience

By Ken Herman | May 22, 2023 |

Pianist Inon Barnatan soared in Brahms’ Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat Major on Saturday with the San Diego Symphony under Music Director Rafael Payare.

The Emerson String Quartet Plays The Conrad on Their Farewell Season Tour

By Ken Herman | April 17, 2023 |

The La Jolla Music Society brought the Emerson String Quartet to the Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center Sunday as part of the quartet’s Farewell Season tour.

Violinist Johan Dalene and Pianist Sahun Sam Hong Make Their Auspicious Debut at The Conrad

By Ken Herman | January 30, 2023 |

Violinist Johan Dalene and pianist Sahun Sam Hong fulfilled the sterling promise of the La Jolla Music Society’s Discovery Series in their joint recital Sunday, January 29, 2023.

La Jolla SummerFest 2022 Opens with a Grand Display of Virtuosity

By Ken Herman | July 30, 2022 |

The La Jolla Music Society’s 2022 SummerFest opened Friday with a well-performed but assemblage of unusual quartets. The festival continues through August 26, 2022, in The Conrad.

Laureate Conductor Jahja Ling Returns to San Diego Symphony to Conduct Brahms and Grieg

By Ken Herman | May 15, 2022 |

Jahja Ling, Conductor Laureate of the San Diego Symphony, returned to the podium Saturday at The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park to conduct the orchestra in a program devoted to Brahms and Grieg.