Posts Tagged ‘Johannes Brahms’
Celebrity but Little Star Power
Delighting celebrity seekers but disappointing serious music lovers, violinist Pinchas Zukerman and colleagues offered a tepid concert of unexceptional music . . .
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 . . .
Read MoreMozart’s Charming Triple Piano Concerto Takes Center Stage at the San Diego Symphony
Music for multiple pianos occupied the San Diego Symphony Saturday (Jan. 30) as the orchestra’s Upright and Grand Piano Festival entered its final week . . .
Read MoreCohen Plays a Masterful Brahms Piano Concerto in D Minor with the San Diego Symphony
Brazilian pianist Arnaldo Cohen soloed mightily in Johannes Brahms’ Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Minor Friday (January 29) with Jahja Ling and the San Diego Symphony . . .
Read MoreSymphony’s Festive ‘Te Deum’ to Relieve Holiday Tedium
On Friday the San Diego Symphony and San Diego Master Chorale presented the Berlioz ‘Te Deum,’ a rarely heard monumental work for chorus, orchestra, organ and tenor soloist . . .
Read MoreYouth and Virtuosity: A Heady Mix
Concert organist Christopher Houlihan, one of the newly acclaimed rising stars, gave a fair sampling of his wares in recital Tuesday (June 30) for the American Guild of Organists’ West Region Convention . . .
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