Posts Tagged ‘John Adams’
Edo de Waart and the San Diego Symphony Give a Winning Account of Rachmaninoff’s Second Symphony
Edo de Waart, San Diego Symphony’s esteemed Principal Guest Conductor, led the orchestra in a probing, beautifully detailed account of Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Symphony No. 2 in E Minor Friday at San Diego Civic Theatre.
Read MoreSummerFest 2021 Opening Concert: A Shimmering Stylistic Sampler
SummerFest 2021, the La Jolla Music Society’s prestigious annual summer music festival, opened Friday, July 30, with a marathon program that boasted music from 10 composers, required 15 onstage musicians, and lasted two and one-half hours.
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 MoreEdo de Waart and Leila Josefowicz Bring John Adams’ Brilliant Violin Concerto to San Diego
Friday, in his second program of the Symphony’s current month-long Beethoven at 250 festival, Principal Guest Conductor Edo de Waart continued to work his magic, turning out a dramatic but keenly focused account of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony paired with an exhilarating presentation of John Adams’ 1994 Violin Concerto with the accomplished Leila Josefowicz as soloist.
Read MoreChamber Music on the Cutting Edge from Franz Joseph Haydn to Matthew Aucoin
“All music was new at one time,” quipped Matthew Aucoin Tuesday as he welcomed the audience to his “Hearing the Future” festival chamber music program in the Auditorium at TSRI. Following his festival theme, Aucoin chose pieces that were pivotal when they were written, displaying approaches that pointed to a musical future barely on the horizon.
Read MoreDirector Seán Curran Brings His Own Catlike Tread into San Diego Opera’s Production of ‘The Pirates of Penzance’
Noted dance guru and respected choreographer Seán Curran is directing the upcoming San Diego Opera production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s ‘The Pirates of Penzance’. He gives his take on the role of dance and movement in opera . . .
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