Posts Tagged ‘Jun Iwasaki’
SummerFest 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 MoreTimo Andres’ Impressive Piano Trio at La Jolla SummerFest
Composer David Lang returned to the La Jolla SummerFest stage Sunday, August 18, to introduce his second installment of fresh contemporary music for this year’s festival. Featured were composers Ted Hearne, Nina Young, Timo Andres, and Julia Wolfe.
Read MoreMainly Mozart Orchestra Finale: Alfred Schnittke Crashes the First Viennese School
The Mainly Mozart Festival Orchestra’s final 2017 concert, Saturday, June 24, included a certain amount of humor: Haydn’s notorious “Farewell” Symphony and Alfred Schnittke’s quirky “Moz-Art” à la Haydn” . . .
Read MoreFine Chamber Concert Defeated by the Elements
Excellent playing at the Mainly Mozart Festival’s opening chamber concert at St. Paul’s Cathedral was muddied by unforgiving acoustics . . .
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