Posts Tagged ‘La Jolla Music Society’
Chris Thile Rocks Bach and Pop in La Jolla
Singer, composer, and mandolin virtuoso Chris Thile rocked La Jolla’s sold-out Sherwood Auditorium Saturday with a performance that elated his ardent followers and easily won over the traditional crowd of the staid La Jolla Music Society . . .
Read MoreStellar Duo of Christian Tetzlaff & Lars Vogt Play La Jolla
Violinist Christian Tetzlaff and pianist Lars Vogt offered a remarkable and stimulating duo recital Saturday (May 9) for the La Jolla Music Society pairing Bela Bartók’s First Violin Sonata (1921) with Anton Webern’s Four Pieces, Op. 7 (1910) and surrounding them with more familiar sonatas by Mozart and Brahms . . .
Read MoreMalandain Ballet Gets Lemons, Makes Lemon Mousse
When they realized that the ship with their costumes and sets was still somewhere in the Atlantic, they ran out to a mall in Dallas, their first U.S. stop, and bought what they needed to stage three less elaborate pieces. The French company didn’t disappoint … though gray buckets, used a makeshift props in one dance, suggested that after the show, they were going to do some spackling.
Read MoreC’est la Vie: French Ballet Troupe Performs Alternate Program Due to Cargo Delay
()*& #$it! Are you kidding me? A last minute announcement caused more than a few people to scramble and swear like sailors…C’est la vie…
Read MoreExpect the Unexpected in ‘MOMIX – Alchemia’
“There is magic in Alchemia, and optical confusion and strangeness. The logic is the musical flow and dynamic of imagery that is coming before you. With MOMIX you should expect the unexpected…
Read MoreAndrás Schiff, Aristocrat of the Piano
Pianist András Schiff stopped by La Jolla’s Sherwood Auditorium Friday (Feb. 20) evening to amuse and enlighten his loyal San Diego followers with a traditional program of sonatas by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert. . .
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