Posts Tagged ‘Martin Chalifour’
Mainly Mozart Festival Brings Mahler to The Conrad
Tuesday at La Jolla’s Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center, San Diego’s annual Mainly Mozart summer festival presented Mahler’s Fourth Symphony in a chamber ensemble version.
Read MorePianist Derek Paravicini Premieres Matthew King Concerto with Mainly Mozart Orchestra
Sunday’s Mainly Mozart concert under the baton of Music Director Michael Francis (June 10) featured the Festival Orchestra augmented by some 15 musicians from the Mainly Mozart Youth Orchestra, a Piano Concerto commissioned by Mainly Mozart, and a post intermission session in which guest pianist Derek Paravacini took themes and requests from the audience on which he improvised.
Read MoreA Modest British Invasion at the Timken
When it comes to finding new venues for music performance, the Balboa Park museums appear to be everyone’s first choice. For the last six seasons, Art of Élan has played the San Diego Museum of Art’s Hibben Gallery; Camarada just finished its first season of Sunday concerts at the Mingei International Museum, and on Thursday (June 5) Mainly Mozart Festival launched its second year of chamber recitals at the Timken Museum of Art . . .
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