Posts Tagged ‘Michael Francis’
Beethoven and Prokofiev Hog the Spotlight at Mainly Mozart Festival Concert
Pianist Jorge Federico Osorio’s rousing performance of Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No.1 in C Major fit Saturday’s (June 17) Mainly Mozart Festival theme “Revolutionary Reactions” to a T . . .
Read MoreSo, Who Needs A Conductor, Anyway?
While the Mainly Mozart Festival Orchestra was giving its resplendent account of Mozart’s Symphony No. 29 in A Major, K. 201, on Thursday (June 15) at the Balboa Theatre, I mused on how well this orchestra was flourishing under the leadership of Music Director Michael Francis . . .
Read MorePianist Conrad Tao Dazzles Mainly Mozart Festival Orchestra Opening
The air could not have been more electric in the Balboa Theatre Saturday night (June 10) when the Mainly Mozart Festival Orchestra offered Stravinsky’s “Pulcinella Suite” under the baton of Music Director Michael Francis and Conrad Tao launched into his exuberant keyboard fusillade that turned into Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 8 . . .
Read MoreMainly Mozart’s ‘Prodigy Year’ Exits With Prodigy Gavin George
Mainly Mozart Music Director Michael Francis concluded this year’s festival with a bland program of early Mozart pieces and Felix Mendelssohn’s First Symphony . . .
Read MoreSchubert and Mozart: the Teen Years Exposed
Wednesday’s Mainly Mozart program at the Balboa Theatre balanced offerings of early Mozart with early Schubert, a logical pairing that showed each composer’s youthful exuberance and hints of deeper musical expression . . .
Read MoreParker and Francis Open Mainly Mozart Festival at Balboa with Panache
Newly minted Mainly Mozart Festival Music Director Michael Francis and keyboard wizard Jon Kimura Parker catapulted the packed Balboa Theatre audience into an ebullient mood Saturday . . .
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