Posts Tagged ‘Rafael Payare’
Gil Shaham and San Diego Symphony Give the West Coast Premiere of Mason Bates’ ‘Nomad Concerto’ for Violin and Orchestra
Sunday’s San Diego Symphony concert at the San Diego Civic Theatre celebrated a reunion of long-standing friends of the San Diego Symphony, acclaimed violinist Gil Shaham and composer Mason Bates.
Read MoreTrumpet Virtuoso Pacho Flores and the San Diego Symphony Give the West Coast Premiere of Gabriela Ortiz’s Trumpet Concerto
Thursday at UC San Diego’s Mandeville Auditorium, the San Diego Symphony and guest trumpeter Pacho Flores performed the West Coast premiere of Gabriela Ortiz’s “Altar de Bronce.”
Read MoreSan Diego Symphony Soars with All-Mozart Concert in Del Cerro
Saturday at PHAME, the auditorium at Patrick Henry High School in Del Cerro, Music Director Rafael Payare led the San Diego Symphony in a highly satisfying all-Mozart concert.
Read MoreThe San Diego Symphony Offers the Questionable Virtues of Wagner’s ‘Ring’ Without Singers
The San Diego Symphony offered Carlos Simon’s ‘Wake Up: A Concerto for Orchestra’ that the orchestra premiered in October and ‘The Ring Without Words’ an orchestral version of portions of Richard Wagner’s ‘Ring’ Cycle.
Read MoreCarlos Simon — A Composer Fired by Justice
San Diego music aficionados can experience two major works by the acclaimed contemporary African-American composer Carlos Simon this week.
Read MoreSan Diego Symphony Celebrates the California Festival With Five Impressive New Compositions
To celebrate the San Diego Symphony’s opening concert in the California Festival, Music Director Rafael Payare led the orchestra in five impressive new works Saturday at the Rady Shell.
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