Posts Tagged ‘Richard Wagner’
Hershey Bars: Felder Shines in Mildly One-Sided ‘Maestro’
We haven’t seen the likes of Leonard Bernstein’s modern impact on music before him or since — Lenny could do it all, and he had no qualms about heralding music’s place in the human experience. ‘Maestro,’ currently on tap at San Diego Repertory Theatre, is local favorite Hershey Felder’s nod to the big man — even amid its topheavy qualities, it’s certainly a piece for the mind and heart.
Read MoreA Strauss ‘Don Quixote’ to Remember and a Schubert ‘Unfinished’ to Forget
San Diego Symphony Music Director.Jahja Ling led an exciting, bravura “Don Quixote” by Richard Strauss at Friday’s (May 20) concert at the Jacobs Music Center . . .
Read MoreSan Diego State University Brings Its Musical Banquet Downtown
Downtown San Diego drivers on Friday evening (April 15) were no doubt surprised to encounter San Diego State University’s loud, brassy pep band (aka the Marching Aztecs) performing outside the west entrance to the Jacobs Music Center to announce “Downtown” a concert that featured the university’s Wind Symphony, the Symphony Orchestra, and its Combined Choirs . . .
Read MoreKronos Quartet at 40 Plays UC San Diego
Forty years ago, the cutting edge Kronos Quartet was single-handedly redefining the string quartet as a performance medium. Tuesday (March 11) Kronos returned to UC San Diego’s Mandeville Auditorium exhibiting a combination of panache and passion . . .
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