Posts Tagged ‘Robert Schumann’
Pianist Yefim Bronfman’s La Jolla Romantic Soirée
Noted classical pianist Yefim Bronfman played a solo recital Tuesday (May 11) at The Conrad’s Baker-Baum Concert Hall in downtown La Jolla.
Read MoreDelectable Fauré Violin Sonata Refreshes SummerFest 2020’s Cautious Standard Repertory
The sophisticated Gallic ambience of Gabriel Fauré’s First Sonata for Violin and Piano at Wednesday’s (August 26) SummerFest 2020 program proved as welcome as a cool breeze wafting from the La Jolla cove on a muggy summer afternoon.
Read MorePianist Hélène Grimaud Takes La Jolla Audience on a Profound, Thrilling Musical Journey
The La Jolla Music Society brought the nonpareil French pianist Hélène Grimaud back to La Jolla Friday, February 28, 2020, and Grimaud did not disappoint.
Read MoreTrifonov Triumphs at The Conrad
Continuing its star-studded array of performers at The Conrad, the La Jolla Music Society presented Daniil Trifonov–the most astounding pianist of our age– in recital Wednesday, April 17.
Read MoreMidori and Thibaudet: A Dream Team Scores with Gallic Élan at The Conrad
For Midori’s decidedly Gallic recital on Friday (April 12) at the newly opened Baker-Baum Concert Hall in La Jolla, she wisely enlisted French pianist Jean-Ives Thibaudet as her collaborator. For sonatas by Claude Debussy, Gabriel Fauré, and Georges Enescu, this was a match made in heaven.
Read MoreAndrás Schiff Illuminates Schumann and Janáček at the Balboa Theatre
The expectations that precede a piano recital by András Schiff are exceedingly high, and his Friday, February 22, performance at the Balboa Theatre in downtown San Diego easily surpassed them.
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