Posts Tagged ‘Samuel Barber’
David Danzmayr Leads Disappointing Beethoven Seventh Symphony
The young Austrian conductor David Danzmayr brought a fairly conventional program to the San Diego Symphony Thursday (Feb. 23), opening with Waltz King Johann Strauss, Jr.’s signature “On the Beautiful Blue Danube” and closing with Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony . . .
Read MoreGaffigan Leads San Diego Symphony’s Exhilarating Americana Excursion
The young American conductor James Gaffigan led the San Diego Symphony in a delicious, eclectic program Friday (January 27), featuring Samuel Barber’s turbulent neo-Romantic First Symphony, Steven Stuckey’s radiant 2008 “Rhapsodies,” and Morton Gould’s euphoric “Tap Dance Concerto” . . .
Read MoreThibaudet, Ling, and the San Diego Symphony Collaborate for the Cause of American Music
Maestro Jahja Ling brought the San Diego Symphony season to a close Friday (May 27) with a program devoted to American music and featuring the virtuoso French pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet
Read MoreSACRA/PROFANA’S Choral Sampler of New Works
Krishan Oberoi’s choral ensemble SACRA/PROFANA brought a sampler of polished contemporary a cappella works Friday (May 8) to the Mission Hills United Methodist Church . . .
Read MoreAnother Minimalist Feat from Art of Élan
From the frightening medieval “Dies Irae” chant to Mozart’s solemn “Requiem” to Elton John’s wistful “Candle in the Wind,” the music of western culture has played a key role interpreting death and loss. Art of Élan took up this challenging topic on Tuesday (Feb. 25) in a concert of striking new compositions . . .
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