Posts Tagged ‘Sergei Rachmaninoff’
Duo-Pianists McDermott and O’Riley Score for Mainly Mozart
Mainly Mozart patrons enjoyed duo-pianists Anne-Marie McDermott and Christopher O’Riley in a rousing recital on Saturday (February 4) at La Jolla’s Auditorium at TSRI . . .
Read MoreJoyce Yang Debuts with the San Diego Symphony in Rachmaninoff’s Second Piano Concerto
Joyce Yang, the much-heralded Korean concert pianist, joined the San Diego Symphony this weekend in a performance of Segei Rachmaninoff’s Second Piano Concerto. Having graced the roster of La Jolla SummerFest in several recent seasons, she is a known quantity here, and the Jacobs Music Center’s Copley Symphony Hall was filled with fans of both…
Read MoreMidori and Macdonald Triumph in the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto
The noted Japanese violinist Midori gave an exciting, refreshing account of the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto with the San Diego Symphony on Friday (April 1) at Copley Symphony Hall . . .
Read MoreAnother Trifonov Triumph in La Jolla
Returning Sunday (Feb. 28) to La Jolla for his fourth local performance since he won the 2011 Tchaikovsky International Competition, the young Russian virtuoso Daniil Trifonov confirmed yet again that he is the preeminent concert pianist of his generation . . .
Read MoreNothing Borrowed or Blue for This Stylish ‘Rhapsody’
Opening the San Diego Symphony’s month-long celebration of the piano—Upright and Grand—Canadian pianist Marc-André Hamelin set a delectably high standard . . .
Read MoreFrom Russia with Love
As a prelude to SummerFest’s upcoming weekend of all-Shostakovich programs, Tuesday’s (August 18) SummerFest concert offered an overview of Russian music just before the Russian Revolution . . .
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