Posts Tagged ‘Sergei Rachmaninoff’
Nothing 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 . . .
Read MoreBrilliant Performance to What End?
22-year-old piano virtuoso Nikolay Khozyainov’s glittering recital of brilliant piano showpieces Saturday (Jan. 31) at La Jolla’s Sherwood Auditorium raised a number of questions . . .
Read MoreDavid Bruce’s Mystical Violin Concerto
No matter how celebrated the composer, a commission is always a gamble. David Bruce’s “Night Parade”— the slightly jazzy, atmospheric tone poem he wrote for the San Diego Symphony’s Carnegie Hall debut and China tour last year—proved amiable, but it was no show-stopper. His new Violin Concerto “Fragile Light,” which Gil Shaham premiered under Music Director Jahja Ling and the San Diego Symphony Friday (Dec. 12), however, struck pay dirt . . .
Read MoreRare Birds, but Little Exotic Plumage
Camarada, one of San Diego’s respected chamber music series, opened its 20th season Sunday (September 28) with a concert of ingratiating music from the last century, music that was off the beaten path . . .
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