Stephen Hough – San Diego Story

Lionel Bringuier Conducts the San Diego Symphony in Rachmaninoff and Elgar at Civic Theatre

By Ken Herman | March 19, 2024 |

Following a brilliant account of Modest Mussorgsky’s ‘Pictures at an Exhibition’ last week, the San Diego Symphony returned to Civic Theatre Saturday, March 16, to play Rachmaninoff and Elgar under Lionel Bringuier.

Visiting Taiwan Philharmonic Brings Asian and Western Music to San Diego

By Ken Herman | November 1, 2018 |

Under the direction of its Music Director Shao-Chia Lü, the Taiwan Philharmonic played a concert at the Jacobs Music Center Wednesday (October 31) midway through its tour of the North American west coast.

Hough Delivers Polished Beethoven Concerto in San Diego Symphony Season Closer

By Ken Herman | May 23, 2015 |

San Diego Symphony Music Director Jahja Ling brought the 2014-15 season—his penultimate season with the orchestra—to its conclusion Friday (May 22) with a predictable program of Beethoven and Brahms, featuring the accomplished American pianist Stephen Hough . . .