Posts Tagged ‘Stravinsky’
La Jolla SummerFest 2024: Thomas Adès and the British Connection
Inon Barnatan, Music Director of the La Jolla Music Society’s SummerFest, has announced this season’s programming at the Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center from July 26 to August 24, 2024.
Read MoreKen-David Masur’s Shostakovich and Master Chorale’s Orff Something to Shout About
The young American Conrad Tao gave a spectacular performance of Dmitri Shostakovich’s First Piano Concerto with the San Diego Symphony Saturday (May 2) on a concert that included an equally spectacular “Carmina burana” by Carl Orff . . .
Read MoreBold and Bravura Chamber Music at Mainly Mozart
Mainly Mozart teamed the powerhouse pianist Anne-Marie McDermott and equally assertive violinist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg with the rambunctious Miami String Quartet to produce a virtual tsunami of sound at La Jolla’s Auditorium at TSRI.
Read MoreCity Ballet Preserves Three Treasured Ballets in ‘Balanchine Spectacular’
“I’m dancing ‘Rubies,’ Gonzalez said, “and it’s extremely glamorous and athletic. It demands technique. The toughest part is finding the stamina and…
Read MoreYo-Yo Ma Packs Copley Symphony Hall
Cellist Yo-Yo Ma is not simply a virtuoso cellist—he is a celebrity equally at home performing concertos with major orchestras as he is appearing on television or recording sound tracks for blockbuster films. His Wednesday (March 12) recital with pianist Kathryn Stott drew an overflow crowd and offered an eclectic array of classical and popular music . . .
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