Posts Tagged ‘SummerFest’
Trifonov Triumphs at The Conrad
Continuing its star-studded array of performers at The Conrad, the La Jolla Music Society presented Daniil Trifonov–the most astounding pianist of our age– in recital Wednesday, April 17.
Read MoreMusic in Avant-Garde Vienna a Century Ago
Friday’s La Jolla SummerFest program featured chamber music from the exciting but contradictory musical landscape of Vienna during the first half of the 20th century–Korngold, Webern and Zemlinsky . . .
Read MoreSanDiegoStory.com Writers Present Bravos and Boos For 2014
Judging from the reaction of SanDiegoStory.com’s team of reviewers, 2014 was a mixed year for the arts in San Diego. While there was plenty to savor, there was also plenty to criticize…
Read MoreBalsom and Weiss a Heavenly Match: Balsom and Newman Not
Earlier this spring, the accomplished English trumpeter Alison Balsom impressed local audiences playing with Scottish Ensemble. Wednesday she returned to La Jolla for a solo gig at SummerFest 2014 . . .
Read MoreEasy-Listening Opens La Jolla SummerFest 2014
La Jolla’s chic Prospect St. is lined with gourmet restaurants that feature a wide array of gastronomical pleasures, but at the Museum of Contemporary Art’s Sherwood Auditorium, Friday’s opening concert of SummerFest 2014 offered wall-to-wall comfort food . . .
Read MoreRaymond Leppard and Festival Orchestra Bring SummerFest to a Genial Close
SummerFest Music Director Cho-Liang Lin thought he had a coup signing up Los Angeles Opera’s Music Director James Conlon to conduct the 2013 SummerFest finale concert, that is until maestro Conlon bowed out for some emergency surgery. Fortunately, the estimable British conductor Raymond Leppard stepped in on short notice to lead the chamber orchestra in a glowing program of Mozart and Benjamin Britten.
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