Posts Tagged ‘Tchaikovsky’
Electrified, Hip Hop-Inspired ‘A Culture Shock NUTCRACKER’ is Crazy Good
…a shock for some eyes and ears. Contemporary music and culture mixed up with Tchaikovsky, and cranked up to eleven. You’ll feel the booming sound blowing your hair backward, and this production turns the story on its head with…
Read MoreJohannes Debus Conducts Stirring Tchaikovsky First Symphony with the San Diego Symphony
Guest conductor Johannes Debus again showed his conducting prowess leading the San Diego Symphony in an exciting account of Tchaikovsky’s First Symphony, as well as works by Mozart and Humperdinck . . .
Read MoreLang Lang Brings Rachmaninoff’s First Piano Concerto to the Jacobs Music Center
Lang Lang’s return to the Jacobs Music Center on Sunday (February 5) was greeted with the expected fervid applause even before he and the San Diego Symphony delivered an equally passionate account of Rachmaninoff’s First Piano Concerto . . .
Read MoreFelder Explains Everything About Tchaikovsky Your Music Appreciation Class Covered Up
Master pianist and thespian Hershey Felder opened his latest composer incarnation, “Our Great Tchaikovsky” at the San Diego Repertory Theatre. A splendid mix of sumptuous music, well-researched history and even a dash of controversial contemporary politics . . .
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 MoreSameer Patel Leads San Diego Symphony Summer Pops in Festive All-Tchaikovsky Concert
San Diego Symphony Associate Conductor Sameer Patel had way too much fun leading the orchestra’s All-Tchaikovsky concerts Sept. 2-4, 2016, bringing the Summer Pops season to its traditional grand finale . . .
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