Posts by Ken Herman
Trumpet Virtuoso Pacho Flores and the San Diego Symphony Give the West Coast Premiere of Gabriela Ortiz’s Trumpet Concerto
Thursday at UC San Diego’s Mandeville Auditorium, the San Diego Symphony and guest trumpeter Pacho Flores performed the West Coast premiere of Gabriela Ortiz’s “Altar de Bronce.”
Read MoreOpera Neo Announces Its Bold 2024 Season
Opera Neo Artistic Director Peter Kozma announced the company’s 2024 season, a bold mixture of standard repertory and rare excursions into 18th-century opera history.
Read MoreSan Diego Symphony Returns to The Conrad in La Jolla for a Concert of Bach and Haydn
On Friday, February 9, the San Diego Symphony returned to The Conrad in La Jolla for a chamber orchestra concert under Edo de Waart.
Read MoreCamarada Brings ‘Tango Buenos Aires’ to The Conrad
Saturday at The Conrad, San Diego’s Camarada chamber ensemble presented ‘Tango Buenos Aires’ to celebrate the music the ensemble featured on their recent tour of Latin America.
Read MoreThe Balourdet Quartet Impresses Sunday at The Conrad
Sunday afternoon at The Conrad, the young Boston based Balourdet Quartet offered a compelling program of Beethoven, Mozart, and Karim Al-Zand.
Read MoreSan Diego Opera Opens Brilliant ‘Don Giovanni’ at Civic Theatre
San Diego Opera presented a new production of Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” February 2 & 4, 2024, in the San Diego Civic Theatre in downtown San Diego.
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