Posts by Ken Herman
Bernstein’s “Jeremiah” Symphony Makes Its Belated Debut at the San Diego Symphony
The San Diego Symphony elevated its current Leonard Bernstein retrospective on Saturday, May 12, 2018, with a stirring, trenchant account of his 1942 “Jeremiah” Symphony under the assured baton of Conductor Laureate Jahja Ling.
Read MoreBach Collegium San Diego Celebrates the Musical Virtues of Henry Purcell
Ruben Valenzuela and his Bach Collegium San Diego presented a wide-ranging concert devoted exclusively to the music of Henry Purcell on Friday, May 11, 2018, at All Souls’ Episcopal Church in Point Loma.
Read MoreSameer Patel Leads La Jolla Symphony on a Modernist Field Day
Sameer Patel, Associate Conductor of the San Diego Symphony, led the La Jolla Symphony this past weekend in a stirring program of 20th-century modernists–Schoenberg, Stravinsky, Takemitsu, and Messaien–with a 2016 work by the American composer Hannah Lash.
Read MoreLise Lindstrom and Greer Grimsley Easily Exceed the Billing of ‘One Amazing Night’ for San Diego Opera
Let no one claim that San Diego Opera does not know how to have a good time! The Saturday, May 5, concert–“One Amazing Night”–at the Balboa Theatre featured opera stars soprano Lise Lindstrom and bass-baritone Greer Grimsley accompanied the San Diego Symphony in a program that ranged from arias and scenes from grand opera to Viennese operetta and American musical theater.
Read MoreGuest Conductor Fabien Gabel Takes San Diego Symphony to New Heights
Under the astute baton of guest conductor Fabien Gabel, Dutch violinist Simone Lamsma and the San Diego Symphony gave a rapturous account on Friday, May 4, of Leonard Bernstein’s “Serenade,” a violin concerto written for no less a violinist than Isaac Stern in memory of the composer’s early mentor, Boston Symphony Music Director Serge Koussevitsky.
Read MoreSan Diego Symphony Music Director Designate Rafael Payare Welcomed at the Jacobs Music Center
Surrounded by civic leaders and members of the San Diego Symphony board and orchestra, Symphony C.E.O. Martha Gilmer introduced Music Director Designate Rafael Payare to the press, symphony patrons, and representatives of other San Diego arts organizations Monday (April 30) at Copley Symphony Hall.
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