Posts by Ken Herman
Branford Marsalis and Chicago’s Kontras Quartet Shine at Art of Élan
Sunday, April 8, 2018, at the Music Box in Little Italy, Art of Élan presented saxophone legend Branford Marsalis with the Chicago-based Kontras Quartet.
Read MoreCellist Andrei Ioniță Amazes in Elgar Cello Concerto with the San Diego Symphony
Friday’s San Diego Symphony concert turned out to be an evening of thrilling rhapsodies, crowned by Edward Elgar’s rhapsodic Cello Concerto featuring 24-year-old International Tchaikovsky Competition prize winner Andrei Ioniță.
Read MoreMoore-Springer Duo Brings Low-Keyed Sonic Delight to Fresh Sound
Fresh Sound presented the duo of violinist Andie Springer and guitarist James Moore Monday, April 2, at Bread and Salt in a program of their own compositions as well as pieces that friends had written or arranged for them . . .
Read MoreArt of Elan Offers Probing Shostakovich and New Works at the San Diego Museum of Art
Art of Élan featured the Shostakovich String Quartet No. 8 and newer works by American composers on Tuesday, March 27, 2018, in its concert at the San Diego Museum of Art in Balboa Park.
Read MoreHausmann Quartet Presents Luminous Account of Haydn’s ‘Seven Last Words’ at St. Paul’s Cathedral
The Hausmann Quartet performed Haydn’s most unusual string quartet, “The Seven Last Words of Christ,” Op. 51, at St. Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral on March 23, an ideal ambience in which to contemplate the composer’s exalted Lenten meditation.
Read MoreExotic, Musically Rich Production of Daniel Catán’s ‘Florencia en el Amazonas’
San Diego Opera’s rousing, vibrant production of Daniel Catán’s “Florencia en el Amazonas” opened Saturday, March 17, at Civic Theatre with a smartly directed cast of strong, younger singers and great support in the pit from the San Diego Symphony.
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