MUSIC REVIEWS
The Olympian Abstractions of Danilo Pérez and his Trio
La Jolla Athenaeum Jazz program curated in recognition of the twentieth anniversary of Pérez’s “Panamonk” recording of music inspired by Thelonious Monk as well as the one hundredth anniversary of Monk’s birth
Read MoreThibaudet and Symphony Members Offer Sumptuous Repast of French Chamber Music at Copley Symphony Hall
French pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet interpreted chamber music of Francis Poulenc and Gabriel Fauré in collaboration with San Diego Symphony instrumentalists Sunday (October 8) at the Jacobs Music Center downtown . . .
Read MoreEdo de Waart Leads San Diego Symphony in Impressive Season-Opening Concert
Esteemed conductor Edo de Waart returned to the San Diego Symphony Friday to lead the orchestra through an impassioned season-opening concert at the Jacobs Music Center . . .
Read MoreArdor Trio Debuts at Balboa Park’s Mingei International Museum
A new San Diego ensemble—the Ardor Trio—made an auspicious debut Saturday, September 30, at Balboa Park’s Mingei International Museum . . .
Read MoreCamarada’s Consummate Display of Virtuoso Chamber Music
Beth Ross-Buckley and Dana Burnett’s Camarada instrumental ensemble presented a sparkling, invigorating chamber concert featuring San Diego Principal Trumpet Micah Wilkinson on September 30 in a North County residence . . .
Read MoreThe Hausmann Quartet Unleashes Humor and Profundity in Haydn
Adjacent to the ticket table at the Hausmann Quartet’s Sunday (September 17) Haydn Voyages concert stood a chalkboard marking the string quartet’s progress: 17.6% of the composer’s 68 string quartets performed thus far. That our local string quartet—Hausmann is in residence at San Diego State University—is serious about traversing Haydn’s complete string quartet repertory and…
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