MUSIC REVIEWS
Pianist Jeeyoon Kim Performs at the Auditorium at TSRI
The young pianist Jeeyoon Kim played an easy-listening solo recital Sunday (December 11) in the Auditorium of La Jolla’s TSRI . . .
Read MoreDe Waart’s Triumphant Take on Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony
Guest conductor Edo de Waart led a triumphant account of Beethoven’s Ninth (“Choral”) Symphony with the San Diego Symphony and San Diego Master Choral this weekend (Dec. 9-11) . . .
Read MoreTakács Quartet’s Star Turn in La Jolla
The esteemed Takács Quartet finished recording all 16 Beethoven string quartets for Decca some 10 years ago, a set that drew high critical praise, and continues to
Read MorePeter Oundjian Brings Vibrant New John Adams Work to the Jacobs Music Center
Canadian conductor Peter Oundjian brought a well-matched program of John Adams and Gustav Holst to the San Diego Symphony Saturday (December 3) at the Jacobs Music Center. Because he chose Adams’ recent “Doctor Atomic Symphony” and his Holst selection was “The Planets,” Oundjian cleverly titled his program “Adams, Atoms and Planets” . . .
Read MorePianist Hélène Grimaud’s Astonishing Artistry
Of budding young piano virtuosos there is surely no shortage. The number of promising performers who understand how to program creatively, however, remains distressingly small. Hélène Grimaud’s stunning Thursday (Dec. 1) recital for the La Jolla Music Society could easily serve as a master class in insightful programming . . .
Read MoreSweet Comfort from Art of Élan at the San Diego Museum of Art
After a tumultuous political season, Tuesday’s (November 22) Art of Élan concert of American chamber music at the San Diego Museum of Art arrived as welcome solace . . .
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