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Faith and Healing in Bethlehem, Alaska

By David Dixon | February 25, 2019 |

Reuniting with people with whom one has lost touch isn’t always an easy task and, in some instances, can seem out of the question. A reunion between two brothers fuels the emotional world premiere of The Hour of Great Mercy at the Diversionary Theatre.

András Schiff Illuminates Schumann and Janáček at the Balboa Theatre

By Ken Herman | February 23, 2019 |

The expectations that precede a piano recital by András Schiff are exceedingly high, and his Friday, February 22, performance at the Balboa Theatre in downtown San Diego easily surpassed them.

Opera NEO’s Sumptuous Buffet of Arias and Ensembles

By Ken Herman | February 17, 2019 |

Caught midway between the final performance of San Diego Opera’s “Rigoletto” two weeks ago and the opening of the company’s “Three Decembers” by Jake Heggie in March, serious San Diego opera aficionados eagerly gathered for Opera NEO’s February 16 concert of opera selections titled “Love Is in the Air.”

Augustin Hadelich Illuminates Dvořák’s Violin Concerto with the San Diego Symphony

By Ken Herman | February 16, 2019 |

Between the spring 2016 revelation that San Diego Symphony Music Director Jahja Ling would retire at the end of the 2016-17 season and the announcement in February 2018 that the young Venezuelan conductor Rafael Payare had been selected as Music Director Designate, San Diego musical circles were rife with speculation. Among the names most frequently mentioned as the orchestra’s next Music Director, Romanian born and Philadelphia-based Cristian Măcelaru hovered at the top of the list. Between 2016 and 2017, Măcelaru appeared several times as guest conductor in San Diego, sometimes leading new, challenging pieces such as Wynton Marsalis’ Violin Concerto…