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Piano Virtuoso Igor Levit Plays Bach and Liszt for the La Jolla Music Society

By Ken Herman | January 9, 2018 |

Igor Levit’s piano recital for the La Jolla Music Society–alternately thrilling, serious, and a bit dour– at the Auditorium at TSRI began with a J. S. Bach transcription and culminated with Ferruccio Busoni’s monumental transcription of Franz Liszt’s grand organ solo, Fantasia and Fugue on “Ad Nos, ad Salutarum Undam.”

Smashing Debut for New Civic Organist Raúl Prieto Ramírez

By Ken Herman | January 7, 2018 |

Raúl Prieto Ramírez—San Diego’s newly minted Civic Organist—played a sensational opening recital Sunday (January 7) at the Spreckels Organ Pavilion in Balboa Park . . .

Electrified, Hip Hop-Inspired ‘A Culture Shock NUTCRACKER’ is Crazy Good

By Kris Eitland | January 6, 2018 |

…a shock for some eyes and ears.  Contemporary music and culture mixed up with Tchaikovsky, and cranked up to eleven. You’ll feel the booming sound blowing your hair backward, and this production turns the story on its head with…

San Diego’s New Civic Organist: from Barcelona with Love and Passion

By Ken Herman | January 5, 2018 |

San Diego’s newly appointed Civic Organist, Raúl Prieto Ramírez reveals his musical goals for the Spreckels Organ. He plays his first concert as Civic Organist this Sunday, January 7, 2018, at 2:00 p.m. in his first performance as Civic Organist

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