Posts Tagged ‘J.S. Bach’
Andrei Ioniță’s Heavenly Bach on the San Diego Symphony’s Chamber Music Series
Over the last weekend, the young Romanian cellist Andrei Ioniță thrilled San Diego Symphony audiences with his account of the Edward Elgar Cello Concerto, and his performance in Tuesday’s chamber concert in the Auditorium at TSRI proved equally rewarding . . .
Read MoreBach Collegium San Diego’s Splendid Baroque Motets and Canticles
The Friday, March 2, concert by the Bach Collegium San Diego at All Saints’ Episcopal Church in Hillcrest offered the best of both worlds: one of the familiar, cherished motets by J. S. Bach and rarely heard works by Heinrich Schütz and Domenico Scarlatti.
Read MorePiano Virtuoso Igor Levit Plays Bach and Liszt for the La Jolla Music Society
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.”
Read MoreSmashing Debut for New Civic Organist Raúl Prieto Ramírez
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 . . .
Read MoreSan Diego’s New Civic Organist: from Barcelona with Love and Passion
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
Read MoreBach Collegium San Diego’s Milestone ‘Messiah’
Under the direction of Ruben Valenzuela, San Diego’s Bach Collegium performed a complete version of G. F. Handel’s oratorio “Messiah” at the First Presbyterian Church of San Diego on Tuesday, December 19, 2017 . . .
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