Review: MAINLY MOZART WITH VIOLINIST JAMES EHNES at The Conrad In La Jolla
At roughly six minutes, the Memorium is an excellent introduction to the “tintinnabula” (bell) minimalist style created by the composer.
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Review: THE MAINLY MOZART FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA WITH GUITARIST MAK GRGIC at The Conrad In La Jolla
It was a listener-friendly concert, well designed, conducted and performed.
SONIC LIVE IN CONCERT to Launch Global Tour With US and UK Premieres
Senbla and SEGA announced Sonic Live In Concert, a new concert experience celebrating 35 years of the franchise, with US and UK premieres featuring a live orchestra, rock musicians, and vocalists performing music from across the Sonic universe.
METROPOLIS To Screen With Live Organ Accompaniment In Silent MOVIE MONDAYS SERIES
San Diego Theatres will screen Kino Lorber's restored METROPOLIS at the Balboa Theatre, with live organ accompaniment by Brett Miller, 27, one of the youngest working artists in silent film accompaniment.
Review: San Diego Opera Performs Bizet's CARMEN at San Diego Civic Center
Carmen is the world’s third most performed opera.
Review: San Diego Symphony Performs Mahler's Seventh Symphony at Jacobs Music Center
Jaha Ling led the San Diego Symphony’s first performance of Mahler’s seventh symphony in 2014, more than a century after the orchestra was founded.
Review: SOUNDS AND SWELLS at The Conrad
Art of Elan launched the Sounds and Swells series several years ago.
Review: WHERE THE SHINING TRUMPETS BLOW at Jacobs Music Center
What did our critic think of WHERE THE SHINING TRUMPETS BLOW at Jacobs Music Center? Des Knaben Wunderhorn (The Boy's Magical Horn) is a collection of more than 700 German folk poems and songs compiled in the early 19th Century.
Review: ROMANTIC VISIONS at Jacobs Music Center
What did our critic think of ROMANTIC VISIONS at Jacobs Music Center? Conductor Rafael Payare showed why in a performance driven with his usual gymnastic vigor.
Review: OPERA À LA CARTE'S ORPHEUS IN THE UNDERWORLD at St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Del Mar
What did our critic think of OPERA À LA CARTE'S PRODUCTION OF OFFENBACH'S ORPHEUS IN THE UNDERWORLD at St.
Review: LA JOLLA MUSIC SUMMERFEST FINALE at The Conrad
The La Jolla Music Society concluded its 2025 four-week SummerFest with three works for chamber-sized orchestras.
Review: THE MAINLY MOZART ALL-STAR ORCHESTRA at the Epstein Family Amphitheater
What did BroadwayWorld's critic think of THE MAINLY MOZART ALL-STA FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA at Epstein Family Amphitheater? Read the review here and learn more!
Review: THE LONDON SYMPHONY and PIANIST YUNCHAN LIM at San Diego Jacobs Music Center
What did our critic think of THE LA JOLLA MUSIC SOCIETY PRESENTS THE LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA at San Diego Jacobs Music Center? Standing Ovations showed the audience's appreciation of pianist Yunchan Lim in Rachmaninov's second piano concerto and the orchestra's excellence under conductor Sir Anto
Cabrillo Chamber Orchestra Will Present A SCANDINAVIAN VOYAGE
Cabrillo Chamber Orchestra brings Scandinavian pieces to Southern California for one night only February 23, 2025 with 'A Scandinavian Voyage' at Incarnation Lutheran Church in Poway, north of San Diego.
Review: SAN DIEGO SYMPHONY PREMIERES A NEW WORK BY BILLY CHILDS at Jacobs Music Center
What did our critic think of SAN DIEGO SYMPHONY INTRODUCES A WORLD PREMIERE at Jacobs Music Center? Alexander Malofeev was 13 when he won the prestigious International Tchaikovsky Competition for Young Musicians under 18.
San Diego Symphony Unveils 2025-26 Season at the Transformed Jacobs Music Center
The San Diego Symphony has revealed the detailed programs of the 2025-26 Jacobs Music Center season.
Mainly Mozart's SOMMELIER SERIES to Continue With Dallas Symphony's Alexander Kerr
Mainly Mozart is launching a new chamber music series to launch in Fall 2024 at Fairbanks Ranch Country Club.
Review: The La Jolla Music Society Presents the SPANISH HARLEM ORCHESTRA at The Conrad
What did our critic think of THE LA JOLLA MUSIC SOCIETY PRESENTS THE SPANISH HARLEM ORCHESTRA at The Conrad? The La Jolla Music Society has featured exceptional musicians in many genres over the years.
Review: San Diego Symphony Perform Richard Strauss and Shostakovich at The Jacobs Music Center
This year’s final subscription concert at the new Jacobs Music Center began with Richard Strauss’s tone poem Don Juan and ended with his equally familiar Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks.
Review: SAN DIEGO OPERA PRESENTS LA BOHÈME at San Diego Civic Center
What did our critic think of SAN DIEGO OPERA PRESENTS LA BOHÈME at San Diego Civic Center? San Diego Opera celebrated the opening of its 60th season with Giacomo Puccini’s La bohème, the same opera the company staged to open its first season.
North Coast Repertory Theatre to Present 2 PIANOS 4 HANDS
By popular demand, North Coast Repertory Theatre will bring back the joyful family pleasing 2 PIANOS 4 HANDS to brighten the holiday season.
Review: SAN DIEGO SYMPHONY PERFORMS MENDELSSOHN, BRUCH AND TCHAIKOVSKY at the Jacobs Music Center
The music that people enjoy the most, whether they are fans of classical or hip hop, is music that evokes emotion.
San Diego Opera Unveils Five Year Plan Ahead of 60th Season Launch
San Diego Opera will commence its 60th anniversary season on November 1 with a performance of Puccini's 'La bohème,' the same opera that inaugurated the company on May 5, 1965, at the San Diego Civic Theatre.
Review: San Diego Symphony Presents A Concert Of Works By Mahler And Larcher
What did our critic think of SAN DIEGO SYMPHONY PERFORM WORKS BY MAHLER AND LARCHER at the Jacobs Music Center? There were only two pieces on the San Diego Symphony’s program for the second weekend of the new season, the first after the renovation of the Jacobs Music Center.
Review: San Diego Symphony Shines at New Jacobs Music Center Opening
What did our critic think of SAN DIEGO SYMPHONY SHINES AT NEW JACOBS MUSIC CENTER OPENING! Shortly after the waterfront’s Rady Shell opened in 2021, I was standing in a short line behind San Diego Symphony CEO Martha Gilmer and complimented her on the Rady’s awesome state-of-the-art sound syste
Len Cariou, Santino Fontana and More Join SONDHEIM TONIGHT! With The San Diego Symphony Orchestra
Tony Award-winner Santino Fontana, Emily Skinner, Tony Yazbeck, Amy Owens, and special guest vocalist: Len Cariou will join the San Diego Symphony Orchestra in a celebration of Stephen Sondheim next month.
Review: San Diego Opera Presents Andrea Carroll and Joshua Guerrero in Recital at Balboa Theatre
About halfway into her two-hour plus recital with tenor Joshua Guerrero, soprano Andrea Carroll gave a well-earned compliment to their accompanist Stephen Hopkins for his technique and versatility.
Review: OPERA À LA CARTE'S PRODUCTION OF LA BOHÈME at Tenth Avenue Arts Center In East Village
The first act of Opera À La Carte’s production of La bohème featured costuming and well-used furniture that made Rodolfo’s bohemian Parisian garret seem more real than the elaborate expensive sets and costumes of many other productions.
SACRA/PROFANA Honors National Pride Month with A SPACE TO BELONG
SACRA/PROFANA will present the world premiere of 'All We Need: Meditations on Queer Being,' exploring themes of identity and community through music.
San Diego Symphony Announces 2024-25 Season In Transformed Jacobs Music Center
Discover the SAN DIEGO SYMPHONY's 2024-25 season in the newly renovated Jacobs Music Center.
Villa Musica & La Jolla Symphony & Chorus Partner For Carnegie Hall's Link Up Program
Join Villa Musica and La Jolla Symphony & Chorus, as they collaborate for Carnegie Hall's Link Up Program.
Local Ensemble to Present BOUND FOR BACHFEST, A Preview To Performance In Germany This Summer
Bach Collegium San Diego (BCSD), one of the country's leading ensembles, will perform at the BachFest 2024 in June in Leipzig, Germany.
Review: STEPHEN HOUGH WITH THE SAN DIEGO SYMPHONY at San Diego Civic Center Theater
Read BroadwayWorld's review of Stephen Hough with the San Diego Symphony at San Diego Civic Center Theater.
Review: SAN DIEGO SYMPHONY PLAYS RAVEL, RESPIGHI, AND BATES at San Diego Civic Center Theater
If this concert didn’t convince newcomers to classical music that they’d been missing out, nothing will.
Review: BACH'S WINTER REVERIE & SAN DIEGO SYMPHONY VIRTUOSITY at The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center
Edo de Waart opened a conservative program of J.
Review: THE SAN DIEGO SYMPHONY PERFORMS MOZART at The Conrad In La Jolla
The San Diego Symphony was at a little more than half its usual size, but with a near full complement of strings, and Raphael Payare conducted with great feeling and passion.
Composers Concordance to Present CompCord Ensemble at The NWEAMO Festival
Composers Concordance presents CompCord Ensemble at The NWEAMO Festival, featuring a program of new chamber music and premieres.
The Orange County Women's Chorus Presents DANCING DAY This December
The Orange County Women’s Chorus presents 'Dancing Day' in their 26th season.
Review: The San Diego Symphony Orchestra Performs in the California Festival at The Rady Shell
What did our critic think of THE SAN DIEGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PERFORMS IN THE CALIFORNIA FESTIVAL at The Rady Shell?