Concert and opera reviews from Southern California.
Lim, who is 20, brought remarkable maturity to the music-making, tackling its technical demands with apparent ease while finding fresh nuances in this familiar work.
Read MoreA vibrant program of Schoenberg, Tchaikovsky, Ravel features a mostly-Asian lineup: Xian Zhang, George Li, Seong-Jin Cho
Read MoreThe acclaimed Norwegian soprano returned to Santa Monica to once again shake up the Broadstage with her powerful voice.
Read MoreDifferent people, same spirit of celebration in the works featured… The concert opened with a video introduction of MTT’s career, followed by his composition Agnegram.
Read MoreAfter a week of silence, concerts at the Disney Hall resumed on January 18 with Beethoven & Tchaikovsky. The conductor was Philippe Jordan, from Switzerland, and pianist Yefim Bronfman.
Read MoreHer violin tone had the needed richness and fullness, but she could play it lightly, conversationally, to etch a beautifully nuanced singing line,
Read MoreThe choral singing was quite exceptional – admirable clarity, flexibility and crisp diction in the thorniest fugues
Read MoreThis month, Zubin Mehta, the L.A. Phil’s beloved Music Director Emeritus, returned to conduct a pair of concerts.
Read MoreThe program was both delightful and ingenious, combining Vivaldi’s familiar “Four Seasons” with the less-familiar Venetian gondola songs. I attended both concerts in Aliso Viejo and Northridge.
Read MoreFrench baritone Benjamin Bernheim made his West Coast debut at the Wallis in Beverly Hills, in a spellbinding recital of French art songs.
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