Concert and opera reviews from Southern California.
Claire Huangci was the pianist for Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini. Her virtuoso playing showed tremendous youthful enthusiasm and energy, at the same time engaging in subtle dialog with the orchestra.
Read MoreThere is no better person to host the Bernstein birthday bash than the Pacific Symphony’s Music Director Carl St. Clair, who got to know Lenny personally as his protégé at Tanglewood in the 1980’s.
Read MoreWhen the 71-year-old pianist André Watts sat down to play, he immediately commanded attention by the sheer scale of the sound he produced – big, bold, effusive.
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