by Theodore Bell | Mar 18, 2010 | Classical Music and Opera |
The Los Angeles area chamber music schedule is packed this week with many fine artists and programs. Saturday night will be well spent with the much sought-after Mandelring Quartet from Germany; they will be playing their signature Shostakovich in Beverly Hills. The...
by Theodore Bell | Mar 14, 2010 | Classical Music and Opera |
Tavis Smiley gave an inspired, one-of-a-kind performance of Aaron Copland’s iconic “Lincoln Portrait” Saturday evening, as the Santa Monica Symphony unequivocally demonstrated why they are among the best community orchestras in America. Maestro Allen Robert Gross...
by Theodore Bell | Mar 12, 2010 | Classical Music and Opera |
The best ticket in town this week is free! Saturday night Tavis Smiley joins Music Director and Conductor Allen Robert Gross and the Santa Monica Symphony to perform Aaron Copland’s iconic “Lincoln Portrait” along with other masterworks by William Grant Still and...
by Theodore Bell | Mar 6, 2010 | Classical Music and Opera |
Enjoy something old and something new this week with two great concerts, both at Walt Disney Concert Hall. The first is Sunday, when three of LA’s finest groups — the Los Angeles Master Chorale, Musica Angelica, and the Los Angeles Children’s Chorus — combine...
by Theodore Bell | Mar 4, 2010 | Classical Music and Opera, Featured |
Southwest Chamber Music’s Ascending Dragon Festival opened this weekend with a set of three pre-tour concerts Friday, Saturday, and Monday. I was able to hear the Monday, March 1, concert downtown at Zipper Hall, and left not only impressed by the ensemble and...