The milestone represented by the marking of one’s 80th birthday is doubtless a profound one, a token of the human...
Classical Music and Opera
Review: Long Beach Opera’s ‘The Black Cat’
One of the most exciting cultural institutions in the LA area is, without a doubt, Long Beach Opera. With Artistic and...
Review: Brendan White plays Liszt and Scriabin
It was an incongruous, yet curiously stimulating mingling of incense and sulphur that awaited the listener Jan. 16 at...
Free Santa Monica Symphony Concert
Celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King with the Santa Monica Symphony’s annual MLK Holiday Concert on...
Review: Zubin Mehta Conducts Brahms’ Symphonies 3 and 4
With his new title of Conductor Emeritus of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta concluded two weeks of...
Classical CDs of 2018
Classical music, some argue, is currently experiencing, if not an outright crisis, at the very least some discomfort...
Review: Dilijan Chamber Music at Zipper Hall
A chill breeze set in late Sunday afternoon in Downtown Los Angeles, wafting through the skyscrapers, and setting...
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center performs Brandenburg Concertos
The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center celebrates the 25th anniversary of its annual presentation of Bach’s...
Review: LA Opera’s ‘Hansel and Gretel’
LA Opera serves up a special treat to start the holiday season with “Hansel and Gretel,” onstage at the Dorothy...