Public Musicology Concert Lecture
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Narrating “Concerts for Fifth Grade” / Philharmonic Society of Orange County
Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall 600 Town Center Drive, Costa MesaThe Philharmonic Society of Orange County presents their Concerts for Fifth Grade, starring the Orange County Youth Symphony led by Music Director Johannes Müller Stosch. And I have the honor Find out more »
Mason Concert
Mar Vista, CAWhat's better than ONE fabulous pianist? Why, TWO fabulous pianists, of course! Mason Home Concerts welcomes the exuberant Vieness Piano Duo—wife and husband, Eva Schaumkell and Vijay Venkatesh—in a "beast" Find out more »
Laguna Beach Live! Listening to New (Classical) Music (KBM cancelled due to illness)
Woman's Club of Laguna Beach 286 St, Ann's Drive, Laguna BeachPresented by Laguna Beach Live! and the Philharmonic Society of Orange County, the evening is an exciting introduction for the 2024 Laguna Beach Music Festival which will feature esteemed violinist Find out more »
Mason Concerts
Mar Vista, CALooking forward to introducing the program of another sold-out Mason House Concert! The program spotlights the flute (aka Lizzo's favorite instrument) and more specifically the astounding talent of 15-year-old flutist-composer Find out more »
Narrating “Concerts for Fifth Grade” / Philharmonic Society of Orange County
Irvine Barclay Theater 4242 Campus Drive, IrvineIt's that time of the year again! The Philharmonic Society of Orange County presents their Concerts for Fifth Grade, starring the Orange County Youth Symphony led by Music Director Johannes Find out more »
Pre-Concert Lecture / Israel Philharmonic Concert
Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall 600 Town Center Drive, Costa MesaThe Israel Philharmonic makes its first Orange County appearance in 14 years under the baton of its new Music Director Lahav Shani with an all-Prokofiev program, including music from the Find out more »
Final Pre-Concert Lecture / Lucia di Lammermoor
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion 135 North Grand Avenue, Los AngelesLucia is trapped in an impossible situation. Her abusive brother hates the man she loves. Worse, he's forcing her to marry someone else in a last-ditch effort to shore up Find out more »
Pre-Concert Lectures / Lucia di Lammermoor
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion 135 North Grand Avenue, Los AngelesLucia is trapped in an impossible situation. Her abusive brother hates the man she loves. Worse, he's forcing her to marry someone else in a last-ditch effort to shore up Find out more »
UpBeat Live / Fidelio with Deaf West Theatre
Disney Hall 111 S Grand Avenue, Los AngelesFidelio—Beethoven's only opera—continues to lend itself to dramatic innovation. Join me for Upbeat Live, where we review Fidelio’s history and prepare this new semi-staged collaboration between the LA Phil's and Find out more »
Pre-Concert Lecture / Lang Lang’s Goldberg
Balboa Theater 868 Fourth Ave, San DiegoLang Lang and the Goldberg Variations. Always the same, always different. The essence of Bach’s Goldberg Variations turns on this fundamental tension: a perpetual bass line connecting the initial aria melody with 30 Find out more »
Pre-Concert Lecture / La Jolla Music Society
The Baker-Baum Concert Hall @ The Conrad 7600 Fay Ave, La JollaBeatrice Rana, known for ferocious technique and musical intelligence, presents a program on laughter and lessons from the "City of Lights." In her delightful La Jolla Music Society program, Rana explores Find out more »
LA Phil / Salonen, Strauss + 2 Premieres
Disney Hall 111 S Grand Avenue, Los AngelesJoin Dr. Kristi Brown-Montesano for UpBeat Live to explore this Esa-Pekka Salonen-led program featuring two exciting premieres. Salonen’s own Fog (a tribute to Frank Gehry) takes as inspiration the Bach Find out more »