by admin | Nov 4, 2023
I’m delighted to be an Invited Speaker at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UC San Diego! And I’m revisiting one of my favorite topics: Bach’s “Goldberg” Variations. When Bach published the “Goldberg” Variations in... 
by Kristi | Feb 23, 2022
Lang 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 astonishingly inventive variations. While surveying... 
by Kristi | Feb 22, 2022
As prep for Bach’s St. Matthew Passion and LA Opera’s innovative presentation (complete with choreography), K-12 educators participate in a special half-day seminar. I am one several guest lecturers, and—speaking educator to educator—will be unpacking this... 
by admin | Nov 27, 2019
Piazzolla, Gershwin, Schubert, Brahms, Mozart, Bach. The Vieness Piano Duo perform music spanning music history—and the globe. Dr. Kristi Brown Montesano provides live program notes. And leads an informal conversation between the audience and artists. About this... 
by admin | Nov 18, 2019
The Danish String Quartet, one of the leading quartets of their generation, continues their three-year La Jolla Music Society residency with five concerts celebrating the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth. The PRISM Project is a series of musical sets based on...