Prelude Lecture: La Jolla Music Society presents Bruce Liu

Prelude Lecture: La Jolla Music Society presents Bruce Liu

My final Prelude Lecture of LJMS season will introduced a sold-out concert! Pianist Bruce Liu, first prize winner of the 18th Chopin Piano Competition 2021 in Warsaw, makes his debut appearance at the La Jolla Music Society. His first album featuring the winning...
LA Phil’s Upbeat Live Lecture: Dudamel conducts “Harry Potter”

LA Phil’s Upbeat Live Lecture: Dudamel conducts “Harry Potter”

As a Harry Potter fan, of course I put my name in the Sorting Hat for a chance to introduce this concert, the final installment of LA Phil’s John Williams Spotlight series. Opening with the renowned composers’ Flight to Neverland (from Peter-Pan redux Hook, 1991), the...
LA Phil’s Upbeat Live Lecture: Correia, Beethoven, and Strauss

LA Phil’s Upbeat Live Lecture: Correia, Beethoven, and Strauss

Maestro Gustavo Dudamel leads the LA Philharmonic in a program featuring three creative artists of the Iberian Peninsula: composer Andreia Pinto Correia, beloved piano virtuoso Maria João Pires, and Miguel Cervantes, whose enduring work, Don Quixote, provided...