by admin | Oct 15, 2023
I am honored to give the introductory lecture for Opening Night of the Philharmonic Society of Orange County’s 77th season! Mezzo soprano Isabel Leonard and classical guitarist Pablo Sáinz-Villegas will present a magical recital of Spanish language song and solo... 
by admin | Oct 6, 2023
The new Salon de Musiques season begins! This unique chamber-concert series in the heart of La Jolla offers an intimate musical experience with close-up seating, a Q&A with me and the performing artists, and a delicious post-concert buffet with French champagne.... 
by admin | Oct 6, 2023
Opening the La Jolla Music Society’s 2023-24 season with a winning program by pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason, who has gained international renown as a soloist and chamber musician, most recently serving as Artist in Residence with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra... 
by admin | May 20, 2023
I am delighted to be acting as musicological cohost for this special Salon de Musiques concert celebrating Jewish composers of the 19th and 20th centuries. The program offers both the familiar and the relatively unknown: Felix Mendelssohn’s Piano Quartet No. 2... 
by admin | May 18, 2023
The final Mason Concert of the 2023 season—and it’s going to be amazing! LA Philharmonic concertmaster Martin Chalifour is joined by three talented friends—cellist Cécilia Tsan, violist Victor de Almeida, and flutist Rachel Mellis—for an evening of chamber...