Yearly Archives: 2006

Christmas Comes to Sunset Center

by Lyn Bronson
December 20, 2006

The Monterey Symphony really whooped it up last night and presented a two-hour Christmas concert at Sunset Center that had a little something for everybody — we heard serious music, Christmas carols, some great brass playing, a movement from a … Continue reading →

Archived in these categories: Choral, Monterey Symphony

Cello Playing Supreme – Lynn Harrell Triumphs!

by Lyn Bronson
November 30, 2006

The very first sounds we heard coming from the cello of Lynn Harrell convinced us that we were in the presence of someone who is not merely a cellist, but a great musician who just happens to be a cellist. … Continue reading →

Archived in these categories: Carmel Music Society, Cello

Pianist Halida Dinova Plays an Unusual Program

by Lyn Bronson
November 3, 2006

Last night at All Saints Church in Carmel, Russian pianist Halida Dinova performed a piano recital for a small audience of approximately fifty people. That the audience was so small is probably because Ms. Dinova is not one of the … Continue reading →

Archived in these categories: Piano

Pianist Sa Chen in Recital

by David Beech
October 28, 2006

HTML clipboardPerforming for the Steinway Society, the Chinese pianist Sa Chen, third-prize winner in the 2005 Van Cliburn competition, treated a standing-room-only audience to an exciting solo recital on Sunday, October 29, 2006 at Le Petit Trianon in San Jose. … Continue reading →

Archived in these categories: Piano

Pianist Hans Boepple in All-Chopin Recital

by Lyn Bronson
October 7, 2006

If you give a pianist an opportunity to spend a year luxuriously isolated on a dessert island with a fine Steinway and the music scores from only one composer, it is a safe bet that most pianists would choose Chopin. … Continue reading →

Archived in these categories: Piano