Yearly Archives: 2007

Unforgettable Shostakovich!

by Lyn Bronson
December 1, 2007

Every once in a while you hear a performance so convincing and so inevitable you can’t imagine the work played any other way. That happened last night in Sunset Center Theater when the St. Petersburg String Quartet, presented by Chamber … Continue reading →

Archived in these categories: 20th Century, Chamber music, Chamber Music Monterey Bay, String quartet

Alexander String Quartet

by Lyn Bronson
November 30, 2007

Most of us probably spend more time listening to recorded music than we do live performances. However, no matter how favorably controlled the acoustical environment is in the recording studio, there is still no substitute for the more natural experience … Continue reading →

Archived in these categories: Carmel Music Society, Chamber music, String quartet

Youth Music Wows Us!

by Lyn Bronson
November 18, 2007

Adela Peňa & Larry Granger Not all of our youth today are totally absorbed with pop culture, text messaging and the latest teen fads. The proof of this was evident yesterday afternoon in Sunset Center Theater as Youth Music Monterey … Continue reading →

Archived in these categories: Orchestral, Youth

Pianist Anton Querti in Recital

by David Beech
November 18, 2007

True to form, the celebrated Vienna-born Canadian pianist Anton Kuerti excelled in Beethoven in his recital on Sunday evening, November 18, 2007 at Le Petit Trianon, San Jose. In these days when Beethoven sonatas seem to appear more and more … Continue reading →

Archived in these categories: Piano

Von Stade Charms Us!

by Lyn Bronson
October 21, 2007

Pianist Jake Heggie & Mezzo-Soprano Frederica von Stade Yesterday afternoon I was reminded of what Lincoln Steffens said in 1931, “I have seen the future, and it works.” Of course, he was referring to the great Socialist experiment in the … Continue reading →

Archived in these categories: Carmel Music Society, Vocal