Yearly Archives: 2007

Pianist Barbara Nissman Plays Brahms Second Concerto

On Saturday night the Monterey Symphony launched its new season at Sherwood Hall in Salinas, and as is his custom at the beginning of the season, Maestro Max Bragado-Darman and the orchestra brought the audience to its feet for a … Continue reading

Archived in these categories: Concerto, Monterey Symphony, Orchestral, Piano


Miro String Quartet & Premiere

Chamber Music Monterey Bay (CMMB) launched the beginning of its 2007-2008 Season last night at Sunset Center, and it was a truly stunning event. Combining the world premiere of a new work commissioned by CMMB and the fabulous playing of … Continue reading

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


Philharmonia Baroque

Having experienced the Carmel Bach Festival on the Monterey Peninsula for so many decades, we tend to forget how vital and fresh the music of Bach’s contemporaries can be. When the Carmel Music Society presented the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra last … Continue reading

Archived in these categories: Baroque, Carmel Music Society, Orchestral


Adam Neiman Triumphs!

At Cabrillo College Sunday evening, Young pianist Adam Neiman blew us away in a program of Bach, Ravel, Rachmaninoff and Mussorgsky. Neiman has been the recipient of, some impressive awards, among them an Avery Fisher Career Grant and a Gilmore … Continue reading

Archived in these categories: Cabrillo College, Piano


Pianist Joyce Yang

The young Korean pianist Joyce Yang launched the new season of the Steinway Society of the Bay Area in imposing style on Sunday evening, September 23, 2007 at Le Petit Trianon, San Jose. Already the silver medallist in the 2005 … Continue reading

Archived in these categories: Piano