Monthly Archives: March 2010

Pianist Sara Davis Buechner plays Gershwin Concerto in F

by Lyn Bronson
March 29, 2010

Three years ago pianist Sara Davis Buechner performed the Rachmaninoff Second Piano Concerto with the Santa Cruz Symphony. It was a brilliant and sensitive performance that breathed new life into this familiar warhorse. Well, yesterday afternoon she was back in … Continue reading →

Archived in these categories: Concerto, Monterey Symphony, Piano, Romantic Era

Pianist Thomas Ades at Herbst Theater in San Francisco

by David Beech
March 19, 2010

  The English composer, pianist and conductor Thomas Adès made a welcome return to San Francisco on Thursday, March 16, 2010, confirming his exceptional gifts in the first two of those roles in a piano recital that included the US … Continue reading →

Archived in these categories: Piano

From Mozart to Gospel with the Camerata Singers

by David Gordon
March 15, 2010

Celebrating his tenth season as Artistic Director and Conductor of the Camerata Singers, John Koza has a well-earned reputation as an innovative concert programmer, and he is always seeking gently to stretch the ability of his ensemble and ignite the imagination and heart … Continue reading →

Archived in these categories: Choral

The Albers Trio Charms Us

by Lyn Bronson
March 6, 2010

Laura, Julie and Rebecca Albers The three talented young Albers sisters, violinist Laurie, violist Rebecca and cellist Julie, have joined together to create a string trio offering music making on the highest level — combining refined musicianship, masterful technique, a … Continue reading →

Archived in these categories: Carmel Music Society, String trio

Mozart Festival Celebrates Mozart at Cabrillo College

by Michael Tierra
March 1, 2010

Pianist John Orlando “The music of angels and heaven” rapturously exclaimed one enthusiastic patron, fortunate to attend the opening of Distinguished Artist’s Mozart Festival “Rekindling the Spirit of the Age of Enlightenment.”Judging from the smiles, wild applause and comments I … Continue reading →

Archived in these categories: Classical Era, Concerto, Orchestral, Piano