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Recent Reviews
- Mozart — The Abduction from the Seraglio
- Russian Nefertiti: Zlata Chochieva in Recital
- Halida Dinova performs on the “Aptos Keyboard Series @ St. Johns”
- Celebration Choir — August 12, 2018
- Cabrillo Festival: Notes from a Journey
- Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music 2018 — “In the Blue Room with the Kronos Quartet”
- Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music 2018 — ‘After Dixieland’
- Vienna Transfigured
- Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music 2018 — Opening Night
- Carmel Bach Festival 2018 — I Hear America Singing
- [email protected] — Ich bin Berliner
- Carmel Bach Festival 2018 – Virginia Best Adams Vocal Master Class
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Recent Previews
- Mozart — The Abduction from the Seraglio
- Pianist John Jensen performs a recital of American music at Hidden Valley
- Yekwon Sunwoo — Van Cliburn Gold Medalist to perform for the Carmel Music Society
- Distinguished Artists Concert & Lecture Series presents pianist Garrick Ohlsson
- David Gordon — “Singing My Heart Out”
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Author Archives: James Neiman
Carmel Bach Festival 2018 — Eight Seasons
On Monday, July 16, the Carmel music community enjoyed two beautiful and contrasting performances of the Four Seasons at Sunset Center in Carmel-by-the-Sea. The first half of the program was Antonio Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, and the second half was Astor Piazzolla’s Four Seasons of Buenos Aires. Under the leadership of concertmaster and director Peter Hanson, members of the Festival Orchestra presented a fascinating and ultra-clear characterization of nature, elements and people. Read full story
Archived in these categories: Carmel Bach Festival, Orchestral, Strings
Carmel Bach Festival 2018 — St. Matthew Passion
On Sunday, July 15, the Carmel music community was treated to a stunning performance of Johann Sebastian Bach’s St. Matthew Passion in Carmel’s Sunset Center. Under the direction of conductor Paul Goodwin, the performance on period instruments drew the listener into an authentic celebration of the Passion of Jesus Christ, according to Matthew 26 and 27. Bach worked closely with Christian Friedrich Henrici (Picander) in framing the biblical text with commentary and contemplative prayer. They also collaborated in an effort to restructure the biblical account. The first part of the performance ended at Christ’s arrest in the Garden of Gethsemane, and the second part continued through the traditional remainder of the Passion, ending with the burial of Jesus. Since aim of the composer was to “incite the listeners to devotion” according to his contract with the Leipzig Town Council, the composition was written so as to be appropriate for a Good Friday mass, during which it was premiered in 1727. Last evening’s performance certainly proved that Bach achieved his goals with this work. Read full story
Archived in these categories: Baroque, Carmel Bach Festival
Emil & Nozomi Khudyev in Recital
On Monday, July 2, 2018 Hidden Valley Music Seminars presented an extraordinary family of artists. The Khudyev family, who emigrated to the US from Turkmenistan, has produced a generation of Soviet trained and USA educated master musicians, several of whom gathered Monday night to perform works for clarinet, violin and piano. Emil Khudyev is Associate Principal Clarinetist for the Seattle Symphony, and he was joined on stage by his wife, Nozomi Khudyev, an extraordinary pianist from Japan and a graduate of the Juilliard School, as well as his brother and violinist Farkhad Khudyev, who currently serves as Music Director of the Hidden Valley Orchestra Institute and Youth Music Monterey County. Read full story
Archived in these categories: Chamber music
Carmel Music Society Presents Pianist Jeremy Denk
Our music community was treated to an evening of Mozart, Prokofiev, Beethoven and Schubert by internationally renowned pianist Jeremy Denk. Mr. Denk is an artist of rare depth and sensitivity, and his breathtaking performance closed off another great season for the Carmel Music Society. In his remarks during the performance, Mr. Denk suggested that time and its role in accentuating the compositional structure and interpretation is a theme of artistic interest, and drew, through his exquisite interpretation, lines through all the works leading to Schubert’s masterpiece, his Sonata in B-flat Major, D.960. Read full story
Archived in these categories: 20th Century, Carmel Music Society, Classical Era, Piano, Romantic Era
