Category Archives: Concerto

Santa Cruz Symphony — A Trio of Concertos

by Lyn Bronson
November 14, 2011

Yesterday afternoon at Mello Center in Watsonville we heard Conductor John Larry Granger, after twenty years of inspired service, conducting the second concert in his last season with the Santa Cruz Symphony. With concertos by Beethoven, Mozart and Tchaikovsky on … Continue reading →

Archived in these categories: Concerto, Santa Cruz Symphony

Low Down Vivaldi: Double Reed & Cello Virtuosity

by Christine Baker
July 20, 2011

We heard today a group of masterful baroque bassoon, cello, and string performances delivered to nearly unanimous standing ovation. Dominic Teresi, bassoon, is one of those rare musicians that make it sound so effortless that you might not appreciate his … Continue reading →

Archived in these categories: Baroque, Carmel Bach Festival, Concerto, Harpsichord, Woodwinds

St. Petersburgh Symphony & Pianist Nikolai Lugansky

by Brian Bekker
March 31, 2011

             Davies Hall in San Francisco was the site of a special performance on Monday night that showcased the Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra,(Russia’s oldest symphony orchestra) conducted by Yuri Temirkanov, who was joined on this occasion by distinguished pianist … Continue reading →

Archived in these categories: Concerto, Orchestral, Piano

Pianist Adam Nieman Plays Liszt with Santa Cruz Symphony

by John Orlando
March 27, 2011

In a nutshell last weekend, the Santa Cruz County Symphony offered up a delicious serving of musical delicacies beginning with Percy Grainger’s In a Nutshell, an orchestral suite of considerable novelty that included steel and wooden marimba-phones, altered Swiss hand … Continue reading →

Archived in these categories: Concerto, Orchestral, Piano, Santa Cruz Symphony

Monterey Symphony & Pianist John O’Conor

by Lyn Bronson
March 21, 2011

Had the stormy, windy conditions with heavy rain we endured on Saturday continued, the Monterey Symphony might have lost a considerable part of its Sunday afternoon audience. However, the heavens smiled on the Monterey Symphony and a capacity crowd arrived … Continue reading →

Archived in these categories: Concerto, Monterey Symphony, Piano