Category Archives: Santa Cruz Symphony

Pianist Anton Nel Performs Grieg Concerto in Santa Cruz

Pianist Anton Nel & Maestro John Larry Granger Sometimes at an orchestral concert you can tell right away which works on the program received the most rehearsal time. So it was last night as the Santa Cruz Symphony under the … Continue reading

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Pianist Chetan Tierra & Santa Cruz Symphony

It was a large audience that turned out Saturday evening for the Santa Cruz Symphony’s concert at Civic Center. Of special interest on this occasion was the appearance of young Santa Cruz pianist Chetan Tierra as soloist in the Prokofiev … Continue reading

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Pianist Daniel Del Pino – Soloist in the Mendelssohn Concerto in G Minor

Almost a year after pianist Daniel Del Pino appeared with the Monterey Symphony as soloist in the Chopin F Minor Concerto (at which time he made a very favorable impression), he was back in the area this weekend as soloist … Continue reading

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Natasha Peremski Performs Rachmaninoff

Natasha Peremski          The Santa Cruz County Symphony opened its 2008-09 season with a bang on Sunday afternoon at the Mello Center in Watsonville by giving us an encore matinee performance of the first of its season’s concerts heard the … Continue reading

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Pianist Neiman Impresses!

Pianist Adam Neiman showed his colors as a sensitive and expressive artist last night as soloist in the Chopin E Minor Concerto with the Santa Cruz Symphony.  This concerto has a long history of being exploited for its virtuoso qualities, … Continue reading

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