Voice of OC’s arts writers pick out notable events for the spring season in theater, dance, visual arts, classical music, culture and food.
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VOC Staff Pick the Best for the 2022 Arts & Culture Fall Season
Arts and culture organizations in O.C. have emerged from the pandemic. And they’re ready to raise the bar and the level of social activity.
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Pacific Symphony Mounts a Surefire Production of Verdi’s ‘Otello’ in Segerstrom Concert Hall
REVIEW: Tenor Carl Tanner reprises the title role that he sang at the Metropolitan Opera in a commanding performance.
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London Symphony Orchestra Performs Blockbuster Program at Segerstrom with Mixed Results
REVIEW: An uneven concert prevented the evening from being as completely magnificent as it could be.
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Pianists Team for an Evening of Music for Two Pianos at Soka
REVIEW: Garrick Ohlsson and Kirill Gerstein meet the challenge of big works by Busoni, Rachmaninoff and Ravel.
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A Look at Orange County’s Arts & Culture for Fall 2021
Voice of OC’s arts writers pick out the best in visual arts, theater, classical music, dance, culture and food.
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New Chamber Group Makes Its Debut at Post-pandemic Barclay Theatre
Trio Barclay, with violinist Dennis Kim, plays music by Shostakovich, Dvorák and Seyfried during their inaugural concert.
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Pacific Symphony Launches Series of Pandemic Concerts Online
Review: Orchestra musicians have been sharing their work throughout the pandemic, but the full orchestra has been muted for almost a year. The Pacific Symphony debuts the first in a series of mini online concerts and it’s good to hear them play together again, even if we still have to do it online.
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What’s Coming in Local Arts & Culture in 2021
Arts and culture organizations are moving forward with cautious optimism as events get planned for the new year. Here’s what Voice of OC writers are looking forward to.
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Jeremy Denk Hits the Right Notes in Streamed Performance
REVIEW: The MacArthur ‘genius’ fellow plays virtuoso piano at Irvine Barclay, yet the sparse audience is a bit lackadaisical.
