REVIEW: With lots of moving parts, Shastokovich gets lost in the action.
Author Archives: Timothy Mangan
Posted inARTS & CULTURE, Music, Top Stories
Third Coast Percussion Lays Down a Virtuosic Set at Samueli
REVIEW: The energetic quartet expertly combines a percussion repertoire in the classical tradition with mesmerizing spectacle.
Posted inARTS & CULTURE, Music, Top Stories
Pacific Chorale to Sing the Praises of Women Composers
PREVIEW: Pacific Chorale’s “UnSung Heroes” concert begins a new series that will feature works by under-represented composers.
Posted inARTS & CULTURE, Costa Mesa, Music, Top Stories
Pacific Symphony’s ‘Madame Butterfly’ Takes Flight in Costa Mesa
REVIEW: In their annual opera presentation, Carl St.Clair leads the orchestra and singers in Puccini’s potent tear-jerker.
Posted inARTS & CULTURE, Costa Mesa, Music, Top Stories
LA Phil Visits O.C. with a Demanding Modernist Program
REVIEW: Susanna Malkki leads the orchestra in Messiaen’s mammoth “Turangalîla” and a new work by Saariaho.
Posted inARTS & CULTURE, Music, Newport Beach, Top Stories
Living Composers Reign During Choral Arts Initiative Concert
REVIEW: The concert was filled with music that was “well blended and balanced, alertly rhythmic and gracefully lyrical.”
Posted inARTS & CULTURE, Countywide, Music, Top Stories
Meet Pacific Symphony’s New Concertmaster: Dennis Kim
PREVIEW: Born in Korea and raised in Canada, the talented violinist has taught and played with orchestras in North America and Europe.
Posted inAliso Viejo, ARTS & CULTURE, Music, Top Stories
Dinnerstein and a Far Cry turn Bach and Glass into Pleasant Companions
REVIEW: The unorthodox ensemble and the Bach-loving pianist create an evening with many high points, marred only by a host who overstayed his welcome.
