Symphony Silicon Valley presents Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony with Conductor Tito Muñoz and Superstar Anne Akiko Meyers performing Barber’s Violin Concerto, March 2 & 3 in San Jose

Symphony Silicon Valley presents Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony, March 2 & 3 in San Jose Superstar Anne Akiko Meyers performs Barber’s Violin Concerto . Adam Schoenberg’s Canto opens the program and introduces us to a new composer very much in vogue today.  Next up is Barber’s virtuosic concerto, combining lush Romantic lyricism and angular ‘modern’ energy, with a brilliant ending that is a notorious test of the violinist’s … Continue reading Symphony Silicon Valley presents Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony with Conductor Tito Muñoz and Superstar Anne Akiko Meyers performing Barber’s Violin Concerto, March 2 & 3 in San Jose

El aclamado musical HAMILTON regresó a la ciudad de San Francisco y vuelve a hacer historia

Por: Ernesto Altamirano SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Todo comenzó cuando en el año 2008 llegó a manos de Lin-Manuel García el libro biográfico de Alexander Hamilton, escrito por Ron Chernow. Hasta entonces, Hamilton era para la mayoría de los estadounidenses el tipo que aparece en el billete de diez dólares y nada más. A medida que siguió leyendo, sin embargo, fue descubriendo la difícil historia … Continue reading El aclamado musical HAMILTON regresó a la ciudad de San Francisco y vuelve a hacer historia

MIIS Lecture “Institutional (Art) History at Monterey: The ‘Spanish Lady’ Painting and the Fight against Communism” on Tuesday, February 26, 2019

Peter Broucke, Director of Art at Middlebury College, will present a lecture on Institutional (Art) History at Monterey: The “Spanish Lady” Painting and the Fight against Communism. Discussing the work by Ignacio Zuloago (1870-1945) referred to as “the Spanish Lady” that resides in the Lara Soto Adobe. Broucke will discuss how Zuloaga’s nationalistic politics aligned with his art and the path that brought the painting … Continue reading MIIS Lecture “Institutional (Art) History at Monterey: The ‘Spanish Lady’ Painting and the Fight against Communism” on Tuesday, February 26, 2019

Jazz and New Horizons with Allison Miller and Derrick Hodge at CSUMB, April 4

“JAZZ AND NEW HORIZONS” A Special Collaboration Between the Monterey Jazz Festival and Cal State University, Monterey Bay Thursday, April 4 at 8 p.m. at the World Theater Monterey, CA – The 2019 Monterey Jazz Festival Artists-in-Residence, Allison Miller and Derrick Hodge will be performing an innovative, new program on Thursday, April 4 at 8 p.m. at the World Theater on the campus of California State University Monterey Bay (CSUMB). This unique … Continue reading Jazz and New Horizons with Allison Miller and Derrick Hodge at CSUMB, April 4

sjDANCEco Performs at Kennedy Center for Millennium Stage, Friday March 29

sjDANCEco Performs New Works at Kennedy Center for The Millennium Stage Performance Series. LIVE Streaming Performance Friday, March 29 (6pm Eastern Time, 3pm Western Time) Photo by John Parenica, 2nd20 Productions sjDANCEco’s performance at the Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage is an opportunity to demonstrate the power and poetry of Dance through choreography that is both Contemporary and Classic Modern – spanning more than 60 years … Continue reading sjDANCEco Performs at Kennedy Center for Millennium Stage, Friday March 29

Laurie Anderson ganó su primer Grammy por su colaboración con Kronos Quartet en “Landfall” durante la entrega de los Premios Grammy 2019

Por: Ernesto Altamirano LOS ANGELES, CA -La Academia Nacional de Artes y Ciencias de la Grabación de los Estados Unidos llevó a cabo la edición número 61 de los premios Grammy. La ceremonia se realizó en el Staples Center de los Ángeles y, después de 14 años, contó con la conducción de una mujer: Alicia Keys. Y después de haber recibido su primer nominación a … Continue reading Laurie Anderson ganó su primer Grammy por su colaboración con Kronos Quartet en “Landfall” durante la entrega de los Premios Grammy 2019

Moby-Dick de Opera San José impacta con una fuerza poderosa de 200 toneladas

Por: Ernesto Altamirano Crédito Fotográfico: Pat Kirk SAN JOSE, CA – Moby-Dick de Opera San José va a ser recordada por su majestuosa producción y las voces incomparables de sus artistas que también son enérgicos actores. Una proesa que no es fácil de lograr, pero la pasada noche del sábado 9 de febrero en el California Theatre de San Jose fue alcanzada al máximo durante … Continue reading Moby-Dick de Opera San José impacta con una fuerza poderosa de 200 toneladas

Chamber Music Monterey Bay Presents the Catalyst Quartet on Saturday, February 23 at the Sunset Center

Catalyst Quartet performing works by Villa-Lobos, Vega, Piazzolla, and Ginastera Sunset Center, Carmel 7:30 p.m. Saturday, February 23, 2019 6:45 p.m. Pre-Concert Talk with musicologist Kai Christiansen “Wildly colorful and exploding with life!” – The Washington Post “Invariably energetic and finely burnished…playing with earthy vigor” – The New York Times The fourth concert in Chamber Music Monterey Bay’s 52nd season features the Catalyst Quartet (Karla … Continue reading Chamber Music Monterey Bay Presents the Catalyst Quartet on Saturday, February 23 at the Sunset Center

Symphony Silicon Valley presents Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony, March 2 & 3 in San Jose

Symphony Silicon Valley presents Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony, March 2 & 3 in San Jose Superstar Anne Akiko Meyers performs Barber’s Violin Concerto . Adam Schoenberg’s Canto opens the program and introduces us to a new composer very much in vogue today.  Next up is Barber’s virtuosic concerto, combining lush Romantic lyricism and angular ‘modern’ energy, with a brilliant ending that is a notorious test of the violinist’s … Continue reading Symphony Silicon Valley presents Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony, March 2 & 3 in San Jose

ROUND ONE: STARS LINE UP FOR THE OSCARS® – Gustavo Dudamel and the LA Philharmonic to Perform During the “In Memoriam” Segment

ROUND ONE: STARS LINE UP FOR THE OSCARS® Awkwafina, Daniel Craig, Chris Evans,Tina Fey, Whoopi Goldberg,  Brie Larson, Jennifer Lopez, Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph,  Amandla Stenberg, Charlize Theron, Tessa Thompson, Constance Wu                Gustavo Dudamel and the LA Philharmonic to Perform During the “In Memoriam” Segment LOS ANGELES, CA – Oscar® producer Donna Gigliotti, and co-producer and director Glenn Weiss, today announced the first round of presenters for the … Continue reading ROUND ONE: STARS LINE UP FOR THE OSCARS® – Gustavo Dudamel and the LA Philharmonic to Perform During the “In Memoriam” Segment