Award winning classical pianist Adam Hostomsky is dedicated to bringing deep insight and virtuoso fireworks to audiences in San Diego and the world. Adam was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia and started playing piano at the age of 3 ½ under government tutelage. At age 8, his family settled in La Jolla and continued his musical …
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Johann Sebastian, Johann Christoph, Johann Bernhard, Johann Michael, and Heinrich are all in the family . . . the BACH family. The Grammy-nominated team of AGAVE (Aaron Westman and Anna Washburn, violin; Kati Kyme, viola; William Skeen, violoncello and viola da gamba; Henry Lebedinsky, organ; and Kevin Cooper, theorbo) and star countertenor Reginald L. Mobley perform …
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Learn some well-known and some lesser-known Yiddish tunes with local Yiddishist Jana Mazurkiewicz Meisarosh. Discover the rich Yiddish history behind various theater songs, folk songs, tavern songs, lullabies, and other songs. Imagine a night in a shtetl, learning, analyzing, singing, and schmoozing with friends — with a glass of wine in hand. The class will …
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Goitse is back by popular demand! Get ready for a cracking good time in The JAI. The white-hot award-winning Irish quintet, Goitse, pronounced “Go-wit-cha,” brings a vibrant mix of Irish classic jigs and tunes with their own original compositions for an irrepressible Irish musical experience that opens your mind and moves your feet.
Composer, bandleader and NEA Jazz Master Maria Schneider makes a highly anticipated La Jolla Music Society debut with her genre-defying 18-piece orchestra. Her latest album, Data Lords, was a Pulitzer Prize finalist, a winner of two GRAMMY Awards, and was named Jazz Album of the Year by the Jazz Journalists Association. Known as a breakaway jazz orchestra …
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The Acoustic Evenings series at the Athenaeum showcases some of the finest acoustic musicians in San Diego. Three acts fill each program and attentive audiences delight in the intimacy of the unplugged storytelling format. Refreshments are available at the intermission reception and post-concert meet-and-greet. San Diego Music Hall of Fame founder Jefferson Jay curates and …
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Welcome to Le Salon De Musiques — a concert experience unlike any other. You will feel the essence of chamber music. Up-close seating allows you to enjoy music the way it was meant to be shared. Following the concert, meet the artists and fellow concert-goers while savoring a high tea buffet catered by The French …
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San Diego Symphony Orchestra Associate Concertmaster Wesley Precourt has appeared as a soloist with numerous orchestras around North America and is an avid recitalist, recording artist and new music collaborator. He has been presented by the Musical Merit Foundation, First United Methodist Churches of San Diego and Escondido and the La Jolla Athenaeum’s series. He …
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Learn some well-known and some lesser-known Yiddish tunes with local Yiddishist Jana Mazurkiewicz Meisarosh. Discover the rich Yiddish history behind various theater songs, folk songs, tavern songs, lullabies, and other songs. Imagine a night in a shtetl, learning, analyzing, singing, and schmoozing with friends — with a glass of wine in hand. The class will …
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Come celebrate Purim in Yiddishland! Special musical guests, Yale Strom and Elizabeth Schwartz of Hot Pstromi, will perform Purim songs. Comedian Goldie Hoffman, coming from Los Angeles, will emcee with Purim humor, trivia, and a costume contest (with prizes!). And DJ RJ (Ron Jones) will be spinning records throughout the night. The event will be …
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In a special two-part lecture-concert presentation, Baroque violinist and scholar Victoria Martino will perform J.S. Bach's Six Sonatas and Partitas for Unaccompanied Violin, and discuss both the form and content of these seminal works in the context of the composer's life and legacy. This lecture-concert series is a unique opportunity to hear these celebrated compositions …
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In a special two-part lecture-concert presentation, Baroque violinist and scholar Victoria Martino will perform J.S. Bach's Six Sonatas and Partitas for Unaccompanied Violin, and discuss both the form and content of these seminal works in the context of the composer's life and legacy. This lecture-concert series is a unique opportunity to hear these celebrated compositions …
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Every Second Wednesday of the Month! Listen to Southern California’s Top Opera Singers! Artists consist of past and present Metropolitan Opera Competition Winners, active SD Opera performers and guest artists who have sung all over the world. Please note, entrance to Opera Wednesdays is FREE, however, a suggested donation of $10-20/person is greatly appreciated. 100% …
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Described by The New York Times as one of the “most important artists of his generation,” Igor Levit places his art in the context of social events and understands it as inseparably linked to them. In 2020, Levit was named Musical America’s Recording Artist of the Year and nominated for a GRAMMY Award in the category “Best Classical …
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The series concludes on Thursday, March 9, with the duo of pianist Geoffrey Keezer and vocalist Gillian Margot in their first local performance since moving from San Diego in 2018. The multiple Grammy-nominated Keezer is celebrated internationally for his highly regarded discography, unique compositions, and acclaimed performances in a variety of configurations. Keezer began his …
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Described by The New York Times as one of the “most important artists of his generation,” Igor Levit places his art in the context of social events and understands it as inseparably linked to them. In 2020, Levit was named Musical America’s Recording Artist of the Year and nominated for a GRAMMY Award in the …
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Create with us! During this year’s Community Arts Open House, you’re invited to create works of art at our craft stations, play along with Drummers Without Borders in our drum circle, move your body to great music, and even learn to compose your own song. Join us for an interactive day of arts and amazing …
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See The Conrad brought to life by our learning and community partners during our fourth annual Community Arts Open House! You’ll have the chance to see musicians and dancers from local schools and some of San Diego’s finest professional artists onstage in The Baker-Baum Concert Hall, The JAI, and The Wu Tsai QRT.yrd. In addition …
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Born two hundred years apart, the shared passion of these superstar composers is celebrated in this concert dedicated to Bach and Brahms. Brahms’ youthful yet torrid Sonatensanz for violin and piano coupled with the treasured F minor Concerto by J.S. Bach for keyboard and strings are featured solos. Dynamic soprano Tasha Koontz joins Camarada for …
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Known for her expressivity, virtuosity, and versatility, Indonesian-born pianist Ines Irawati is in demand both as a solo recitalist and a collaborative pianist. Ms. Irawati is currently serving as the music and artistic director of San Diego Opera's Young Artist Training Program, as well as its community outreach concert series, Opera Exposed! Concerts. She has served …
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Learn some well-known and some lesser-known Yiddish tunes with local Yiddishist Jana Mazurkiewicz Meisarosh. Discover the rich Yiddish history behind various theater songs, folk songs, tavern songs, lullabies, and other songs. Imagine a night in a shtetl, learning, analyzing, singing, and schmoozing with friends — with a glass of wine in hand. The class will …
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In a special two-part lecture-concert presentation, Baroque violinist and scholar Victoria Martino will perform J.S. Bach's Six Sonatas and Partitas for Unaccompanied Violin, and discuss both the form and content of these seminal works in the context of the composer's life and legacy. This lecture-concert series is a unique opportunity to hear these celebrated compositions …
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In a special two-part lecture-concert presentation, Baroque violinist and scholar Victoria Martino will perform J.S. Bach's Six Sonatas and Partitas for Unaccompanied Violin, and discuss both the form and content of these seminal works in the context of the composer's life and legacy. This lecture-concert series is a unique opportunity to hear these celebrated compositions …
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Conceived by internationally-renowned cellist Alisa Weilerstein, FRAGMENTS is a groundbreaking project for solo cello that weaves together the 36 movements of Bach’s Solo Cello Suites with 27 newly commissioned works creating a musical space that is at once physically intimate and philosophically expansive. Enhanced by responsive lighting and scenic architecture, the music is performed without pause and …
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The series opens on Friday, March 17, with a celebration of the life and artistry of master saxophonist Charles Lloyd on the occasion of his 85th birthday, which falls two days before this event. A recipient of this nation’s highest jazz honor, the National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master fellowship, as well as France’s …
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Winner of the 2022 Kyoto Prize for Arts and Philosophy Every other year for the past thirty years, Zakir Hussain has served as curator, conductor, and producer for his series, Zakir Hussain and Masters of Percussion, which brings the very cream of Indian music and world percussion to tour America and Europe Growing out of …
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We invite you to stop by the Athenaeum’s booth at the La Jolla Open Aire Market held on Sundays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.! There you will find, in addition to Athenaeum publications and artists’ notecards for sale, friendly staff and volunteers ready to chat with you and to tell you about the Athenaeum’s …
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Orli is hosting its third Sofar Sounds show on Sunday, March 19. Grab your tickets (they sell out fast) and join us for an intimate live concert. Use promo code SOFARSPACES15 for 15% off the show.
As war rages on in one of the main homelands of Yiddish culture, we join together to sing the songs and tell the stories of our shared homeland. Songs of forbidden loves, boy soldiers, the wonders of nature and looming dangers, these songs of the last centuries have sadly never been less relevant. Ukraine was …
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Harpist Naomi Alter received her Bachelor of Music degree in harp at Oberlin Conservatory of Music under the tutelage of Alice Chalifoux. She has studied with Jeanne Chalifoux at the Salzedo Harp Colony in Maine, and at Tanglewood Music Festival with Lucile Lawrence. She has taught harp at Louisiana State University and performed with the …
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Learn some well-known and some lesser-known Yiddish tunes with local Yiddishist Jana Mazurkiewicz Meisarosh. Discover the rich Yiddish history behind various theater songs, folk songs, tavern songs, lullabies, and other songs. Imagine a night in a shtetl, learning, analyzing, singing, and schmoozing with friends — with a glass of wine in hand. The class will …
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Learn some well-known and some lesser-known Yiddish tunes with local Yiddishist Jana Mazurkiewicz Meisarosh. Discover the rich Yiddish history behind various theater songs, folk songs, tavern songs, lullabies, and other songs. Imagine a night in a shtetl, learning, analyzing, singing, and schmoozing with friends — with a glass of wine in hand. The class will …
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San Diego New Music presents a program of adventurous chamber music curated by oboist Sarah Skuster with Rose Lombardo, flute, and Ryan Nestor, percussion. PROGRAM: Mario Lavista, Marsias for oboe and crystal cups Alison Loggins-Hull, Homeland Georgia Phipps, new work Todd Moellenberg, IS Iannis Xenakis, Dmaathen About San Diego New Music: San Diego New Music …
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The series continues on Saturday, March 25, with a return visit by extraordinary drummer Allison Miller with a special edition of her Boom Tic Boom ensemble, featuring saxophonist Nicole Glover, pianist Shamie Royston, and bassist Todd Sickafoose. NYC-based drummer/composer/educator Allison Miller engages her deep roots in improvisation as a vehicle to explore many musical genres. …
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Long ago four people used to meet every year under a tree on top of Mount Palomar to sing madrigals. In 2003, it suddenly occurred to them that they could meet more frequently outside the context of the San Diego Early Music Society Workshop, and so they arranged to get together "down the mountain". They …
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Learn some well-known and some lesser-known Yiddish tunes with local Yiddishist Jana Mazurkiewicz Meisarosh. Discover the rich Yiddish history behind various theater songs, folk songs, tavern songs, lullabies, and other songs. Imagine a night in a shtetl, learning, analyzing, singing, and schmoozing with friends — with a glass of wine in hand. The class will …
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In a career spanning more than 60 years, both as a solo artist and bandleader, the great Cuban pianist and composer Chucho Valdés has distilled elements of the Afro-Cuban music tradition, jazz, classical music, rock, and more, into a deeply personal style. Winner of seven GRAMMY® and four Latin GRAMMY® Awards, Valdés received a Lifetime …
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This is the last session of the Learn Yiddish through Song series. Learn some well-known and some lesser-known Yiddish tunes with local Yiddishist Jana Mazurkiewicz Meisarosh. Imagine a night in a shtetl, learning, analyzing, singing, and schmoozing with friends — with a glass of wine in hand. The class will take place in person and …
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