The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center
7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA, United States
Explore rarely seen undersea worlds with two photographers creating a visual voice for the world’s oceans. David Doubilet is a legend in underwater photography. Together with his wife and underwater partner, photojournalist Jennifer Hayes, in just one remarkable year on assignment, he explored three unique marine environments for National Geographic. Join them to explore the … Continue reading Nat Geo Live: Coral Kingdoms & Empires of Ice with David Doubilet & Jennifer Hayes
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7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA, United States
This Wu Tsai QRT.yrd Concert Series event will feature local classical musicians in our beautiful courtyard. Bring your lunch and enjoy live music in this gorgeous setting. Virtuosic ensemble performance, interesting music, unique stories, engaging interaction with the audience, and lots of chuckles make delightful fun for Westwind Brass’ audiences. There is little in the … Continue reading Westwind Brass
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7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA, United States
An Evening in Support of Education Programs with COMPLEXIONS Contemporary Ballet It’s time to celebrate and dance for an important cause! On behalf of La Jolla Music Society, I invite you to join me at our WinterFest Gala with an exclusive private performance by the award-winning Complexions Contemporary Ballet on Friday, May 19, 2023, at … Continue reading WinterFest Gala
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7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA, United States
Mak Grgic, proclaimed “imaginative, gifted and expressive” by the New York Times and a “guitarist to keep an eye on” by the Washington Post, is an innovative player who programs music as far-reaching as works from the avant-garde to the great classics of guitar repertoire and early works. This program takes listeners down memory lane … Continue reading Mak Grgić – Cinema Verismo
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7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA, United States
This Wu Tsai QRT.yrd Concert Series event is a Social Training/Interest Session for highschoolers and university students who are interested in volunteering at The Conrad. Supercool! is an eleven-piece funk-pop band comprised of a diverse group of musicians from around California. The band has been making its mark by playing shows across San Diego showcasing … Continue reading Volunteer Event with Supercool!
The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center
7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA, United States
Founded in 2011 by director Elizabeth Schumann and her sister, Sonya Schumann, Piano Theatre began as a collaboration to create a concert tour integrating literature, art, music, and multimedia for children. This project presents piano piece, theatre, and artwork inspired by animals, with integrated live video projections and artwork to promote arts education. Pianimal includes … Continue reading Pianimal at The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center
The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center
7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA, United States
For the first time ever, trailblazing ensembles Mariachi Reyna de Los Angeles & Villalobos Brothers join forces—at The Conrad. America’s first all-female mariachi ensemble, Reyna de Los Angeles, brings sensitivity, beauty, and a vivacious spirit to the historic art of mariachi. Hailing from Veracruz, the Villalobos Brothers are acclaimed as one of today’s leading contemporary … Continue reading Mariachi Reyna de Los Angeles & Villalobos Brothers – The Soul of Mexico
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7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA, United States
A multimedia reimagining of the piano recital, Alice Sara Ott illuminates Chopin’s bewitching and elusive 24 Preludes with help from masterpieces of the piano literature. Accompanied by a full-length video installation designed by architect Hakan Demirel, this program takes us on a virtual journey of musical reflection through the microcosm that is Echoes Of Life, in its US premiere. … Continue reading Alice Sara Ott at The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center
The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center
7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA, United States
Over the past decade, jazz pianist and Origin Records recording artist Danny Green has earned recognition as a bandleader and as a composer with a gift for spinning supple, absorbing narratives. Green’s growing portfolio of vibrant sounds—an enchanting mix of jazz, classical, and Brazilian rhythms—has garnered Green two San Diego Music Awards for Best Jazz … Continue reading Danny Green Trio at The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center
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7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA, United States
At 18, South Korean Yunchan Lim has just made history as the youngest-ever Gold Medal winner of the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, wowing both the judges and the audience with his spectacular performance of Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3. He’s been described as “a mind-blowing once-in-a-lifetime talent,” “a phenomenal talent,” and “the singular most … Continue reading Yunchan Lim at The Baker-Baum Concert Hall
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7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA, United States
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 … Continue reading Chucho Valdés Quartet
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7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA, United States
We’ve expanded our Discovery Series to showcase the rising stars from the next generation of jazz! Our first-ever Discovery Series jazz artist, Samara Joy, won the 2019 Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition. With a voice as smooth as velvet, Samara has already performed in many of the great jazz venues including Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola, … Continue reading Samara Joy
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7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA, United States
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 … Continue reading Alisa Weilerstein – FRAGMENTS
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7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA, United States
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 … Continue reading Community Arts Open House at The Conrad
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7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA, United States
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 … Continue reading Community Arts Open House
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7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA, United States
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 … Continue reading Igor Levit
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7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA, United States
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.
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7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA, United States
Continuing in the vein of thematic recital programmes, Pierre-Laurent Aimard explores the musical genre of fantasy, juxtaposing great chamber pieces with newer repertoire, from the Renaissance with Sweelinck to the latter half of the 20th century with Andrei Volkonsky.
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7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA, United States
The Italian Quartetto di Cremona, a preeminent quartet of its generation, is noted for its lustrous sound, refined musicianship, and stylistic versatility. Its members make their LJMS debut bringing us a program of beloved classics performed with style and flair.
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7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA, United States
Founded in 2009 in Frankfurt am Main, the musicians of the Aris Quartett perform on the world’s great stages: the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, London’s Wigmore Hall, the Philharmonie de Paris, Konzerthaus Wien, Amsterdam Concertgebouw, BBC Proms, and San Francisco Chamber Music Society will be presenting the Aris Quartett. After studying with Günter Pichler of the Alban … Continue reading Aris Quartett
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7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA, United States
A rapturous evening devoted to young love and to those who remember its triumphs and tragedies. Artistic Director Javier Velasco’s re-staging of William Shakespeare’s masterpiece is a lush, yet intimate rumination that focuses on the inner desires of the most famous star-crossed lovers of all time. Truly poetry in motion!
The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center
7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA, United States
A rapturous evening devoted to young love and to those who remember its triumphs and tragedies. Artistic Director Javier Velasco’s re-staging of William Shakespeare’s masterpiece is a lush, yet intimate rumination that focuses on the inner desires of the most famous star-crossed lovers of all time. Truly poetry in motion!
The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center
7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA, United States
Mark Synnott is a man ever on the brink of new discovery. A big wall rock climber of the highest order, he’s made legendary first ascents of some of the world’s tallest, most forbidding walls, from Baffin Island to Pakistan. Today, he uses his skills to break scientific ground, reaching incredibly inaccessible environments in search … Continue reading Nat Geo Live: Life on the Vertical
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7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA, United States
Mark Synnott is a man ever on the brink of new discovery. A big wall rock-climber of the highest order, he’s made legendary first ascents of some of the world’s tallest, most forbidding walls, from Baffin Island to Pakistan. Today, he uses his skills to break scientific ground, reaching incredibly inaccessible environments in search of rare … Continue reading Nat Geo Live: Life on the Vertical
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7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA, United States
First Prize Winner at the 2019 Carl Nielsen International Violin Competition and a 2019–2021 BBC New Generation Artist, 20-year-old Swedish phenom Johan Dalene delights audiences with his refreshingly honest musicality. He’s already performing in some of the great halls of Europe, tackling the great works in the violin repertoire. Don’t miss this chance to see … Continue reading Johan Dalene & Giorgi Gigashvili
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7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA, United States
Back by popular demand! 123 Andrés (pronounced “uno, dos, tres, Andrés”) are Latin GRAMMY® Award-winning teaching artists who get kids and families excited about learning and moving together in Spanish and English! Families sing, dance, and sound out with Andrés and Christina as they compose an eclectic mix of sounds from all corners of Latin … Continue reading 123 Andrés
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7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA, United States
Returning to La Jolla Music Society with his commanding technique and thoughtful interpretations, Leif Ove Andsnes brings us a program of lush, brooding pieces including the famed Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 31, with an unmatched wash of color and depth of sound. The Norwegian virtuoso has won acclaim worldwide, in the world’s leading concert halls … Continue reading Leif Ove Andsnes
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7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA, United States
Fusing music, movement, and theater, EDEN is a breathtaking tour-de-force from Joyce DiDonato, with Il Pomo d’Oro orchestra and Zefira Valova. By traveling seamlessly through four centuries of music—including a new commission by Academy Award-winning composer Rachel Portman—EDEN is a searing and singular experience of hope and connection that celebrates the majesty, might, and mystery … Continue reading Connect to The Conrad – Joyce DiDonato: Eden
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7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA, United States
Bluesy, blustery, bawdy and irresistibly fun, Davina & The Vagabonds have carved their own niche in the blues world with their high-energy live performances and rollicking compositions. Lead singer Davina Lozier’s voice and stage presence defy category, with elements of boogie-woogie, ragtime, early rock, and beyond. Lozier has been compared to Etta James, Amy Winehouse, … Continue reading Davina and The Vagabonds
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7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA, United States
GRAMMY Award nominee Alfredo Rodríguez has rapidly risen to stardom under the tutelage of the famed producer. Since arriving in the US in 2009, Rodríguez has appeared on prestigious stages such as the Playboy Jazz Festival at the Hollywood Bowl, the Gilmore Keyboard Festival, Detroit, and the Umbria and Vienna Jazz Festivals. Rodríguez’s music explores … Continue reading Alfredo Rodriguez Trio
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7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA, United States
For more than three decades, GRAMMY Award-winning conguero Poncho Sanchez has stirred up a fiery stew of straight-ahead jazz, gritty soul music, and infectious melodies and rhythms from a variety of Latin American and South American sources. Throughout his career Sanchez has held aloft the torch lit by such innovators as Mongo Santamaria, Tito Puente … Continue reading Poncho Sanchez
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7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA, United States
Celebrate the holidays with La Jolla Music Society! Enjoy a cider or a classic hot cocoa while Riford Library’s Youth Services Librarian Katia Graham entertains with a reading of ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas and a local choir performs cherished holiday tunes. Bring a book to donate to the Friends of the La Jolla Library. … Continue reading Holiday Sing-Along at The Conrad
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7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA, United States
Signed exclusively to Decca Classics in 2020 at the age of 24, American violinist Randall Goosby is acclaimed for the sensitivity and intensity of his musicianship alongside his determination to make music more inclusive and accessible. Having just made his debut with the Los Angeles Philharmonic under Gustavo Dudamel, the Baltimore Symphony under Dalia Stasevska, … Continue reading Randall Goosby & Zhu Wang
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7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA, United States
Winner of the 2019 American Pianists Association Jazz Award, multifaceted American jazz pianist and composer Emmet Cohen is in the vanguard of his generation’s advancement of music and the related arts. Possessing a fluid technique, an innovative tonal palette, and an extensive repertoire, Cohen plays with the command and passion of an artist fully devoted … Continue reading Emmet Cohen Trio
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7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA, United States
GRAMMY® Award-winning Russian pianist Daniil Trifonov combines consummate technique with rare sensitivity and depth, creating performances that inspire a perpetual source of awe. As The Times of London notes, he is “without question the most astounding pianist of our age.” This lushly gorgeous program brings all the sweeping romance of Tchaikovsky and Scriabin as well … Continue reading Daniil Trifonov
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7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA, United States
Defying convention and boundaries, Time For Three stands at the busy intersection of Americana, modern pop, and classical music. To experience Time For Three (TF3) live is to hear the various eras, styles, and traditions of Western music fold in on themselves and emerge anew. Bonded by an uncommon blend of their instruments fused together … Continue reading Time for Three
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7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA, United States
NASA mechanical engineer Kobie Boykins is intimately involved with the planet Mars. Formerly a supervisor of the mobility and remote sensing teams for the rover Curiosity, Boykins has monitored headline-making studies, including proof of the former presence of water on Mars indicating that the red planet could have supported life. Join Boykins, winner of a … Continue reading Nat Geo Live: Exploring Mars with Kobie Boykins
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7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA, United States
An orchestra transformed into a trio, a string orchestra to a septet, and a quartet to a string orchestra—these powerful works not only transform themselves but transport the listeners. The merry pranks of Till Eulenspiegel are followed by the stirring postwar elegy of Metamorphosen in two of Strauss’s most ingenious works, and we close the … Continue reading SummerFest Finale: Metamorphosis
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7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA, United States
Using the instrumentation of some of the most iconic pieces in music—Mozart’s clarinet quintet and Schubert’s octet and “Trout” quintet— composers Brahms, Françaix, and Chris Rogerson create their own unique and masterful works.
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7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA, United States
As the youngest recipient of the Pulitzer Prize in music, GRAMMY Award-winning composer Caroline Shaw strives to create intricate soundscapes that have never been heard before but have always existed. For this season’s Takeover @The JAI, Shaw will curate a cabaret-style concert of music she composed and music she loves, with the Miró Quartet and … Continue reading SummerFest Takeover @ The JAI: Caroline Shaw
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7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA, United States
SummerFest welcomes back the fan-favorite Miró quartet. For more than 25 years, the Miró Quartet has balanced a loyalty to the legacy of the string quartet and a devotion to the future of the form, regularly commissioning new works and collaborating with the finest artists of our time. For this special Wednesday evening event at … Continue reading Under the Influence: Miró Quartet
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7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA, United States
The Planets is an immersive music, dance, and theater event in which audience members and performers are all equally present and interwoven throughout the playing space. The Knights and Dance Heginbotham guide the audience through our local celestial environment. Focusing on each planet, Gustav Holst's masterpiece propels us from the fiery worlds at the core … Continue reading Synergy Event: The Planets: The Knights and Dance Heginbotham
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7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA, United States
The Planets is an immersive music, dance, and theater event in which audience members and performers are all equally present and interwoven throughout the playing space. The Knights and Dance Heginbotham guide the audience through our local celestial environment. Focusing on each planet, Gustav Holst's masterpiece propels us from the fiery worlds at the core … Continue reading Synergy Event: The Planets: The Knights and Dance Heginbotham
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7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA, United States
Join us for an evening with Cécile McLorin Salvant and Anthony Roth Costanzo, two of the greatest vocalists alive today, featuring and inspired by the music of Kurt Weill. Costanzo, who became an international sensation and won a GRAMMY for his portrayal of the pharaoh Akhnaten in the Philip Glass’ opera of the same name, … Continue reading Synergy Event: An Evening of Kurt Weill
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7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA, United States
This special event transforms The Conrad for the spellbinding, once-in-a-generation vocalist Cécile McLorin Salvant, a multi-GRAMMY-winner and MacArthur Fellow. McLorin Salvant has a captivating passion for storytelling and weaves together jazz, blues, Baroque, and folk traditions from the world over. You’ll leave the concert entranced, but don’t float away too soon. Stick around after the … Continue reading Synergy Event: Under the Influence: Cécile McLorin Salvant
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7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA, United States
The complex textures and rich harmonies characteristic of Richard Wagner’s compositions had a magnetic force on the composers featured on this evening’s program. From Strauss’ lusciously scored and radiantly colorful String Sextet from his opera Capriccio and a string version of Berg’s intense Piano Sonata, to arrangements and works in honor of Wagner by his … Continue reading SummerFest: The Wagner Effect
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7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA, United States
Stirred by the sublime lyricism and expressive richness of the Romantic era, the composers on this evening’s program display passionate intensity and striking emotional honesty. We begin with Schubert’s Quartettsatz, one of the pieces that helped pave the road to the Romantic era, followed by the premiere of Marc-André Hamelin’s lush Piano Quintet, heard in … Continue reading SummerFest: The New Romantics
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7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA, United States
Join us for this special Wednesday evening event at The Conrad as we transport ourselves to the Italian countryside. The Four Seasons, Antonio Vivaldi’s radical violin concerto, is by far the composer’s most popular work. The concerto was one of the first of its kind and, in the right hands, can sound as revolutionary today … Continue reading Under the Influence: Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons
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7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA, United States
Composers in Paris took pride in absorbing the artistry of others and building on it to create their own auditory worlds. Composers like Milhaud, Saint-Saëns, Debussy, and Ravel drew inspiration from Baroque composers and idioms to create the masterworks in this concert.
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7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA, United States
Step into the famed halls and studios of Le Conservatoire de Paris, the epicenter of Paris’ most innovative musical minds where, whether as student or professor, composers like Debussy, Lilli Boulanger, Franck, and Fauré reflected the great artistic and intellectual movements of their times.
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7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA, United States
Salons were the cultural and intellectual hub of Paris; open forums for the city’s most creative minds to engage in thought-provoking and often subversive conversations. These events, along with the famed Masquerade balls, were rife with stirring and seductive new ideas, art, literature, and music. The pieces on this program emerged from these glamorous salons … Continue reading A Weekend in Paris: The Salon and The Masquerade
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7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA, United States
What creative genius’ work has permeated the culture and had more influence than that of the Bard himself? Join us for this intermission-less Wednesday evening event as we enjoy music from Shakespeare’s time and hear some of his most famous words composed into song. Following Korngold's popular incidental music for the comedy Much Ado About … Continue reading Under the Influence: Shakespeare’s World
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7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA, United States
The Baroque period contains riches that inspired composers above any other. We begin with J.S Bach’s immortal concerto for two violins, and continue to explore some of the most captivating pieces of his era and beyond, with C.P.E. Bach’s (his son) Cello Concerto, Biber’s brilliant and irreverent Battalia, a commentary on the Thirty Year War … Continue reading SummerFest: Beyond Bach
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7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA, United States
Interdependent yet independent, these selections explore the musical concept of counterpoint—the relationship between two or more musical lines or voices, as seen by composers spanning the Baroque, Classical, Romantic and 20th century. The evening includes the world premiere of a multimedia version of Steve Reich’s New York Counterpoint, commissioned by SummerFest, the Synergy Initiative, and … Continue reading SummerFest: Point Counterpoint
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7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA, United States
SummerFest's opening concert brings together compositions written in collaboration with multiple composers or played by multiple performers on the same instruments all performed by some of the most brilliant chamber musicians of our era. A series of Romantic-era variations culminates in two stunning quartets, Bacewicz’ Quartet for Four Violins and Czerny’s Quartet for Four Pianos, … Continue reading SummerFest Opening Night: Side by Side
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7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA, United States
Arturo Sandoval is fluent in at least four musical languages. He can burn through an Afro-Cuban groove, tear up a bebop tune, soar over a Mozart concerto, and sooth you with a luscious ballad, all with equal power and grace. A protégé of the legendary jazz master Dizzy Gillespie, Sandoval is one of the world’s … Continue reading Arturo Sandoval
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7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA, United States
One of the most inventive and interactive programs Spektral Quartet has created invites concertgoers to join the creative process by writing five postcards across the evening with stimulating visuals and provocative writing prompts from the quartet. For each piece, the listener is drawn closer to the composition, using the music as the leaping-off point for … Continue reading Spektral Quartet: Something to Write Home About
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7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA, United States
Havana-born and based pianist Roberto Fonseca honors his deep Afro-Cuban roots while embracing modern music and showcasing what the future of Cuban music can be, thus becoming “one of the most exciting musicians in the new Cuban scene” (BBC Music). Fonseca, who has toured the world’s best venues with Buena Vista Social Club, is known … Continue reading Roberto Fonseca, Genre-Bending Afro-Cuban Jazz
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Uzbek pianist Behzod Abduraimov launched his career by winning the London International Piano Competition in 2009 at the age of 18 and has made a seamless transition from prodigy to celebrated career musician. He performs frequently in recital at Carnegie Hall’s Stern Auditorium, Queen Elizabeth Hall in London, and Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw, among many others, as … Continue reading Behzod Abduraimov, piano
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7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA, United States
Trey McLaughlin & The Sounds of Zamar have carved a unique place for themselves in the music industry through soul-stirring arrangements of contemporary gospel and vibrant original compositions. McLaughlin and this anointed group are known for their rich harmonies and beautiful blends on their viral videos which have gathered millions of YouTube followers. With their … Continue reading Trey McLaughlin & The Sounds of Zamar
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This American bluegrass/American roots GRAMMY award-winning duo has put their passion for the outdoors at the heart of their children’s music. A five-time Parent’s Choice Award winner, they have garnered praise from the likes of NPR’s All Things Considered and USA Today, and have been called “two of family music’s best songwriters.” “Parents all over … Continue reading The Okee Dokee Brothers
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7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA, United States
Sweden’s Queen of Swing, Gunhild Carling is an internationally acclaimed superstar. Whether she’s singing favorite jazz standards or playing one of many instruments, Gunhild’s sublime showmanship shines through. She is a jazz artist of the old breed, showing heavy influence from Bix Beiderbecke, Louis Armstrong, and Billie Holiday. She combines extraordinary skills on trumpet and … Continue reading Gunhild Carling: Swing | Vaudeville | Jazz Standards
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7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA, United States
Join us for an unforgettable musical experience by award-winning classical pianist, Jeeyoon Kim, for her newest project, /si-úm/ which blends classical piano with poetry and black and white photography. 시음 pronounced as /si-úm/ is a made-up word meaning poetry and music in Korean. Kim delights audiences with innovative concert experiences imbued with a sparkling combination … Continue reading Namus Classics Presents 시음 /si-úm/ with Classical Pianist Jeeyoon Kim
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7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA, United States
Ukrainian “ethno chaos” band DakhaBrakha creates a world of unexpected new music, weaving ancient Ukrainian folk melodies into a subversive musical tapestry that embraces indie rock, pop, hip hop, the avantgarde, and traditional instrumentation from around the world. At the crossroads of Ukrainian folklore and theatre, DahkaBrakha has honed an evocative musical approach based around … Continue reading DakhaBrakha
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Legendary German baritone Matthias Goerne, one of the world’s most renowned Lieder singers, joined by internationally sought-after pianist Seong-jin Cho, perform a selection of songs by Wolf, Pfitner, and Strauss, and Wagner’s Wesendonck Lieder. Wagner once proclaimed “I have not written anything better than these songs and very few of my works will be remembered … Continue reading Matthias Goerne and Seong-Jin Cho, Special Vocal Recital
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Conceived by Yo-Yo Ma in 1998, the GRAMMY® Award-winning Silkroad Ensemble thrills audiences worldwide with a collective of artists representing dozens of nationalities and artistic traditions. Now this prestigious ensemble brings us “A Home Within,” an emotional accounting of home in a time of conflict. An audio-visual performance conceived by Syrian composer and clarinetist Kinan … Continue reading Silkroad Ensemble “A Home Within”
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7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA, United States
National Geographic photographer Brian Skerry has spent more than 10,000 hours underwater, often in extreme conditions beneath Arctic ice and in predator-infested waters. Journey with him from the North Atlantic, where harp seals face the threat of declining sea ice, to the temperate waters of New Zealand, home of the fastest shark in the world—the … Continue reading Nat Geo Live: Ocean Soul With Brian Skerry
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7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA, United States
Back by popular demand. With a repertoire ranging from Lady Gaga to The Ride of the Valkyries, the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain tackles an ambitious range of music—on just four strings. This group of eight genre-benders performs covers (with vocals!) of pop, jazz, country, and classics from film, along with anything else they think … Continue reading Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain
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7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA, United States
The exciting young members of the Arod Quartet, based in Paris, first came to international attention when they won first prize at the 2015 Carl Nielsen International Chamber Music Competition and the 2016 ARD International Music Competition. The quartet made its Carnegie Hall debut in April 2019 and has performed at such prestigious venues as … Continue reading Arod Quartet
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7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA, United States
The Conrad comes to life for this family-friendly community event. You’re invited to join in a fun day of free classes, activities, and performances featuring some of San Diego’s finest musicians, dancers, and artists. Enjoy music by UC San Diego’s premier percussion ensemble red fish blue fish, San Diego Music Award winners Rebecca Jade and … Continue reading The Conrad Community Arts Open House
The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center
7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA, United States
The Conrad comes to life for this family-friendly community event. You’re invited to join in a fun day of free classes, activities, and performances featuring some of San Diego’s finest musicians, dancers, and artists. Enjoy music by UC San Diego’s premier percussion ensemble red fish blue fish, San Diego Music Award winners Rebecca Jade and … Continue reading The Conrad Community Arts Open House
The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center
7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA, United States
In this tale of two Avitals, the trio creates beautiful fusion. Drawing on a diverse and exotic set of sounds from Morocco, Israel, and North Africa, mandolinist Avi and bass/oud player Omer Avital conjure jazzy moods via modal melodies and gripping rhythms that explore new cosmopolitan dimensions. “A musician who recognizes no boundaries except those … Continue reading Avital Meets Avital
The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center
7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA, United States
Stunning young Italian pianist Beatrice Rana has been a force on the music scene since winning the prestigious Montreal International Musical Competition and a Silver Medal and the Audience Award at the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, all by the age of 20. Since then, she has electrified audiences at the world’s most celebrated concert … Continue reading Beatrice Rana, piano
The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center
7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA, United States
Winner of a 2018 Avery Fisher Career Grant, a Paiko Foundation Fellowship, and First Prizes at Astral’s 2014 National Auditions, Sphinx’s 2014 Competition, and the 2011 International Society of Bassists Competition. Xavier Foley is known for communicating his virtuosity and passion for music on the double bass, which is rarely presented as a solo instrument. … Continue reading Xavier Foley, bass & Kelly Lin, piano
The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center
7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA, United States
La Jolla Music Society’s award-winning Education & Community Programming provides unmatched access and learning opportunities to over 11,000 students and community members throughout San Diego County annually. With education and community engagement at the heart of our mission, we work closely with each visiting artist and ensemble to create outreach activities that highlight their unique … Continue reading Xavier Foley: Musical Prelude by the San Diego Youth Symphony
The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center
7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA, United States
Two of the hottest chamber music groups in America today, the Kennedy Center’s quartet-in-residence, the Dover Quartet, and the Escher Quartet share the stage for a rare all-octet program. The Escher is “one of the major string quartets playing today” (Bachtrack), and the Dover is “the young American string quartet of the moment” (The New … Continue reading Dover Quartet with Escher String Quartet
The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center
7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA, United States
A Classical Music Super Group… Do you love string quartets? Have you ever wondered what would happen if two were combined? Explore the origins of the string octet in this Prelude Lecture before enjoying three of the most wonderful examples ever written. These events provide ways to learn about and connect with exciting young artists … Continue reading Dover Quartet with Escher String Quartet Prelude Lecture by Michael Gerdes
The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center
7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA, United States
Few instrumentalists have built such a formidable reputation more quickly than the Kanneh-Mason siblings, each with a classical chart-topper under their belt and still in their early twenties. But this beautifully conceived program finds them reunited, doing what they do best—playing chamber music with unparalleled empathy and understanding. K. KHACHATURIAN Sonata for Cello and Piano … Continue reading Sheku Kanneh-Mason and Isata Kanneh-Mason
The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center
7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA, United States
Internationally renowned violinist Johnny Gandelsman invites listeners to join him on an epic 2-hour journey to explore the complete suites for unaccompanied cello by J.S. Bach, performed on violin. This once-in-a-lifetime performance of the complete suites takes place in the intimate cabaret space The JAI, where concertgoers can arrive early to enjoy cocktails and small … Continue reading BaCH @ The JAI
The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center
7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA, United States
123 Andrés (pronounced uno, dos, tres Andrés) are Latin GRAMMY® Award-winning teaching artists who get kids and families excited about learning and moving together in Spanish and English! Families sing, dance, and sound out with Andrés and Christina as they compose an eclectic mix of sounds from all corners of Latin America. The husband-wife duo … Continue reading 123 Andrés
The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center
7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA, United States
Spinosaurus was nearly lost to science before Nizar Ibrahim, a remarkable young paleontologist, discovered this prehistoric giant. With amazing video and photography, Nizar will tell the story of the Spinosaurus’ discovery, loss, and rediscovery, explaining what makes this ancient monster so unique. National Geographic Live is presented by Office Depot.
The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center
7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA, United States
Dreamers’ Circus returns to The Conrad to share their love of folk and traditional Nordic music with you, this February. Contemporary and innovative in their approach, they draw inspiration from the deep traditions of folk music in the region and reshape them into something bright, shiny, and new. Winners of the 2021 Danish National Carl … Continue reading Dreamers’ Circus
The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center
7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA, United States
COUNTERPOINT is a collaboration between pianist and composer Conrad Tao and choreographer and dancer Caleb Teicher. The duo explores the dichotomy of their different perspectives and artistic practices, expanding their individual expressive capacity through a collective experience. Harmonic, rhythmic, and theatrical counterpoint between the artists seeks to map out constellations linking their disparate traditions, driving … Continue reading Counterpoint- Conrad Tao & Caleb Teicher
The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center
7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA, United States
Antonio Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons is adored for its extremely catchy tunes and for its vivid depiction of early 18th century Italian life through the year. Several hundred years later the great Argentinian composer Astor Piazzolla wrote his own version as an ode to Buenos Aires infused with melodic yearning and tango rhythms. Conductor Christopher … Continue reading Four Seasons by Vivaldi and Piazzolla
The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center
7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA, United States
Trey McLaughlin & The Sounds of Zamar have carved a unique place for themselves in the music industry through soul-stirring arrangements of contemporary gospel and vibrant original compositions. McLaughlin and this anointed group are known for their rich harmonies and beautiful blends on their viral videos which have gathered millions of YouTube followers. With their … Continue reading Trey McLaughlin & The Sounds of Zamar
The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center
7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA, United States
The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, led by Wynton Marsalis, is made up of 15 of the finest soloists, ensemble players, and arrangers in jazz music today. Don’t miss this memorable and exciting weekend of music-making with The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra’s highly anticipated return to San Diego.
The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center
7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA, United States
The Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition is designed to discover promising young opera singers and assist in the development of their careers. It has been sponsored by the Metropolitan Opera National Council since 1954, including members and hundreds of volunteers from across the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Some of today’s greatest singers got their start … Continue reading San Diego District Auditions
The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center
7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA, United States
Stunning dancers with impeccable technique and powerful visual works are what make Alonzo King LINES Ballet so special. Like none other, Alonzo King creates an unforgettable dialogue between movement and music. Frequent collaborator Jason Moran, a MacArthur Fellow and artistic director for Jazz at the Kennedy Center says, “Alonzo has a way of hearing. His … Continue reading Alonzo King Lines Ballet
The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center
7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA, United States
Please join us for this special fundraising event in support of LJMS’ Dance programs. Dancers from Alonzo King LINES Ballet will perform for an intimate audience in The Baker-Baum Concert Hall, followed by a reception with company dancers. Delightful libations and decadent desserts will round out this remarkable experience. Event Schedule: 6:30 PM Champagne in … Continue reading Connect to The Conrad with Alonzo King Lines Ballet
The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center
7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA, United States
Experience the talent of one of the most exciting young Hungarian artists to be making his mark on the international scene. Winner of the 2017 Concours Musical International de Montréal, Zoltán Fejérvári has appeared in recitals at prestigious venues including Carnegie Hall, the Lingotto in Turin, Palau de Música in Valencia, Biblioteca Nacional de Buenos … Continue reading Zoltán Fejérvári
The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center
7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA, United States
A New World returns to San Diego! Don’t miss this opportunity to experience the beauty and power of FINAL FANTASY music in the most intimate setting. The incredible New World Players chamber ensemble, led by acclaimed conductor Eric Roth, will perform classics and surprises, battle medleys and character themes from throughout the entire series, featuring … Continue reading A New World
The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center
7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA, United States
Next to Everest in the towering Himalaya sits a peak that has acquired a mythical status in its own right: Lhotse, the fourth-highest mountain in the world at 27,940 feet. Its famed couloir—nicknamed the “Dream Line”—is considered one of the boldest ski runs of all time and went unconquered until 2018. That September, mountaineers Hilaree … Continue reading Nat Geo Live: Skiing the Dream Line
The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center
7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA, United States
The Queen’s Cartoonists have arrived for riotous renditions of music from the Golden Age of animation, cult cartoon classics, and modern animation, along with singing, comedy, and instrumental pandemonium. Featuring the music of Raymond Scott, Carl Stalling, Danny Elfman, Alf Clausen, John Williams, and countless others, this special holiday performance runs the gamut from lightning-fast … Continue reading The Queen’s Cartoonists A Cartoon, Comedy, Holiday Hurrah! Yule Love It!
The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center
7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA, United States
The first mandolin soloist to be nominated for a classical Grammy, Avi Avital has been compared to Andres Segovia for his championship of his instrument and to Jascha Heifitz for his incredible virtuosity. Passionate and “explosively charismatic” (The New York Times) in live performance, he is a driving force behind the reinvigoration of the mandolin … Continue reading Avi Avital and MILOŠ
The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center
7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA, United States
Join Jazzy Ash & The Leaping Lizards for a musical adventure influenced by the music from her mother’s hometown of New Orleans and her father’s Trinidadian culture! Come enjoy your favorite Jazzy Ash songs and hear live ukulele, guitar, banjo, accordion, fiddle, bass, trombone, saxophone, washboard, and drums! As an acclaimed songwriter and music educator, … Continue reading Jazzy Ash & The Leaping Lizards
The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center
7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA, United States
Prelude Performance by Trio Syzygy · 6:30 PM From captivating love triangles to tender dedications, this celebratory SummerFest Finale puts the spotlight on great love, exemplifying its ability to not only permeate the heart, but imprint upon the soul of these great composers.
The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center
7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA, United States
Part of La Jolla Music Society's Synergy Series Prelude Interview with Tamar Muskal, Daniel Rozin, and Steven Schick · 6:30 PM Two concertos serve as bookends to a genre-bending world première by trailblazing Israeli-American composer Tamar Muskal: a concerto for percussionist Steven Schick, chamber ensemble, and computer-animated wooden mirror by artist Daniel Rozin.
The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center
7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA, United States
Prelude Perfromance by Balourdet String Quartet · 6:30 PM Spend an intimate evening with two masterpieces: Janáček’s String Quartet, which reflects his deep feelings for a woman with whom he exchanged more than 700 love letters, and Franck’s intensely passionate Piano Quintet, which —according to the furious composer’s wife— was a declaration of love to … Continue reading Intimate Letters
The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center
7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA, United States
Located in The JAI These intimate concerts in The JAI will highlight the creativity of Latin GRAMMY® Award-winner and Guggenheim Fellow, Gabriela Lena Frank, currently serving as Composer-in-Residence with the storied Philadelphia Orchestra and included in the Washington Post’s list of the 35 most significant women composers in history. Join her as she shines the … Continue reading Takeover @ The JAI II: Curated by Gabriela Lena Frank
The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center
7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA, United States
Located in the The JAI These intimate concerts in The JAI will highlight the creativity of Latin GRAMMY® Award-winner and Guggenheim Fellow, Gabriela Lena Frank, currently serving as Composer-in-Residence with the storied Philadelphia Orchestra and included in the Washington Post’s list of the 35 most significant women composers in history. Join her as she shines … Continue reading Takeover at The JAI I: Curated by Gabriela Lena Frank
The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center
7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA, United States
Prelude Interview with Alisa Weilerstein, Inon Barnatan, and Aaron Zigman hosted by Laura Prichard · 2 PM The Hollywood soundtrack has become an indispensable component of the American sound. Composers, like Korngold and John Williams, helped elevate the American film score to high art, making the scores on this program as iconic as the films … Continue reading American Perspectives IV: The Silver Score
The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center
7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA, United States
Prelude Interview with Marc Neikrug hosted by Nicolas Reveles · 6:30 PM In our first SummerFest opera, visionary director Doug Fitch helms the west coast première of Marc Neikrug’s chamber opera, A Song by Mahler, which follows a celebrated concert singer as she develops early onset Alzheimer’s and, with the help of her pianist husband, … Continue reading A Song By Mahler
The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center
7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA, United States
Prelude Performance by Trio Syzygy · 6:30 PM Both works on this program represent a highly personal look at their composer’s own life and culture. Enescu’s remarkable third violin sonata embodies the very essence of Romania’s folk style, instruments and players, while Rachmaninoff’s last major work draws on his past compositions and his cultural and … Continue reading Symphonic Dances
The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center
7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA, United States
Prelude Performance by Balourdet String Quartet · 6:30 PM Tchaikovsky wrote his epic and moving piano trio “In memory of a Great Artist,” referring to his close friend and mentor Anton Rubinstein. Italian composer Luciano Berio described his set of folk songs as “a tribute to the artistry and the vocal intelligence” of his wife … Continue reading For A Great Artist
