Music, Dance, and Visual Arts

NYPhil concert in S.D. features Beethoven, Sibelius

By Eileen Wingard SAN DIEGO — The New York Philharmonic, the legendary orchestra whose history includes maestros such as Demitri Metropolis, Leonard Bernstein, Pierre Boulez,  Zubin Mehta, Kurt Mazur and Lorin Maazel, presented a thrilling concert at the Joan and Irwin Jacobs Music Center under the direction of its current conductor, Alan Gilbert. Gilbert is the son […]

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Eileen Wingard, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts

Heartbreak, loss subject of artists’ installation

Editor’s Note: A previous version of this story, now deleted, inadvertently carried the wrong photograph.   By Eva Trieger SAN DIEGO- Two local artists combined their respective inspiration to create a mini-exhibit as part of a Curation class at University of San Diego. Joshua Levi, photographer, musician, and poet, and Mara Friedlaender, painter, both graduates

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Eva Trieger, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County

‘Lions mate with lions’ examines life of Francoise Gilot

When I met Françoise Gilot in London in 1968, she seemed impressively confident and highly articulate. Two things she said stick in my memory. One of her regular chores while living with Picasso, she recalled, was to get him out of bed every day around noon. Each time he was reluctant to begin a new

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education

Sacha Boutros entertains polyglot SDCE audience

By Mimi Pollack SAN DIEGO — Mid-City Center is an oasis in the heart of City Heights. It is the main center for the English as a second language, which is part of San Diego Community College District’s Continuing Education Program. The six continuing education centers offer a variety of free classes, including ESL, computer, citizenship

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Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County

Follingstad, TICO please with R’maninoff

By Eileen Wingard SAN DIEGO — David Amos and the Tifereth Israel Community Orchestra (TICO) tackled a difficult program when they chose to play an All-Rachmaninoff concert. The post-Romantic music produced by the great Russian composer is complex and challenging.  Still, with an excellent piano soloist, SDSU’s piano faculty head, Karen Follingstad, extra coaching of

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Eileen Wingard, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts

Lipinsky Jewish Arts Festival set for May 27 – July 17

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) – San Diego Repertory Theatre (San Diego REP) hosts the 23rd Annual Lipinsky Family San Diego Jewish Arts Festival from May 27 through July 17, 2016. Following up 2015’s festival, the highest selling in JFest history, the slate of twelve performances happening at eight different San Diego and North County venues features

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Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego Calendar, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Norwegian rappers slammed for using ‘Jew’ as an insult

A popular Norwegian rap duo was accused of mainstreaming anti-Semitism by using “Jew” and Ariel Sharon as insults in its latest single. Karpe Diem, which has sold hundreds of thousands of CDs in Norway since its creation in 2000, released “Attitude Problems” last week, the online edition of the Verdens Gang daily reported Wednesday. “I

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International, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts

Musical stars light up our college campuses

“If I am not for myself, who will be for me?” –Hillel By Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO — If you want to break into showbiz, you have to put yourself out there.  You have to stand before judges and audiences with poise and confidence even though your insides are churning with nervous insecurity.  That was

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Eric George Tauber, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Montreal Symphony program had French connections

By Eileen Wingard SAN DIEGO — Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal, under their California-bred conductor, Kent Nagano, performed a virtuoso program at the Irwin and Joan Jacobs Music Center last Wednesday evening. Because the printed programs of the sponsoring La Jolla Music Society did not include biographical notes on the performers, Kristin Lancino, the new President and

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Eileen Wingard, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts