St.Clair Opens His 35th Pacific Symphony Season with Nostalgic Agenda
REVIEW: Duplicating his first program, he all but admits it’s his final season. It’s been a long time. Thursday night, in Segerstrom...
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Timothy Mangan
May 174 min read
Tianyi Lu Leads Pacific Symphony in a Singing Account of Sibelius
REVIEW: The young conductor from New Zealand makes a big impression in the composer’s Second Symphony, and Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No....
Timothy Mangan
Apr 264 min read
Shiyeon Sung Leads Pacific Symphony in Impressive Performance of Tchaikovsky
REVIEW: The Korean conductor, the first woman to try out for the orchestra’s music directorship, exhibits authority and intelligence....
Timothy Mangan
Feb 233 min read
Andrew Litton Throws His Hat in Pacific Symphony Ring
REVIEW: The American conductor leads an authoritative Shostakovich; Alessio Bax plays Beethoven. Candidate number five for the position...
Paul Hodgins
Feb 225 min read
Pacific Symphony Announces 2024-25 Season, Probably Conductor St.Clair’s Last
Pacific Symphony’s 2024-25 season, announced today, will be a year of tribute and transition. The tribute is to music director Carl...
Timothy Mangan
Jan 123 min read
Matthew Halls Leads Pacific Symphony in Challenging Vaughan Williams
REVIEW: The British conductor makes a strong case for the composer’s neglected Sixth Symphony in an impressive tryout for the orchestra....
Timothy Mangan
Dec 1, 20234 min read
Alexander Shelley Vies for Pacific Symphony Conducting Job
REVIEW: The English conductor impresses with accomplished reading of Dvořák staple. The third in line to the throne of Carl St.Clair’s...
Timothy Mangan
Nov 17, 20233 min read
Ludovic Morlot Takes His Chance at Pacific Symphony Podium
REVIEW: With an exceptional account of Debussy's La Mer, the conductor plays to his strengths. The second guest conductor of the season...
Joel Beers
Nov 6, 20235 min read
Re-Imagining the Railroad
Silkroad Ensemble takes on the American Railroad in its latest cross-cultural musical exploration. America didn’t make the first...
Joel Beers
Nov 1, 20238 min read
‘Two Remain’ Brings Opera Composer Back to O.C., Where His Career Took Off
Jake Heggie hopes upcoming O.C. production with Lyric Opera finally completes a challenging project. When the lights go up Saturday in...
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