Timothy ManganSep 274 min readMUSICSt.Clair Opens His 35th Pacific Symphony Season with Nostalgic AgendaREVIEW: Duplicating his first program, he all but admits it’s his final season. It’s been a long time. Thursday night, in Segerstrom...
Timothy ManganMay 174 min readMUSICTianyi Lu Leads Pacific Symphony in a Singing Account of SibeliusREVIEW: The young conductor from New Zealand makes a big impression in the composer’s Second Symphony, and Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No....
Timothy ManganApr 264 min readMUSICShiyeon Sung Leads Pacific Symphony in Impressive Performance of TchaikovskyREVIEW: The Korean conductor, the first woman to try out for the orchestra’s music directorship, exhibits authority and intelligence....
Timothy ManganFeb 233 min readMUSICAndrew Litton Throws His Hat in Pacific Symphony RingREVIEW: The American conductor leads an authoritative Shostakovich; Alessio Bax plays Beethoven. Candidate number five for the position...
Paul HodginsFeb 225 min readMUSICPacific Symphony Announces 2024-25 Season, Probably Conductor St.Clair’s LastPacific Symphony’s 2024-25 season, announced today, will be a year of tribute and transition. The tribute is to music director Carl...
Timothy ManganJan 123 min readMUSICMatthew Halls Leads Pacific Symphony in Challenging Vaughan WilliamsREVIEW: The British conductor makes a strong case for the composer’s neglected Sixth Symphony in an impressive tryout for the orchestra....
Timothy ManganDec 1, 20234 min readMUSICAlexander Shelley Vies for Pacific Symphony Conducting JobREVIEW: The English conductor impresses with accomplished reading of Dvořák staple. The third in line to the throne of Carl St.Clair’s...
Timothy ManganNov 17, 20233 min readMUSICLudovic Morlot Takes His Chance at Pacific Symphony PodiumREVIEW: With an exceptional account of Debussy's La Mer, the conductor plays to his strengths. The second guest conductor of the season...
Joel BeersNov 6, 20235 min readMUSICRe-Imagining the RailroadSilkroad Ensemble takes on the American Railroad in its latest cross-cultural musical exploration. America didn’t make the first...
Joel BeersNov 1, 20238 min readMUSIC‘Two Remain’ Brings Opera Composer Back to O.C., Where His Career Took OffJake Heggie hopes upcoming O.C. production with Lyric Opera finally completes a challenging project. When the lights go up Saturday in...