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January in San Diego is packed to the gills with classical music
An embarrassment of riches for the start of the New Year.
Camille Saint Saens
The start of January is a packed to the gills with classical music in San Diego. There’s chamber music, new music, and gargantuan symphonic masterpieces.
Upcoming Event
Jacobs Masterworks: Saint-Saens, Hokmes, Smith
- Friday, January 10, 2025, 7:30 p.m.
- Jacobs Music Center, 750 B Street, San Diego
- Age Limit: Not available
On January 10 and 11, the San Diego Symphony is performing a program of French pieces. Camille Saint-Saëns is the featured composer with his Violin Concerto and Symphony No. 3. His third symphony features the a monumental organ part which should showcase the renovated organ in The Jacobs Music Center. Hiding in the program is a jewel of a composition by Augusta Holmes. Her “La nuit et l'amour” from Ludus pro patria is absolutely exquisite.
Video:
La Nuiit et L'amour
Upcoming Event
Sommelier Concertmaster Series
- Saturday, January 11, 2025, 6 p.m.
- Fairbanks Ranch Country Club, 15150 San Dieguito Road, Rancho Santa Fe
- Age Limit: Not available
The San Diego Mainly Mozart Festival enters the fray on Saturday, January 11. They are presenting a unique concert of chamber music paired with wine. The concertmaster of The Dallas Symphony, Alex Kerr, along with co-concertmaster Nathan Olson will perform with pianist Anton Nel. Each piece of music will be paired with a wine selected by sommelier Gabriela Gaeta-Ninet. More information can be found here.
Upcoming Event
17th Annual soundON Festival
- Thursday, January 9, 2025, 7:30 p.m.
- Athenaeum Music and Arts Library, 1008 Wall Street, San Diego
- Age Limit: All ages / $50 - $55
On January 9, 10, and 11, the Athenaeum in La Jolla is hosting its 17th annual soundON Festival. The festival features new-music ensemble NOISE. The concerts celebrate new compositions as well as modern classics by composers such as Pierre Boulez. More information can be found here.
Upcoming Event
Jeremy Denk
- Friday, January 10, 2025, 7:30 p.m.
- Baker-Baum Concert Hall, 7600 Fay Avenue, San Diego
- Age Limit: All ages / $68 - $120
Award winning pianist Jeremy Denk is performing music by Robert and Clara Schumann, Johannes Brahms, and Amy Beach on January 10. He is presented at The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center by the La Jolla Music Society.
Upcoming Event
Guido Sant’Anna
- Sunday, January 12, 2025, 3 p.m.
- Baker-Baum Concert Hall, 7600 Fay Avenue, San Diego
- Age Limit: All ages / $43 - $68
On January 12, they are presenting violinist Guido Sant’Anna. Sant’Anna will be performing music by Maurice Ravel, George Gershwin, Schumann, and Franz Schubert. Pianist Henry Kramer will accompany. More information can be found here.
All told, that’s eight classical music concerts in four days. The three that stand out to me are Jeremy Denk on the 10th, The San Diego Symphony on the 10th and 11th, and Mainly Mozart on the 11th. Obviously, one cannot attend all three.
If intimacy is what is desired then Jeremy Denk and Mainly Mozart are the ticket. Both performances are in smaller venues that offer wonderful concert experiences.
However, how can anyone pass up a chance to hear Saint-Saëns Symphony No. 3? It is one of the greatest symphonies ever written and it is not often performed.
It truly is an embarrassment of riches in San Diego for the start of the New Year.
Here's something you might be interested in.
January in San Diego is packed to the gills with classical music
An embarrassment of riches for the start of the New Year.
January in San Diego is packed to the gills with classical music
An embarrassment of riches for the start of the New Year.
Camille Saint Saens
The start of January is a packed to the gills with classical music in San Diego. There’s chamber music, new music, and gargantuan symphonic masterpieces.
Upcoming Event
Jacobs Masterworks: Saint-Saens, Hokmes, Smith
- Friday, January 10, 2025, 7:30 p.m.
- Jacobs Music Center, 750 B Street, San Diego
- Age Limit: Not available
On January 10 and 11, the San Diego Symphony is performing a program of French pieces. Camille Saint-Saëns is the featured composer with his Violin Concerto and Symphony No. 3. His third symphony features the a monumental organ part which should showcase the renovated organ in The Jacobs Music Center. Hiding in the program is a jewel of a composition by Augusta Holmes. Her “La nuit et l'amour” from Ludus pro patria is absolutely exquisite.
Video:
La Nuiit et L'amour
Upcoming Event
Sommelier Concertmaster Series
- Saturday, January 11, 2025, 6 p.m.
- Fairbanks Ranch Country Club, 15150 San Dieguito Road, Rancho Santa Fe
- Age Limit: Not available
The San Diego Mainly Mozart Festival enters the fray on Saturday, January 11. They are presenting a unique concert of chamber music paired with wine. The concertmaster of The Dallas Symphony, Alex Kerr, along with co-concertmaster Nathan Olson will perform with pianist Anton Nel. Each piece of music will be paired with a wine selected by sommelier Gabriela Gaeta-Ninet. More information can be found here.
Upcoming Event
17th Annual soundON Festival
- Thursday, January 9, 2025, 7:30 p.m.
- Athenaeum Music and Arts Library, 1008 Wall Street, San Diego
- Age Limit: All ages / $50 - $55
On January 9, 10, and 11, the Athenaeum in La Jolla is hosting its 17th annual soundON Festival. The festival features new-music ensemble NOISE. The concerts celebrate new compositions as well as modern classics by composers such as Pierre Boulez. More information can be found here.
Upcoming Event
Jeremy Denk
- Friday, January 10, 2025, 7:30 p.m.
- Baker-Baum Concert Hall, 7600 Fay Avenue, San Diego
- Age Limit: All ages / $68 - $120
Award winning pianist Jeremy Denk is performing music by Robert and Clara Schumann, Johannes Brahms, and Amy Beach on January 10. He is presented at The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center by the La Jolla Music Society.
Upcoming Event
Guido Sant’Anna
- Sunday, January 12, 2025, 3 p.m.
- Baker-Baum Concert Hall, 7600 Fay Avenue, San Diego
- Age Limit: All ages / $43 - $68
On January 12, they are presenting violinist Guido Sant’Anna. Sant’Anna will be performing music by Maurice Ravel, George Gershwin, Schumann, and Franz Schubert. Pianist Henry Kramer will accompany. More information can be found here.
All told, that’s eight classical music concerts in four days. The three that stand out to me are Jeremy Denk on the 10th, The San Diego Symphony on the 10th and 11th, and Mainly Mozart on the 11th. Obviously, one cannot attend all three.
If intimacy is what is desired then Jeremy Denk and Mainly Mozart are the ticket. Both performances are in smaller venues that offer wonderful concert experiences.
However, how can anyone pass up a chance to hear Saint-Saëns Symphony No. 3? It is one of the greatest symphonies ever written and it is not often performed.
It truly is an embarrassment of riches in San Diego for the start of the New Year.
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