Events for the Week of: 15-21 February 2021, from Music/Dance category
Monday, February 15
Athenaeum Chamber Concert Series
7:00 pm - Monday, February 15
| e are pleased to announce three livestreamed chamber concerts featuring Grammy and Emmy Award-winning pianist Gloria Cheng, on February 15, Che-Yen Chen and Takae Ohnishi, on March 15, and Quartet Nouveau, on May 10. The concerts will be livestreamed to YouTube Live from the Athenaeum’s Joan and Irwin Jacobs Music Room at 7:00 PM. Ticketholders will have 48 hours access to a recording. On Monday, February 15, at 7 PM, Grammy and Emmy Award-winning pianist Gloria Cheng will perform John Adams' Minimalist masterpiece Phrygian Gates, along with shorter pieces by Chinese American composers including UCSD professor and Grawemeyer Award-winner Lei Liang, and Pulitzer Prize winner Zhou Long. She will be joined by a surprise guest for a performance of Ravel's "Laideronnette, impératrice des pagode" from his Mother Goose Suite. Gloria Cheng has long been devoted to a process of creative collaboration, having worked extensively with such internationally renowned composers as John Adams, Terry Riley, Thomas Adès, and the late Steven Stucky. Cheng has appeared as a concerto soloist with the Los Angeles Philharmonic under Zubin Mehta and Pierre Boulez, and on its acclaimed Green Umbrella series with Esa-Pekka Salonen and Oliver Knussen. Cheng inspired and premiered such notable compositions as Esa-Pekka Salonen's Dichotomie, John Adams' Hallelujah Junction for two pianos, which was written for her and Grant Gershon, and Steven Stucky's Piano Sonata. Presented by Athenaeum Music & Arts Library Admission/Cost: $54 - $69 Location: Online streaming event Link: Register Monday, February 15 - 7:00 PM  Keep informed about San Diego Events! Sign-up for our weekly Eblast by clicking here: Sign Me Up! |
Thursday, February 18
More Than Music Event
5:00 pm - Thursday, February 18
A night of musical and visual art performances to unite us all in order to raise money to support the San Diego Black LGBT Coalition.
Admission/Cost: FREE
Location:
Online streaming event
Link: Register
Thursday, February 18 - 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
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