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Events for April 2026
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| Apr 21, 2026 |
| Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival presents: Khatia Buniatishvili, piano |
| Dates: |
April 21 |
| Sponsor: |
Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival |
| Auditorium: |
Amelia River Club |
| Contact: |
Robyn Lamp |
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4477 Buccaneer Trail |
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Fernandina Beach, FL United States |
| Phone: |
9042611779 |
| e-mail: |
office@aicmf.org |
| Web: |
https://aicmf.org/event/buniatishvili/ |
A global sensation, Georgian pianist Khatia Buniatishvili brings her signature intensity and poetic power to Amelia Island for a rare, unforgettable recital.
Program (subject to change)
Schubert: Sonata in B-flat Major, D.960
Schubert/Liszt: Gretchen am Spinnrade
Liszt: Mephisto Waltz No. 1
Liszt: Consolation n.3
Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6 in D-flat Major |
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| Apr 22, 2026 |
| Bobby Cressey |
| Dates: |
Apr 22 |
| Sponsor: |
La Jolla Music Society |
| Auditorium: |
The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center |
| Contact: |
8584593728 |
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7600 Fay Ave |
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La Jolla, CA United States |
| Phone: |
8584593728 |
| e-mail: |
boxoffice@theconrad.org |
| Web: |
https://theconrad.org/events/2026-bobby-cressey/ |
Bobby Cressey is one of the West Coast’s most dynamic and versatile keyboardists, Best known as the organist for the San Diego Padres, where his high-energy playing electrifies tens of thousands of fans each season. A virtuoso of jazz, funk, soul, ska, reggae, and classical piano, he has performed with an extraordinary range of artists, including Ice Cube, Snoop Dogg, Bobby Brown, Lil Jon, Warren G, John Elefante of Kansas, DJ Skee, and The Glenn Miller Big Band. A founding member of the acclaimed 18-piece ska ensemble Western Standard Time and leader of his own jazz piano and organ projects, Cressey is also an accomplished composer and producer whose work appears in film, television, radio, and video games. |
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| Sleepers Awake - Opera Philadelphia |
| Dates: |
Apr 22, 24, 26 |
| Sponsor: |
Opera Philadelphia |
| Auditorium: |
Academy of Music |
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240 S Broad St |
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Philadelphia, PA United States |
| Web: |
https://www.operaphila.org/whats-on/2526-season/sleepers-awake/ |
Sleepers Awake
World Premiere
An opera by Gregory Spears
Performed in English with English supertitles
In this opera, the chorus has the starring role. Composer Gregory Spears, whose music has been called “astonishingly beautiful” (The New York Times), “coolly entrancing” (The New Yorker), and “some of the most beautifully unsettling music to appear in recent memory” (The Boston Globe), creates a labyrinthine soundscape to accompany a dream-like rendering of the fairytale “Sleeping Beauty,” inspired by modernist writer Robert Walser. As the Opera Philadelphia Chorus sings itself in and out of slumber, the voices pull us into a liminal space where time is both fractured and cyclical. Conceived with and directed by the transformative Jenny Koons, this visually dazzling world premiere activates a collective voice to question the fragile line between waking and dreaming. Corrado Rovaris conducts.
All tickets are Pick Your Price, starting at $11. $10 rush tickets will be available before the performance. |
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| Apr 23, 2026 |
| The Wound Where Light Enters: An Evening Inspired by Rumi With Music, Poetry, and Live Drawing |
| Dates: |
April 23 |
| Sponsor: |
Hunter College Office of the Arts |
| Auditorium: |
The Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College |
| Contact: |
Jenny Rroji |
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The Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College, East 68th Street between Park and Lexington |
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New York, NY United States |
| e-mail: |
ooa@hunter.cuny.edu |
| Web: |
https://kayeplayhouse.showare.com/eventperformances.asp?evt=152 |
The Wound Where Light Enters invites audiences into a deeply reflective experience, reimagining Rumi’s timeless poetry through a contemporary artistic lens, weaving sound, image, and spoken text into a moving meditation on displacement, grief, resilience, and renewal. Blending live music, visual storytelling, and text, The Wound Where Light Enters offers a powerful reflection on how art can help us endure rupture and the possibility of belonging.
Featured artists include members of the Silkroad Ensemble, artist Kevork Mourad (live drawing and video), and Shane Shanahan (percussion), alongside principal musicians from the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Carnegie Hall’s Ensemble Connect. They are joined by Hunter faculty and artists including Farzad Amoozegar (setar), Deniz Khateri (multidisciplinary artist), and Xheni Rroji (piano), as well as MFA dancers Richard Sayama and Chisato Yanagisawa. The program also features Rubin Kodheli (cello), Eren Erdogan (kaval and ney), and Peter Romano (actor). |
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| Apr 24, 2026 |
| “DRAWING ON THE WALLS” with WindSync & BodyVox |
| Dates: |
Apr 24 to 26 |
| Auditorium: |
Portland Community College (Sylvania) - Performing Arts Center |
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12000 SW 49th Ave |
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Portland, OR United States |
| Phone: |
5032290627 |
| e-mail: |
audience@bodyvox.com |
| Web: |
https://bodyvox.org/2025-2026-season/drawing-on-the-walls |
UNITING LIVE CHAMBER MUSIC & INNOVATIVE DANCE
Always surprising, delightfully entertaining, and utterly original, Chamber Music Northwest and BodyVox will unite live chamber music and bold contemporary dance for their 10th collaboration together, DRAWING ON THE WALLS. This World Premiere production is musically headlined by one of our favorite wind quintets, the dynamic and innovative WindSync. Like recent collaborations—NINETEEN*TWENTY (Akropolis Wind Quintet, 2022) and Beautiful Everything (Imani Winds, 2024)—WindSync will join forces with BodyVox’s choreographers and dancers for an evening that celebrates the voice of the soul (music) and of the body (dance). |
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| Aaron Diehl Trio |
| Dates: |
Apr 24 |
| Sponsor: |
La Jolla Music Society |
| Auditorium: |
The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center |
| Contact: |
8584593728 |
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7600 Fay Avenue |
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La Jolla, CA United States |
| Phone: |
(858) 459-3728 |
| e-mail: |
boxoffice@theconrad.org |
| Web: |
https://theconrad.org/events/aaron-diehl-trio/ |
With tradition in his touch and vision in his phrasing, the captivating pianist Aaron Diehl leads a trio that moves with quiet intensity and refined power. Along with a top-notch drummer and bassist tuned perfectly to his style, Diehl crafts performances that balance the soul of early Romanticism with the pulse of modern jazz—inviting listeners into a space where every note speaks, and the music connects like a conversation. |
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| Maryland Opera presents Madama Butterfly |
| Dates: |
April 24 & 25, 2026 |
| Sponsor: |
Maryland Opera |
| Auditorium: |
Church of the Redeemer |
| Contact: |
Jason Buckwalter |
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5603 North Charles Street |
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Baltimore, MD United States |
| Phone: |
4846786041 |
| e-mail: |
info@marylandopera.org |
| Web: |
https://www.marylandopera.org/madamabutterfly |
Puccini’s beloved opera of devotion and betrayal presented fully staged and costumed with orchestra and chorus. With an incredible cast and a stage setting that will delight and amaze you, come be transported by this immortal music. Come at 6pm for a pre-performance lecture by Artistic Director James Harp. |
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| Mozart's Idomeneo |
| Dates: |
Apr 24 & 26, 2026 |
| Auditorium: |
Robert J. Orchard Stage at the Paramount Center |
| Contact: |
Boston Baroque |
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559 Washington St, Boston, MA 02111 |
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Boston, MA United States |
| Phone: |
6179878600 |
| Fax: |
6179878600 |
| e-mail: |
nlaschever@bostonbaroque.org |
| Web: |
https://bostonbaroque.org/idomeneo |
Boston Baroque proudly presents Idomeneo, the powerful opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart that explores the tragic conflict between duty and love. Premiered in Munich in 1781 for the court of Elector Karl Theodor of Bavaria, the opera was written at a time when Mozart was eager to establish himself as a serious composer of opera seria. Drawing on the classical tradition of Italian opera, he infused Idomeneo with unprecedented emotional depth, psychological realism, and dramatic sophistication. Each aria and ensemble is carefully crafted to reveal the inner conflicts of the characters, showcasing Mozart’s mastery of orchestration and his innovative approach to character development, rather than simply highlighting vocal virtuosity.
The libretto, based on a Greek myth, enabled Mozart to explore themes of duty, sacrifice, and human frailty. He pushed the boundaries of the form by blending the formal elegance of opera seria with sudden bursts of dramatic tension and expressive orchestral color. Notably, Idomeneo |
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| Apr 25, 2026 |
| "From Italy with Love" - Duo Multi-Vers0-A dance of 2 musical planets |
| Dates: |
April 16-25 |
| Sponsor: |
Classical Hugs Music |
| Auditorium: |
Hungarian House of New York |
| Contact: |
classicalhugs@gmail.com |
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213 East 82 Street |
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New York, NY United States |
| Phone: |
9175359362 |
| e-mail: |
classicalhugs@gmail.com |
| Web: |
https://www.classicalhugs.com/event-details/duo-multiverso-a-dance-of-2-musical-planets |
A celebration of Italian culture, music, and cuisine! Food+drinks+concert in one evening.
Italian opera, pop, and instrumental music.
Special Honor-Guest participation - American virtuoso pianist, "New Liszt", Michael Bulychev-Okser.
Classical Hugs presents a concert by award-winning Duo Multi-Verso di Cerino (Italy): Palma Di Gaetano, Flute and Giordano Muolo, Clarinet. About Clari-verso Duo in Cerino's Multiverse
Presenting an entire program for flute and clarinet duos was a daunting challenge, one that Giordano Muolo (clarinet) and Palma di Gaetano (flute) could face and overcome with the eclectic and surprising composer Alessandro Cerino at their side.
The "Cerino's Multiverse" project features music from a vast classical and modern repertoire, as well as film scores, united by the musical flair of an extraordinary composer who, for more than 35 years, has imbued his works with an unmistakable flavor rich in color and nuance, compositional flourishes, quotations, sudden dynamic shifts, and te |
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| Alexandre Kantorow |
| Dates: |
Apr 25 |
| Sponsor: |
La Jolla Music Society |
| Auditorium: |
The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center |
| Contact: |
8584593728 |
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7600 Fay Avenue |
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La Jolla, CA United States |
| Phone: |
(858) 459-3728 |
| e-mail: |
boxoffice@theconrad.org |
| Web: |
https://theconrad.org/events/alexandre-kantorow/ |
In 2019 Alexandre Kantorow won the Gold Medal at the Tchaikovsky Piano Competition, as well as the rarely awarded Grand Prix. Only one pianist had done that before: Daniil Trifonov in 2009. |
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| Big Sing + Moira Smiley in Concert |
| Dates: |
Saturday, April 25, 2026 3-5pm |
| Auditorium: |
Chatter ABQ |
| Contact: |
boxoffice@desertchorale.org |
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912 3rd St NW |
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Albuquerque, NM United States |
| Phone: |
(505) 988-2282 |
| e-mail: |
boxoffice@desertchorale.org |
| Web: |
https://desertchorale.org/concerts-events/big-sing/ |
The Big Sing: 3:00–5:00 PM, Concert: 7:00 PM
Ever belt out your favorite song in the car and think, “I wish I could do this with other people,”? Here’s your chance! Special guest Moira Smiley, a GRAMMY®-nominated singer, composer, and educator, will lead us through an afternoon of music-making that’s as fun as it is freeing.Think of this event as a musical gathering place where everyone is welcome and no preparation is required. Moira will guide you through simple vocal warmups that feel like games, folk songs that’ll get stuck in your head (in the best way), and gorgeous harmonies that you’ll help create. With a string quartet of New Mexico musicians adding their magic to the mix, you’ll be amazed at the sound we can all create.
All ages, all levels, all voices are welcome. That includes yours! Minors must be accompanied by a parent/guardian. Seating will be available for all, with occasional invitations to stand as songs come together.
Join us for our biggest community singing event yet! |
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| CUNY Dance Initiative presents Rising |
| Dates: |
Apr 23 to 25 |
| Sponsor: |
CUNY Dance Initiative |
| Auditorium: |
Baruch Performing Arts Center |
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55 Lexington Ave |
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New York, NY United States |
| Web: |
https://ci.ovationtix.com/36688/production/1265274 |
CUNY Dance Initiative presents the New York premiere performances of Rising, an exploration of our connection to Earth's oceans intertwining Robert Sirota's emotive, lyrical music, performed live by the GRAMMY-nominated Neave Trio, with Gabrielle Lamb's evocative and articulate choreography for her chamber company, Pigeonwing Dance. |
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| Dancing on Tiptoes: A Musical Exploration of Melody, Movement, and Mood |
| Dates: |
Apr 25 |
| Sponsor: |
La Jolla Music Society |
| Auditorium: |
The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center |
| Contact: |
8584593728 |
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7600 Fay Avenue |
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La Jolla, CA United States |
| Phone: |
(858) 459-3728 |
| e-mail: |
boxoffice@theconrad.org |
| Web: |
https://theconrad.org/events/dancing-on-tiptoes/ |
For this exciting U.S. première, Art of Elan affiliate artists bring to life selected works from Collective Wisdom, an album that explores how music might help people during hard times. Originally recorded by the Australian Chamber Orchestra’s ACO Collective and developed in partnership with the Hush Foundation, the album includes works by Australian composers who completed residencies and workshops in adolescent health units. The resulting music is uplifting and inspiring, and draws from many voices and life experiences. |
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| Kronos Quartet: Three Bones |
| Dates: |
Apr. 25 |
| Auditorium: |
Zankel Hall, Carnegie Hall |
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881 7th Ave |
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New York, NY United States |
| Web: |
https://www.carnegiehall.org/Calendar/2026/04/25/Kronos-Quartet-0730PM |
Kronos Quartet gives the world premiere of its latest large-scale project: Three Bones, a multimedia theatrical experience that explores the histories of Indigenous, Gullah-Geechee, and Chinese American communities in the United States. More than three years in the making, Three Bones is a characteristically ambitious blend of live performance, video, visual art, recordings, and environmental sound. Featured in Carnegie Hall’s United in Sound: America at 250 festival, the three-act presentation celebrates the transmission and amplification of cultural histories through sound, as captured in vintage recordings and brought to life via performance. |
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| Songs for Peace |
| Dates: |
April 25, 2026 |
| Sponsor: |
New England Philharmonic and Chorus pro Musica |
| Auditorium: |
First Church in Cambridge |
| Contact: |
Kathrn Welter, manager@nephilharmonic.org |
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11 Garden St |
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Cambridge, MA United States |
| Phone: |
855-463-7445 |
| e-mail: |
manager@nephilharmonic.org |
| Web: |
https://nephilharmonic.org/concerts |
The NEP joins with Chorus pro Musica, soloists, and children’s choir Voices Boston to offer Songs of Peace on the final concert of its 49th Season. The featured work is Krzysztof Penderecki’s Credo, a powerful choral and orchestral masterpiece that showcases Penderecki’s deep spiritual expression and innovative musical language, fusing faith, history, and modern musical sensibilities into an awe-inspiring sonic experience. The concert also includes Cantares by Carlos Carrillo, concluding his season-long introduction to the NEP family. |
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| The Atlanta Opera presents "Turandot" |
| Dates: |
April 25 to May 3, 2026 |
| Sponsor: |
The Atlanta Opera |
| Auditorium: |
The Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre |
| Contact: |
Michelle Winters |
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2800 Cobb Galleria Parkway |
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Atlanta, GA United States |
| Phone: |
404.881.8885 |
| e-mail: |
tickets@atlantaopera.org |
| Web: |
https://www.atlantaopera.org/production/turandot-2026/ |
A new Tomer Zvulun production of "Turandot" opens exactly 100 years after its premiere. Puccini's lush musical tapestry is woven by Angela Meade as Turnadot, Piero Pretti as Calaf, Juliana Grigoryan as Liu, and Peixin Chen as Timur. Performed under the baton of Ivan Lopez-Reynoso. |
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| Apr 26, 2026 |
| Composers Concordance Presents: Charles Neidich and CompCord String Quartet |
| Dates: |
Sunday, April 26th, 7pm |
| Auditorium: |
Jim Kempner Fine Art Gallery |
| Contact: |
genepritsker@gmail.com |
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501 W 23 St, New York, NY 10011 |
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New York City, NY United States |
| Phone: |
+1 646-522-9442 |
| e-mail: |
composersconcordance@gmail.com |
| Web: |
https://composersconcordance.wixsite.com/2025-26-season |
New York, NY — On Sunday, April 26, 2026 at 7:00 PM, the adventurous new music presenting organization Composers Concordance presents an evening of contemporary chamber music featuring internationally acclaimed clarinetist Charles Neidich performing with the CompCord String Quartet at Jim Kempner Fine Art in Chelsea.
The CompCord String Quartet—Funda Cizmecioglu and Mark Zaki (violins), Artie Dibble (viola), and Sahara von Hattenberger (cello)—joins Neidich in a dynamic program of new works by composers from the Composers Concordance community. Known for its eclectic aesthetic and stylistic openness, the organization continues its mission of presenting innovative music in unconventional spaces.
The concert features several highlighted works, including Carman Moore’s Manhattan Scherzando, Gene Pritsker’s rhythmically charged Bluesatina II, Debra Kaye’s reflective Prelude for Peace, and Charles Coleman’s lyrical Good Night. |
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| Apr 27, 2026 |
| Borromeo Quartet & Anne-Marie McDermott, piano |
| Dates: |
April l27 |
| Sponsor: |
Music Mondays |
| Auditorium: |
Advent Lutheran Church |
| Contact: |
Aaron Wunsch |
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2504 Broadway at 93rd Street |
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New York, NY United States |
| Phone: |
2126652504 |
| e-mail: |
info@musicmondays.org |
| Web: |
https://www.musicmondays.org/april-2026 |
Known for its “searching musical insight” (Chicago Tribune), the Boston-based Borromeo Quartet is one of the most celebrated American quartets performing today. They share works by Bach, Shostakovich, and Stravinsky, and compelling contemporary works by Caroline Shaw and Vijay Iyer before joining pianist Anne-Marie McDermott, “one of the great American pianists of her generation” (Philadelphia Enquirer), for Robert Schumann’s lyrical and exuberant Piano Quintet. |
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| Apr 28, 2026 |
| Australian Chamber Orchestra |
| Dates: |
Apr 28 |
| Sponsor: |
Segerstrom Center for the Arts |
| Auditorium: |
Segerstrom Center for the Arts - Samueli Theater |
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600 Town Center Drive |
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Costa Mesa, CA United States |
| Phone: |
(714) 556-2787 |
| e-mail: |
BoxOffice@SCFTA.org |
| Web: |
https://www.scfta.org/events/2026/australian-chamber-orchestra |
Experience the Australian Chamber Orchestra in a uniquely intimate setting, bathed in the warm glow of candlelight. This renowned ensemble, known for their virtuosic playing and adventurous programming, will present a program that spans centuries of musical expression. In the candlelit Samueli Theater, hear Purcell's hauntingly beautiful Fantasia on One Note, Handel's majestically celebratory Concerto Grosso in A Major, Op. 6 No. 11, a sonically immersive new work by John Luther Adams, Vaughan Williams' ethereally soaring "The Lark Ascending" (arranged by Adam Johnson), and Fanny Mendelssohn's charmingly lyrical String Quartet in Eb (arranged for strings). |
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| Purple Rain: Color as the Joy of Listening |
| Dates: |
Apr 28 |
| Sponsor: |
La Jolla Music Society |
| Auditorium: |
The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center |
| Contact: |
8584593728 |
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7600 Fay Ave |
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La Jolla, CA United States |
| Phone: |
8584593728 |
| e-mail: |
boxoffice@theconrad.org |
| Web: |
https://theconrad.org/events/music-101-session-4/ |
Engage with history in this introduction to Western classical music! Led by Michael Gerdes, Director of Orchestras at San Diego State University and a longtime guest lecturer for our organization, this free, five-part public series is designed for anyone curious about the composers, works, and cultural movements that shaped the music we know and love. No prior musical background is required. Each lecture builds on the previous one, yet every session stands on its own, so you can join at any point in the series. |
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| Apr 30, 2026 |
| David McLain, Blue Zones: Unlocking The Secrets of Longevity |
| Dates: |
Apr 30 |
| Sponsor: |
La Jolla Music Society |
| Auditorium: |
The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center |
| Contact: |
8584593728 |
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7600 Fay Avenue |
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La Jolla, CA United States |
| Phone: |
(858) 459-3728 |
| e-mail: |
boxoffice@theconrad.org |
| Web: |
https://theconrad.org/events/david-mclain-blue-zones/ |
Join photographer David McLain on a journey to a life well-lived as he uncovers the secrets of the Blue Zones—where people around the planet regularly live vibrant and healthy lives beyond 100. David has spent 15 years working alongside author Dan Buettner to study the habits and rituals of centenarians in five geographic locations: Loma Linda, California; the Nicoya peninsula of Costa Rica; Sardinia, Italy; Ikaria, Greece; and Okinawa, Japan. Now, through personal anecdotes and scientific research, David shares how adopting practices they share—an ocean apart—can add eight to 10 quality years to our own lives. |
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