Upcoming Performances
Poulenc Organ Concerto
FREE, More Information: https://spreckelsorgan.org/august-18-organ-orchestra-celebration
Organ & Orchestra Celebration!
PROGRAM
Francis Poulenc (1899 – 1963) - Concerto in G minor for Organ, Strings and Timpani
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750) - Concerto for Harpsichord in A major BWV 1055
Raúl Prieto Ramírez (b. 1979) - Concerto No.1 for Organ and Orchestra
Horatio William Parker (1863 - 1919) - Concerto for Organ and Orchestra Op.55
MIDDAY MUSIC - works for string quartet
Program for String Quartet featuring
String Quartet No. 3 in G Major, op. 94 - Benjamin Britten
Three Pieces for String Quartet - Igor Stravinsky
“Midday Music” is a free, lunchtime concert series held in collaboration with the San Diego Public Library, taking place on select Fridays throughout the year in the Shiley Special Events Suite on the top floor of the Central Library @ Joan Λ Irwin Jacobs Common, where concertgoers are invited to bring their lunch and enjoy carefully curated chamber music along with gorgeous views of the city. This series and partnership is dedicated to the memory of James R. Dawe, a longtime arts advocate in San Diego and supporter of public libraries.
OBRIGADO BRASIL
CCO’s all Brazilian concert will feature arrangements by
principal violist Domenico Hueso. Our featured guest artists are
classical guitarist Ian Lawrence, vocalists Fagner Bernardo and
Lexi Pulido, and Combo Elo (pianist Jim Guerin, percussionist
Julien Cantelm, guitarist Nikko Nobleza). Soprano Emma
Berggren will be joined by CCO cellists Daniel Grab and Peter Ko
with six guest cellists of the La Jolla Symphony for 'Bachianas
Brasileiras No. 5' by Heitor Villa-Lobos.
Click the link below or scan the above QRCode for tickets
https://www.ticketor.com/cabrillochamberorchestra/tickets/obrigado-brazil-313140#buy
Donizetti’s L’Elisir d’amore - opera neo
Opera in two acts with one intermission
Sung in Italian with English subtitles
Performances at The Spanish Village Art Center | Balboa Park
1770 Village Place, San Diego, CA 92101
Friday, July 25 at 8:00pm
Saturday, July 26 at 8:00pm
Donizetti’s delightful summertime comedy is a perfect mixture of romance, deception, jealousy, and the triumph of true love – with a sprinkle of hilarious social commentary. Peter Kozma directs an inventive production that will transport this evergreen operatic chestnut to a new and updated setting.
TICKETS: https://www.operaneo.com/2025-elixir
Haydn’s armida - opera neo
Opera in two acts with one intermission
Sung in Italian with English subtitles
Performances at UC San Diego Park & Market
1100 Market Street, San Diego, CA 92101
Friday, July 18 at 8:00pm
Saturday, July 19 at 8:00pm
Produced in collaboration with The Hungarian State Opera, Joseph Haydn’s rarely performed masterpiece is a unique take on a story from Torquato Tasso’s “Jerusalem Delivered” – an epic poem that served as source material for a whole slew of famous operas from Handel to Dvořak. Centered on the larger themes of Love and War, this piece delves into human psychology by exploring duty and glory in conflict with desire, passion, and commitment – all through the story of the magical love affair between a sorceress and a knight.
The production, featuring young artists from the Hungarian State Opera Studio performing alongside Opera Neo young artists, is directed by András Almási-Tóth and conducted by Peter Kozma.
TICKETS: https://www.operaneo.com/2025-armida
Next festival of emerging artists with kronos quartet
The Next Festival of Emerging Artists
Peter Askim, Artistic Director and Conductor
Kronos Quartet, Guest Artists
The legendary Kronos Quartet joins The Next Festival of Emerging Artists for a celebration of Terry Riley’s 90th birthday, part of a program featuring world premieres by some of today’s most adventurous contemporary voices.
Founder and Artistic Director Peter Askim leads a string orchestra of talented early-career string players in Terry Riley’s The Sands (composed for Kronos) and the world premieres of Jungyoon Wie’s Starlings, inti-figgis vizueta’s music by yourself for string orchestra, and his own new work, Songs My Mother Taught Me. The program also includes GRAMMY-winning composer Pascal Le Boeuf’s kinetic Transition Behavior and Serenade for Strings by Jan Radzynski.
TERRY RILEY – The Sands for String Quartet and String Orchestra
JUNGYOON WIE – Starlings for String Quartet and String Orchestra (World Premiere)
PETER ASKIM – Songs My Mother Taught Me (World Premiere)
INTI FIGGIS-VIZUETA – music by yourself for string orchestra (World Premiere)
PASCAL LE BOEUF – Transition Behavior
JAN RADZYNSKI – Serenade for Strings
Next festival of emerging artists with kronos quartet
TICKETS: https://ps21chatham.org/event/the-next-festival-of-emerging-artists/
The multi-GRAMMY-winning Kronos Quartet, which has “broken the boundaries of what string quartets do” and “changed music with its open-eared and open-minded approach” (The New York Times) joins The Next Festival of Emerging Artists, returning to PS21 for the third straight year.
The program features world premieres by some of today’s most adventurous voices, and is a special celebration in honor of the 90th birthday of Terry Riley, known as the founding father of minimalism.
Next Festival Founding Artistic Director Peter Askim leads a string orchestra of gifted early-career string players in Terry Riley’s The Sands (composed for Kronos) and the world premieres of Jungyoon Wie’s Starlings, inti figgis-vizueta’s music by yourself for string orchestra, and Askim’s own new work, Songs My Mother Taught Me. The program also includes GRAMMY-winning composer Pascal Le Boeuf’s kinetic Transition Behavior and Serenade for Strings by Jan Radzyknski
Vivaldi’s Motezuma - Opera Neo
A true rarity, Vivaldi’s recently discovered, seldom performed masterpiece is set in Mexico during the Spanish conquest that led to the end of the Aztec Empire. While this 18th century opera is a highly romanticized and naive take on the historical events of over 200 years earlier, it nevertheless is surprisingly sensitive and empathetic to the tragedy of the Aztecs as they fight for their land and the survival of their culture and people.
Peter Kozma directs the production and conducts the Opera Neo Orchestra, performing on period instruments.
Opera in two acts with one intermission
Sung in Italian with English subtitles
Performances at First Unitarian Universalist Church of San Diego | Hillcrest
4190 Front Street, San Diego, CA 92103
Friday, May 16 at 7:30pm
Saturday, May 17 at 7:30pm
TICKETS: https://www.operaneo.com/2025-motezuma