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    Celebrating Classical Music Month with Exciting Page Turners

    Celebrating Classical Music Month with Exciting Page Turners

    As part of our ongoing celebration of Classical Music Month in September, we’ve pulled together a list of books that commemorate the great composers of the past through to the celebrated contemporary composers of today. Then we’ve sprinkled in some

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    LISTEN ON THE RADIO

    LISTEN ON THE RADIO

    Pacific Symphony’s official classical radio station, Classical California KUSC is part of the most-listened-to network of classical music radio stations in America, serving more than 900,000 listeners each week from Nothern California to the Mexican border.  Popular radio personality Rich Capparela hosts the Pacific Symphony

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    Pacific Symphony: September concerts

    The summer season ends with fireworks and the 40th anniversary indoor season begins with shooting stars this month. The annual Tchaikovsky Spectacular, Sept. 8, features big works by Pyotr Ilyich and his Russian compatriots. The commanding Van Cliburn-winning pianist Vadym

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    Giltburg’s encore Thursday night

    Many people were wondering what pianist Boris Giltburg’s encore was last night. It was Op. 39, No. 6 from Rachmaninoff’s Etudes-Tableaux, sometimes called “Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf.” Here’s Giltburg playing it in 2014.

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    Bergmann takes over for Previn, premiere and all

    By TIMOTHY MANGAN “Jumping in as a replacement is always scary and fun at the same time,” conductor Rune Bergmann said recently, on the phone from Calgary. The lively and amiable Norwegian musician, the new music director of the Calgary

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    Pacific Symphony: October concerts

    Pacific Symphony: October concerts

    Here’s a quick rundown of Pacific Symphony’s October concerts, 12 in all, with ticket links. First off, the orchestra will appear in the ongoing series of Harry Potter films presented by the Segerstrom Center for the Arts. Born and raised

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    Classical cover: Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2

    In 1945, a theme from the third movement of Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 (played Saturday) was turned into a popular song called “Full Moon and Empty Arms,” which over the years has been recorded by Frank Sinatra, Eddie Fisher,

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    Van Cliburn gold medalist brings Rachmaninoff for his debut with Pacific Symphony

    By TIMOTHY MANGAN Yekwon Sunwoo showed up on Skype at the appointed time recently, or rather his voice did. He initially preferred not to appear on screen — 24 hours of travel from Poland to Aspen the day before had

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    Van Cliburn winner to visit Pacific Symphony

    This year’s gold medalist in the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, Yekwon Sunwoo, the first Korean to take the top prize, will perform with Carl St.Clair and Pacific Symphony on Sept. 9 at the Pacific Amphitheatre in Costa Mesa. His

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