Three Bs in the Jewel

La Jolla is keeping the classical music going on Friday, March 6, with three quality concerts covering all of “The Three Bs”. Of course, “The Three Bs” are Bach, Beethoven, and Brahms, but we’re also able to add Barber and Barnatan to the list.

Pianist Inon Barnatan will be giving a solo piano concert of Beethoven, Brahms, Franck, and Barber at Sherwood Auditorium on Friday, March 6, at 8 p.m.

Although the concert could be Bach, Franck, Barber, and Schubert — there are conflicting notices. I only bring it up because without Beethoven in this concert we lose a "B."

The concert is part of the La Jolla Music Society’s Frieman Family Piano series.

The other Brahms gets his own concert on Friday night at the Athenaeum on Wall Street in La Jolla. This concert cover all of Brahms’ music for violin and piano. The performers are Victoria Martino and James Lent. The concert is on Friday, March 6, at 7:30 p.m.

Bach also gets his own concert. Of the “Three Bs”, Beethoven is on the fringe here. The Bach concert is at St. James by the Sea Episcopal Church and has a great mix of Bach’s music. There are two cantatas for solo soprano, a cello suite, and Orchestral Suite No. 2 for strings and flute.

The performance is by a group called Musica ad Rhenum. They were founded in 1992, have played internationally, and have made a dozen or so recordings.

There we have it: a busy Friday night in La Joll, full of a variety of music.