Felix Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto was an instant classic from the moment that lyrical first phrase was first intoned on March 13, 1845, by Ferdinand David. On Saturday, May 18, 23-year-old violinist Daniel Lozakovich performed the Mendelssohn with …
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Buzzing after Wagner's Walküre in San Diego
May 24, 2024
Three sonnets to Orpheus by Rilke
1There the tree rises. Oh pure surpassing!Oh Orpheus sings! Oh great tree of sound!And all is silent, And from this silence ariseNew beginnings, intimations, changings.From the stillness animals throng, out of the clearSnapping forest of …
May 24, 2024
UCSD accedes to protesters’ demand for divestment
Over the past few weeks, the UCSD campus has been roiled by passionate pro-Palestinian protestors who have demanded that the school divest from over two dozen companies with financial ties to Israel and/or its ongoing …
May 24, 2024
Black Lives Matter protests closure of La Mesa Red Lobster
“La Mesa just won’t learn,” says Black Lives Matter organizer Oliver Gumbo. “In the days after George Floyd’s murder, they invited chaos when they let a white cop falsely arrest a black man. The righteous …
May 24, 2024