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Classical concerts coming in October
Including the obvious inspiration for Sid in Toy Story
Maurice Ravel
October is nigh, and that means many things. Halloween is the new start of the holiday season, so we can begin looking forward to the holidays. The weather will relax, though there will be no real crispness in the San Diego air. So far as this column is concerned, the number one thing October means is a return to the concert hall. Within the first few weeks of the month, there will be concerts at The Jacobs Music Center and The Athenaeum in La Jolla.
Upcoming Event
Aleck Karis: A French Emotional Journey
- Saturday, October 4, 2025, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
- Athenaeum Music and Arts Library, 1008 Wall Street, San Diego
- Age Limit: All ages / $30 - $45
Let’s take a look at The Athenaeum. The Alliance Française of San Diego and The Athenaeum are presenting the inaugural San Diego French Literature and Arts Festival from October 2 through October 4. The Festival concludes on Saturday, October 4, with a concert by pianist Aleck Karis entitled “A French Emotional Journey.” Mr. Karis has performed extensively across the U.S. and Europe. A reception will follow the concert.
Upcoming Event
Daniel Beliavsky Concert-Lecture
- Friday, October 10, 2025, 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
- Athenaeum Music and Arts Library, 1008 Wall Street, San Diego
- Age Limit: All ages / $12 - $45
On Friday, October 10, The Athenaeum will present a concert-lecture by pianist, composer, filmmaker, and educator Daniel Beliavsky. The concert features piano music by Frédéric Chopin, Alexander Scriabin, Sergei Rachmaninoff, and Dimitri Shostakovich. The concert and lecture will explore how these composers contributed to what became modernism in Western Culture. For more information on these concerts, visit www.ljathenaeum.org
Upcoming Event
SD Symphony: French Fairytales - Ravel & Debussy
- Friday, October 3, 2025, 7:30 p.m.
- Jacobs Music Center, 1245 Seventh Avenue, San Diego
- Age Limit: Not available
Coincidentally, the San Diego Symphony is also presenting a miniature French festival during the first weekend of October. The Symphony is opening its Jacobs Masterworks Series with an all-French affair entitled French Fairy Tales.
The headliner piece of the concert is Maurice Ravel’s L'enfant et les sortilèges, or The Child and the Magic Spells. The piece isn’t quite an opera, but it’s not not an opera, either. The story plays out in two scenes and runs about 45 minutes.
The story is about a boy who neglects his schoolwork. When his mother punishes him and holds him accountable, he destroys his room, rips books apart, breaks the china, and injures a cat and a squirrel. He then goes on to murder hundreds of prostitutes in fin-de-siècle Paris. (Actually, that’s not what happens, but it is certainly a possibility, based on this little psychopath's reaction to discipline.)
What does happen in the story is that the damaged objects spring to life as night falls, seeking revenge. The armchair complains, the clock tick-toks its accusations, flames dance in the fireplace, and the teapot and cup sing a duet filled with rage.
Video:
Ravel : L'Enfant et les Sortilèges
The child flees to the garden, but there is no escape: the trees, frogs, and toads all decry his cruelty. Filled with remorse, the child helps the injured squirrel, thereby earning the forgiveness of the enchanted beings. (This is obviously the inspiration for Sid in Pixar’s Toy Story. If you will recall, Sid makes a habit of destroying his toys — until they come to life and accuse him.)
The performance will incorporate animated illustrations projected onto the walls of Jacobs Music Center. For more information, visit sandiegosymphony.org
Here's something you might be interested in.
Classical concerts coming in October
Including the obvious inspiration for Sid in Toy Story
Classical concerts coming in October
Including the obvious inspiration for Sid in Toy Story
Maurice Ravel
October is nigh, and that means many things. Halloween is the new start of the holiday season, so we can begin looking forward to the holidays. The weather will relax, though there will be no real crispness in the San Diego air. So far as this column is concerned, the number one thing October means is a return to the concert hall. Within the first few weeks of the month, there will be concerts at The Jacobs Music Center and The Athenaeum in La Jolla.
Upcoming Event
Aleck Karis: A French Emotional Journey
- Saturday, October 4, 2025, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
- Athenaeum Music and Arts Library, 1008 Wall Street, San Diego
- Age Limit: All ages / $30 - $45
Let’s take a look at The Athenaeum. The Alliance Française of San Diego and The Athenaeum are presenting the inaugural San Diego French Literature and Arts Festival from October 2 through October 4. The Festival concludes on Saturday, October 4, with a concert by pianist Aleck Karis entitled “A French Emotional Journey.” Mr. Karis has performed extensively across the U.S. and Europe. A reception will follow the concert.
Upcoming Event
Daniel Beliavsky Concert-Lecture
- Friday, October 10, 2025, 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
- Athenaeum Music and Arts Library, 1008 Wall Street, San Diego
- Age Limit: All ages / $12 - $45
On Friday, October 10, The Athenaeum will present a concert-lecture by pianist, composer, filmmaker, and educator Daniel Beliavsky. The concert features piano music by Frédéric Chopin, Alexander Scriabin, Sergei Rachmaninoff, and Dimitri Shostakovich. The concert and lecture will explore how these composers contributed to what became modernism in Western Culture. For more information on these concerts, visit www.ljathenaeum.org
Upcoming Event
SD Symphony: French Fairytales - Ravel & Debussy
- Friday, October 3, 2025, 7:30 p.m.
- Jacobs Music Center, 1245 Seventh Avenue, San Diego
- Age Limit: Not available
Coincidentally, the San Diego Symphony is also presenting a miniature French festival during the first weekend of October. The Symphony is opening its Jacobs Masterworks Series with an all-French affair entitled French Fairy Tales.
The headliner piece of the concert is Maurice Ravel’s L'enfant et les sortilèges, or The Child and the Magic Spells. The piece isn’t quite an opera, but it’s not not an opera, either. The story plays out in two scenes and runs about 45 minutes.
The story is about a boy who neglects his schoolwork. When his mother punishes him and holds him accountable, he destroys his room, rips books apart, breaks the china, and injures a cat and a squirrel. He then goes on to murder hundreds of prostitutes in fin-de-siècle Paris. (Actually, that’s not what happens, but it is certainly a possibility, based on this little psychopath's reaction to discipline.)
What does happen in the story is that the damaged objects spring to life as night falls, seeking revenge. The armchair complains, the clock tick-toks its accusations, flames dance in the fireplace, and the teapot and cup sing a duet filled with rage.
Video:
Ravel : L'Enfant et les Sortilèges
The child flees to the garden, but there is no escape: the trees, frogs, and toads all decry his cruelty. Filled with remorse, the child helps the injured squirrel, thereby earning the forgiveness of the enchanted beings. (This is obviously the inspiration for Sid in Pixar’s Toy Story. If you will recall, Sid makes a habit of destroying his toys — until they come to life and accuse him.)
The performance will incorporate animated illustrations projected onto the walls of Jacobs Music Center. For more information, visit sandiegosymphony.org