The Utah Symphony delivered a magnificent concert at Abravanel Hall last night! Guest conductor Pietari Inkinen led the orchestra in performing Unsuk Chin' subito con forza; Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37; and AntonÃn Dvořák's Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70. Piano soloist Shai Wosner mesmerized the... Continue Reading →
This season of Broadway at the Eccles includes Cirque du Soleil's 'Twas the Night Before... This production creatively interprets Clement Clarke Moore's poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas" ("'Twas the night before Christmas") --- weaving together lines from the poem, new arrangements of familiar Christmas songs, glittering sets and costumes, and amazing acrobatic and aerial... Continue Reading →
In my 2024 review of the film Young Woman and the Sea, I led with the idea that women of my generation and younger enjoy rights, opportunities, and a relative ease of life that were unavailable to women who came before us. We owe a debt of gratitude to the generations of women who worked... Continue Reading →
November 7, 2025 November 7, 2025 Some concerts are absolute perfection! Such was the case with the Utah Symphony concert last Friday night at Abravanel Hall. The program featured Gabriel Fauré's Requiem and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 -"Pathétique" conducted by Utah Symphony Music Director Designate Markus Poschner. Fauré... Continue Reading →
Attending productions at Simmons Pioneer Memorial Theatre is nostalgic for me because my grandma had season tickets there for several years while I was growing up. She introduced me to live theater, starting when I was 4 or 5 years old until I was about 12, taking me and my parents as her guests to... Continue Reading →
Ballet West began its 2025-2026 season with Michael Smuin's Romeo and Juliet set to music by Sergei Prokofiev. I was fortunate to see this ballet with my friend Mony a few years ago, and I absolutely loved it, so I was excited to have an opportunity to see it again. I purchased a ticket for... Continue Reading →
Utah Opera's 2025-2026 season announcement immediately piqued my curiosity since the company would be opening with composer Paul Moravec and librettist Mark Campell's adaptation of Stephen King's The Shining. I admit to not having been an avid Stephen King fan over the course of my life, but I was nevertheless very intrigued to see how... Continue Reading →
Broadway at the Eccles kicked off its 2025-2026 season this week with Some Like It Hot, a stage adaptation of the 1959 movie starring Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis, and Marilyn Monroe. I attended Thursday night's performance with my friend Phaedra, I was able to meet her friends Wendy and Jared, and we all really enjoyed... Continue Reading →
Intermezzo Chamber Music Series continued its summer season with Concert III on Monday, July 14. Lun Jiang (violin), Erin David (violin), Emily Brown (viola), Joel Gibbs (viola), Pegsoon Whang (cello), and Hannah Holland Thomas (cello) joined forces to perform works by Anton Webern, Richard Strauss, and Johannes Brahms. These musicians created a beautiful, cohesive sound... Continue Reading →
After a fantastic season opener on June 30, Intermezzo Chamber Music Series held its second summer concert on July 7. The program featured music by Johannes Brahms and Arnold Schoenberg and showcased the virtuosity of Vedrana Subotic (Artistic Director and pianist), William Hagen (violinist), Laura Ha (violinist), J.T. Posadas (violist), Whittney Sjogren (violist), Lauren Posey... Continue Reading →
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