Music, Dance, and Visual Arts

Beethoven’s ‘Archduke Trio’ Performed by an International Group of Musicians

The German violinist, Anne-Sophie Mutter; the Spanish cellist, Pablo Ferrandez; and the Russian-Israeli pianist, Yefim Bronfman, joined forces to deliver definitive performances of Beethoven’s Archduke Trio and Tchaikovsky’s Trio at the Balboa Theater last Saturday evening. [Eileen Wingard]

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Today’s Jewish Birthday: Betty Comden

Betty Comden (May 3, 1917 – November 23, 2006) was an American lyricist, playwright, and screenwriter who contributed to numerous Hollywood musicals and Broadway shows of the mid-20th century. Her writing partnership with Adolph Green spanned six decades: “the longest running creative partnership in theatre history.” [Wikipedia]

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80th Anniversary of Holocaust Liberation Observed by S.D. Jewish Community

Holocaust survivors, their families, and supporters gathered solemnly at the Jewish Community Center on Sunday to commemorate Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day. [Sandra Scheller]

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SDMA Matches Plants with Fine Arts in Special Exhibit

The San Diego Museum of Art comes to life with nearly one hundred floral arrangements complementing the Museum’s permanent art collection. Many of the floral arrangements are by local and national floral designers who  creatively fill the galleries with many varieties of color and scents. [Cailin Acosta]

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Pianist, Impresario Pays Heartfelt Tribute to Legacy of William F. Buckley Jr.

Buckley was “an anti-Communist warrior, a fighter against anti-Semitism, defender of freedom, a Renaissance man, and the man credited with making Reagan a reality,” Perelman enthuses. “If not for this man and his philosophy, my family and people like us would never have made it to America.” [Donald H. Harrison]

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Yasher Koach to Staffs of These 4 Jewish Organizations

– Jewish Federation of San Diego, Lawrence Family JCC, Israeli American Council and Jewish Community Foundation San Diego have three community gatherings happening all in one week. If you work for the Federation, JCC, IAC or JCFSD or know someone who does, they deserve a hug, yasher koach or, L’Chaim for all the work that goes into coordinating these events. All three of these events are free and open to the public but register for them for attendance purposes. [Cailin Acosta]

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Jewish Biography: Isaak Dunayevsky, Soviet Pop Composer

Isaak Dunayevsky, the USSR’s most famous and highly paid pop composer, twice winner of the Stalin Prize, was the most talented and most influential composer of his genre in the Land of the Soviets. [Alex Gordon]

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Passover Nears End; So Too Does Tending to Matzo Crumbs

“It’s the final countdown!” I don’t know about you, but my broom has stayed in the kitchen and dining room for the past couple of days sweeping up the matzo crumbs from every meal. [Cailin Acosta]

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Monday’s 5.2 Earthquake Rattled San Diego County

“Did you feel that?” I heard this all day yesterday and even today in the aftermath of an earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter Scale and centered near Julian. I checked in with my friends who have balance issues to ask if they were okay and if they needed anything. [Cailin Acosta]

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Pathetique Symphony Dedicated to the Memory of Lee Amos, the Wife of TICO’s Founding Conductor David Amos

Particularly moving were the passionate melodies in the first violins, the section Lee once led, when the orchestra was first formed, over half a century ago, in the old 54th Street JCC. She was the competent concert master of the fledgling ensemble and she also soloed with them during their early years. [Eileen Wingard]

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Music Catchy But Workshop Format of ‘Chagall’ Confuses

Chagall was written by Yale Strom and Todd Salovey who directed the play. Strom scored the music. According to Strom, this play was 15 years in the making. This will be the last workshop before they bring it to a regional theater. [Mimi Pollack and Cailin Acosta]

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Jewish Travel: Yale Strom Recalls First Visit to Jewish Prague. Now, He’s Scheduled to Lead an Ayelet Tour There

One of the most popular travel destinations in Europe is the Czech Republic. In its beautiful capital city, Prague, the most visited tourist attraction is the former Jewish ghetto in the old city. It was in this Jewish ghetto that Rabbi Jehudah Loew ben Bezalel (The Maharal) wrote the story “The Golem”, which inspired Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein.” [Yale Strom]

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Holocaust Survivor Edith Eger Wins 2nd Writing Award

Holocaust survivor and author Dr. Edith Eger won her second Christopher Award for the book “The Ballerina of Auschwitz.” (Cailin Acosta)

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