Classical music and operas are fascinating.
Composers
Due to COVID and heavy coursework, I have not been able to attend many concerts. An incomplete list of works I have had the fortune to listen to live:
| Composer | Works |
|---|---|
| Bach | Toccata and Fugue, BWV 565 |
| Bartók | Violin Concerto No. 2 |
| Beethoven | Symphony No. 7 & 8, Violin Concerto, Piano Sonata No. 2 & 9 & 15 & 23 & 27 |
| Brahms | Symphony No. 1 & 2 & 4, Tragic Overture, Piano Concerto No. 2, Piano Trio No. 1 |
| Bruckner | Symphony No. 7 |
| Copland | Symphony No. 3 |
| Orff | Carmina Burana |
| Prokofiev | Piano Concerto No. 2 |
| Puccini | La Bohème, Madama Butterfly |
| Rachmaninoff | Symphonic Dances |
| Saint-Saëns | Symphony No. 3, Violin Concerto No. 3, Piano Concerto No. 5, The Carnival of the Animals |
| Schoenberg | Pelleas und Melisande |
| Shostakovich | Symphony No. 6 & 7, Festive Overture, Piano Trio No. 2 |
| Schubert | Octet in F |
| Strauss (R.) | Ein Heldenleben, Salome |
| Stravinsky | The Rite of Spring |
| Suk | Symphony No. 1 |
| Liszt | Réminiscences de Don Juan |
| Mahler | Symphony No. 1 & 2 & 3, Des Knaben Wunderhorn |
| Mendelssohn | Elijah |
| Mozart | Symphony No. 40, Le nozze di Figaro |
| Mussorgsky | Pictures at an Exhibition |
| Tchaikovsky | Symphony No. 4 & 5, Violin Concerto, Piano Concerto No. 1, Swan Lake, Romeo and Juliet, Variations on a Rococo Theme, Piano Trio, Waltz of Flowers |
| Verdi | La Traviata |
| Wagner | Lohengrin, Götterdämmerung |
Venues
A list of venues I have visited to enjoy live music:
| City | Country | Venues |
|---|---|---|
| San Diego, CA | USA | Jacobs Music Center, Civic Theatre, The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park, Spreckels Organ Pavilion at Balboa Park |
| La Jolla, CA | USA | The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center, Conrad Prebys Music Center at UC San Diego, Mandeville Auditorium at UC San Diego |
| Shanghai | China | Shanghai Symphony Hall, Shanghai Oriental Art Center, Shanghai Grand Theatre, He Luting Concert Hall of SHCMusic |
| Nanjing | China | Jiangsu Grand Theatre |
| Changzhou | China | Changzhou Grand Theatre |
| Suzhou | China | Jinji Lake Concert Hall |
| Nishinomiya | Japan | Hyogo Performing Arts Center |
| Leipzig | Germany | St. Thomas's Church |
| Dresden | Germany | Kathedrale Sanctissimae Trinitatis |
As the concertmaster of Wuxi Rococo Youth Orchestra, I have performed at Wuxi Grand Theatre, Wuxi Jinkui Park, and Jiangsu Tianyi High School.
As a resident in the San Diego area, I frequently attend performances by:
Student/Military discount is available for SD Opera. Student price $34 for the best available seat!