Viewing posts from January, 2018


What's Happening at the Symphony
In the Musicians' Lounge: Gregory Cohen, principal percussionist

Principal percussionist Greg Cohen took a break between rehearsals to chat with us in the musicians’ lounge about how he gets the percussion ensemble ready for performance night and how his …

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Rock, Bach and percussion with radio host AD Rowntree

The San Diego Symphony sat down with Rock 105.3 radio host and all-around cool guy, AD Rowntree, to talk about the similarities between rock and classical music and why …

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What's Happening at the Symphony
A conversation with Cliff Colnot

Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring exploded onto the cultural scene in 1913 and was initially met with rioting instead of applauding. It captures the energy and rhythm of the turn-of-century …

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What's Happening at the Symphony
In the Musicians' Lounge: Ryan DiLisi's return

We’re celebrating percussion all month long here with the Symphony’s It’s About Time Festival and principal timpanist Ryan DiLisi is busy preparing to take center stage. We caught up with …

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