Grammy award-winning tabla musician Zakir Hussain is the 2022 Kyoto Prize Laureate in Arts and Philosophy. Dr. Hussain has opened new possibilities beyond the framework of traditional Indian music in collaboration with artists of other diverse genres worldwide. His performance innovations include a unique method of creating melodies on the tabla,...
La Jolla Symphony and Chorus performs Gioachino Rossini’s iconic and powerful Stabat Mater as part of its 2022-2023 season, “Rising.” Led by guest conductor Jeffrey Malecki, Stabat Mater was performed for the first time as a completed work in 1842 in Paris. Primarily known for comic operas, it took Rossini more than 10 years to...