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SECTION E

SUNDAY • MARCH 25, 2018

THEATER E21

MUSIC E18

CLASSICAL MUSIC E10

BOOKS E6

VISUAL ART E24

PREVIEW DANCE E14

S P R I N G A R T S PHOTOS BY EDUARDO CONTRERAS U-T

BOOKS Four ‘Visionary Women’: Rachel Carson, Jane Jacobs, Jane Goodall and Alice Waters E4

TRAVEL Hot weather increases your chances of seeing India’s elusive tigers. E29

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CLASSICAL MUSICIAN ANGELA CHOONG Choong is the violist in the Hausmann Quartet, San Diego State University’s faculty artists in residence.

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The experimental Ghost Ensemble will be at the Athenaeum Art Center in Barrio Logan on May 23.

TOP 10 PICKS

BY BETH WOOD

From the desert to Balboa Park and Carlsbad’s Flower Fields, spring offers blooming flora of all shapes and colors.

Over the next few months, the classical music scene promises that kind of vibrant variety, with concerts large, small, traditional and groundbreaking. Here are highlights, in chronological order.

The Kontras Quartet with Branford Marsalis Art of Élan presents a special program headlined by the Chicago-based Kontras Quartet and stellar saxophonist and multiple Grammy winner Marsalis. In addition to chamber music, the concert will explore folk, jazz and blues. 7 p.m. April 8. Music Box, 1337 India St., Little Italy. $25-50. (619) 692-2081. artofelan.org

Raúl Prieto Ramírez New San Diego civic organist Raúl Prieto Ramírez will play his first evening concert on the world’s largest outdoor pipe organ. The Spanish native’s afternoon performance in January included pieces by Bach, Saint-Saëns and Queen, so expect an intriguing mix of musical selections. 7:30 p.m. April 14.

Spreckels Organ Pavilion,

Balboa Park. Free.

(619) 702-8128. spreckelsorgan.org

“Queen of the Ether” Kallisti, UC San Diego’s adventurous chamber opera group, will highlight women’s voices by performing a diverse collection of works by four female composers.

This concert showcases the local premiere of “Puksånger/Lockrop (Herding Calls),” by Sweden’s Karin Rehnqvist, whose music sometimes employs highpitched Scandinavian shepherd calls. 7 p.m. April 21.

Conrad Prebys Concert Hall, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla. Free. (858) 534-3448. musicweb.ucsd.edu/ concerts

The San Diego Early Music Society presents Jean Rondeau Few early-music practi-

Pauline Oliveros, co-founder of the UC San Diego Department of Music. The ensemble, which performs under the auspices of the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library, encourages its audiences to explore the experience of deep listening. 7:30 p.m. May 23.

Athenaeum Art Center, 1955 Julian Ave., Barrio Logan. $20.

(858) 454-5872. ljathenaeum.org/ special-concerts

tioners inspire such phrases as “baroque and roll” and “badass virtuoso,” but harpsichordist Rondeau — a Frenchman in his mid-20s — has done just that with his passionate performances. He’ll play pieces by J.S. Bach, Jean Philippe Rameau and Pancrace Royer. 5 p.m.

May 6. Cuyamaca College Performing Arts Theatre, 900 Rancho San Diego Parkway, El Cajon. $23-35.

(619) 291-8246. sdems.org

Haydn Voyages Series The Hausmann Quartet plays chamber music aboard the Berkeley, a ship docked at San Diego Bay. The dynamic quartet will combine Haydn’s work with pieces by contemporary composers, including Philip Glass, to add new aural dimensions. For the quartet’s free concerts at the

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Helga Davis performs June 9-10 in La Jolla.

Central Library, check the website. 4 p.m. May 6.

Maritime Museum of San Diego, 1492 N. Harbor Drive, downtown. $25-$50 (discounts available).

(619) 432-2314. hausmannquartet.com

Bernstein at 100 The San Diego Symphony is celebrating Leonard Bernstein’s 100th birthday with works by the beloved composer in four weekend programs, conducted by the renowned Fabien Gabel, Edo de Waart and Jahja Ling.

Bernstein was a mentor to Ling, who will lead concerts in April and May, the latter of which will feature Symphony No. 1: Jeremiah. The previous Tuesday finds gifted pianist Orli Shaham closing the symphony’s Chamber Music Series with a Bernstein tribute. 8 p.m.

May 11 and 12; 2 p.m. May 13. Jacobs Music Center’s Copley Symphony Hall, 750 B St., downtown. $20$98. (619) 235-0804. sandiegosymphony.org

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Raúl Prieto Ramírez, San Diego’s new civic organist, will play at Spreckels Organ Pavilion on April 14. Expect an intriguing mix of music at the Spanish native’s first evening concert at Balboa Park.

The acclaimed Finnish pianist, who concludes this season’s La Jolla Music Society Piano Series, has been praised for his “effortless brilliance.” His program includes Bach, Franck, Mozart and Schubert. 8 p.m. May 18. TSRI Auditorium, 10620 John J. Hopkins Drive, La Jolla. $30-$80. (858) 459-3728. ljms.org

Ghost Ensemble The Brooklyn-based Ghost Ensemble performs its unique repertoire, inspired by the late experimental-music pioneer

APRIL 21 – SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

Balboa Park, 1439 El Prado, San Diego, CA 92101 Tues-Sun, 10am– 5pm | Admission $7-10 | mingei.org/Israel Noa Raviv, Ensemble from Hard Copy collection (detail), 2014, mixed media. Collection of the designer.

La Jolla Symphony & Chorus At the heart of what promises to be a moving program is “Yet Unheard,” composer Courtney Bryan’s memorial to Sandra Bland and other AfricanAmerican victims of violence. The program, “A Line Broken,” includes Ornette Coleman’s “Lonely Woman” and Gabriel Fauré’s “Requiem.” The concert’s accomplished singers include sopranos Helga Davis, who is based in New York; San Diego Opera’s Priti Gandhi; and baritone Patrick Walders, choral director of the La Jolla Symphony & Chorus .

7:30 p.m. June 9; 2 p.m.

June 10. Mandeville Auditorium, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla. $15-$35.

(858) 534-4637. lajollasymphony.com

Brave New World: From Rebel to Entrepreneur Continuing its six-year exploration of Mozart’s life, the Mainly Mozart Festival offers a wide range of concerts. The festival, which honors other composers as well, runs June 1 to June 24.

The first performance of the Mainly Mozart Festival Orchestra, led by Michael Francis, will feature pianist Anne-Marie McDermott.

She also curates the festival’s well-respected Spotlight Chamber Music Series, held in various North County venues. 7:30 p.m.

June 9. Balboa Theatre, 868 Fourth Ave., downtown. $15-$88. (619) 2390100. mainlymozart.org