Grand Granada
CAMA – the Community Arts Music Association – kicked off the first concert of its centennial series at the Granada in grand style when the 1,500 music lovers were treated to a bounteous champagne reception an hour before the performance with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, which is also celebrating its centenary.
The talented L.A. musicians have been regular visitors annually to our Eden by the Beach.
Chilean Paolo Bortolameolli, a former Dudamel Fellow, conducted the energized performance with pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet, making his sixth appearance in 20 years, playing magnificently in Camille Saint-Saens’s 1896 Egyptian concerto No. 5 in F major, with the show wrapping with Beethoven’s 1807 Symphony No. 5 in C minor, with its famous four note opening.
The L.A. Phil will be back in our tony town in March, when resident conductor Gustavo Dudamel will commemorate 100 years since the orchestra’s first appearance in Santa Barbara on March 6, 1920.