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Observe the intricate rehearsal process that goes into every SummerFest performance and engage in conversation with the artists during post-rehearsal Q&As. No registration required. See you there! Today, Yura Lee, Anthony McGill, and Gilles Vonsattel rehearse Bartok’s Contrasts. Visit: https://theconrad.org/events/open-rehearsal-bartoks-contrasts/ La Jolla Music Society on Instagram and Facebook

Violinist Simone Porter has been recognized as an artist with impassioned energy, interpretive integrity, and vibrant communication. She joins Cohda Quartet while Fellowship Artist Anna Han joins Abeo Quartet to perform Dvořák’s Piano Quintet in A Major, No. 2, Op. 81 for an inspiring afternoon of piano quintet repertoire. Encounters are free afternoon events, featuring intriguing lectures, discussions, performances, and diverse perspectives. Encounters reveal fascinating insights into the ways in which music is created, influenced, interpreted, and performed. Registration required. Visit: https://theconrad.org/events/encounter-5-fellowship-artist/ La Jolla Music Society on Instagram and Facebook

At age 12, Yura Lee became the youngest artist ever to receive the Debut Artist of the Year prize at the Performance Today awards given by National Public Radio. Since then, her record-breaking and award-winning achievements have only continued. She’s a multifaceted musician as both a violinist and violist, and one of the very few who is equally virtuosic on both instruments. As a soloist and a chamber musician, her performances cover various musical mediums, captivating audiences with music from baroque to modern and enjoying a career that spans three decades and takes her all over the world. ARTIST LOUNGES The spark of creativity is unique for every individual. Drawing on the theme “Inside Stories,” the Artist Lounge is an intimate, in-depth conversation hosted by Artistic Director Leah Rosenthal. Come discover more about these great artists in a warm, intimate setting. Visit: https://theconrad.org/events/artist-lounge-4-yura-lee/ La Jolla Music Society on Instagram and Facebook

There are plenty of chefs in San Diego, but one in particular currently cooks above the rest. Tara Luansing Monsod is the first-ever San Diego finalist for the prestigious James Beard Best Chef: California award.

In the 1930s and ’40s, an extraordinary array of artists fled wartime Europe to make a new home in the promised land of Southern California. Everyone from Stravinsky, Schoenberg, Alma Mahler and Rachmaninoff to Max Reinhardt, Billy Wilder, Hedy Lamarr and Peter Lorre intersected under the sun, drawn by the lure of the palm trees, the Pacific and the creative promise of the young film industry. With Ara Guzelimian, the Artistic and Executive Director of the Ojai Festival in California, we explore this remarkable community through personal memoirs, rare films, and musical performances by festival artists. Encounters are free afternoon events, featuring intriguing lectures, discussions, performances, and diverse perspectives. Encounters reveal fascinating insights into the ways in which music is created, influenced, interpreted, and performed. Registration required. Visit: https://theconrad.org/events/encounter-4-guzelimian/ La Jolla Music Society on Instagram and Facebook

Praised by the New York Times for his “rich tone and elegant phrasing,” violist Matthew Lipman has become one of the most sought-after instrumentalists of his generation, frequently appearing as both a soloist and chamber musician. He joins the Abeo Quartet to perform Dvořák’s String Quintet in E-flat Major, Op. 97 “The American” for our first Fellowship Artist Spotlight performance along with duets from members of the Cohda Quartet. Encounters are free afternoon events, featuring intriguing lectures, discussions, performances, and diverse perspectives. Encounters reveal fascinating insights into the ways in which music is created, influenced, interpreted, and performed. Registration required. Visit: https://theconrad.org/events/encounter-3-fellowship-artist/ La Jolla Music Society on Instagram and Facebook

The Washington Post describes acclaimed composer and cellist Paul Wiancko as “a restless and multifaceted talent who plays well with others”—a reference to his substantial collaborations with diverse artists like Max Richter, Chick Corea, Norah Jones, Arcade Fire, and The National. In 2023, he was named Director of Chamber Music at Spoleto Festival USA. He also recently became the cellist of the internationally celebrated Kronos Quartet, in addition to his role as a founding member of the viola and cello duo Ayane & Paul and Owls, a quartet-collective dubbed a “dream group” by The New York Times. ARTIST LOUNGES The spark of creativity is unique for every individual. Drawing on the theme “Inside Stories,” the Artist Lounge is an intimate, in-depth conversation hosted by Artistic Director Leah Rosenthal. Come discover more about these great artists in a warm, intimate setting. Visit: https://theconrad.org/events/artist-lounge-3-paul-wiancko/ La Jolla Music Society on Instagram and Facebook

OPEN REHEARSALS Observe the intricate rehearsal process that goes into every SummerFest performance and engage in conversation with the artists during post-rehearsal Q&As. No registration required. See you there! Today, Inon Barnatan, Stefan Jackiw, and Alisa Weilerstein rehearse Beethoven’s Piano Trio in B-flat Major, Op. 97 “Archduke”. Visit: https://theconrad.org/events/open-rehearsal-beethovens-archduke-trio/ La Jolla Music Society on Instagram and Facebook

Acclaimed for his stellar stage presence and joyous musicianship, cellist Sterling Elliott is a 2021 Avery Fisher Career Grant recipient and the winner of the Senior Division of the 2019 National Sphinx Competition. Already in his young career, he has appeared with many major orchestras and is fast becoming a favorite on the summer festival circuit. This season, he received a Sphinx Medal of Excellence, the highest honor bestowed by the Sphinx Organization, awarded to artists who early in their careers demonstrate artistic excellence, outstanding work ethic, a spirit of determination, and an ongoing commitment to leadership and their communities. ARTIST LOUNGES The spark of creativity is unique for every individual. Drawing on the theme “Inside Stories,” the Artist Lounge is an intimate, in-depth conversation hosted by Artistic Director Leah Rosenthal. Come discover more about these great artists in a warm, intimate setting. Visit: https://theconrad.org/events/artist-lounge-2-tba-artist/ La Jolla Music Society on Instagram and Facebook

The incoming Trump administration is likely to crack down on the H-1B visas used by tech companies and research institutions to hire top talent from other countries.