The San Diego Symphony opens its 2014-15 season Friday with glamorous Russian-born piano virtuoso Lola Astanova performing a Chopin concerto. Astanova, 29, was born in the former Soviet Union and ...
Something awful almost happened in Friday’s otherwise well-played San Diego Symphony Masterworks Series concert at Jacobs Music Center. Piano soloist Lola Astanova almost played a third encore. You ...
Lola Astanova may not be the most famous classical pianist in the world, but she has managed to gain a devoted following by performing Chopin, Rachmaninoff and Liszt in provocative attire. It’s a bit ...