Banjo in Bluegrass, Jazz and Bach—and the National Anthem
May 20, 2013
United States Béla Fleck (banjo), SFJAZZ Center, San Francisco. 16.5.2013 (HS) Read more
Luisotti and an Italian Showman in a Nino Rota Rarity
May 20, 2013
United States Puccini, Rota, Brahms: Giuseppe Albanese (piano), San Francisco Opera Orchestra, Cal Performances (co-presenter), Nicola Luisotti (conductor), Zellerbach Hall, University of California, Berkeley. 17.5.2013 (HS) Read more
Schiff, Bach—and 3,000 People Listening Breathlessly
April 18, 2013
United States Bach: András Schiff (piano), co-presented by San Francisco Symphony and San Francisco Performances, Davies Hall, San Francisco. 14.4.2013 (HS) Read more
Hiromi Bends a Piano to Her Will
April 9, 2013
United States Hiromi, The Trio Project: Hiromi Uehara (piano), Anthony Jackson (contrabass guitar), Simon Phillips (drums), SFJAZZ Center, San Francisco. 4.4.2013 (HS) Read more
Midori Dazzles Technically, Yet Something Missing
March 26, 2013
United States J.S. Bach: Midori (violin), presented by San Francisco Performances, St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, San Francisco. 23-24.3.2013 (HS) Read more
Offbeat Openings and Experiments with Form
March 9, 2013
United States Beethoven, Brahms, Samuel Carl Adams: Yuja Wang (piano), Samuel Carl Adams (electronica), San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor), Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco. 6.3.2013 (HS) Read more
Pallid New Opera Based on The Secret Garden
March 5, 2013
United States Nolan Gasser and Carey Harrison, The Secret Garden: Soloists and members of the San Francisco Opera Orchestra, Zellerbach Hall, Berkeley, Calif. 2.3.2013 (HS)
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Thrilling, Irresistible Berlioz “Te Deum” from Dutoit
February 10, 2013
United States Poulenc, Berlioz: Erin Wall (soprano), Paul Groves (tenor), San Francisco Symphony, San Francisco Symphony Chorus, Pacific Boychoir, Charles Dutoit (conductor), Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco. 8.2.2013 (HS) Read more
Peerless Veterans Open New Jazz Venue
February 1, 2013
United States SFJAZZ Collective: plus Mary Stallings (voice), Regina Carter (violin), Joshua Redman (alto sax), Eric Harland (drums), Bobby Hutcherson (vibraphone), McCoy Tyner (piano), SFJAZZ Center, San Francisco. 26.1.2013 (HS) Read more
Evils Fly Through a String Orchestra
December 10, 2012
United States Strauss, Mark Volker, Beethoven: Yefim Bronfman (piano), San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor), Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco. 6.12.2012 (HS) Read more