The much-anticipated creative partnership of SFS Music Director Designate Esa-Pekka Salonen and the San Francisco Symphony got underway last evening as “boundary-defying” Salonen stormed the … Read more
Maybe you’ve seen these guys on the ferry…the Staten Island Ferry, that is. Maybe not. But if you do recognize them at first glance it’s … Read more
Alban Berg has been intriguing us ever since we first attended a performance of his opera, “Lulu” some years ago As a member of the … Read more
As we noted in earlier posts, Bay Area Cabaret recently staged the debut of soprano Kate Baldwin (Finian’s Rainbow, Big Fish), recently nominated for the Tony, Drama … Read more
San Francisco Symphony’s principal trumpet player, Mark Inouye, is not a regular rider of our Bay Area ferries, although he has been invited to play … Read more
Bay Area Cabaret recently staged the debut of soprano Kate Baldwin (Finian’s Rainbow, Big Fish), recently nominated for the Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critic’s Circle awards … Read more
Last evening’s SFS performance of Shostakovich’s First Violin Concerto was praised to the skies by the San Francisco Chronicle’s music critic, and others mesmerized by the … Read more
November ushers in the so-called Holdiay Season, with its complex set of demands and commitments. For some of the most desperate among us, it’s enough … Read more
San Francisco Opera unveils a new production of Giacomo Puccini’s Tosca this with a cast led by Italian soprano Carmen Giannattasio in her Company and role … Read more
With Petrushka (1911) and The Rite of Spring (1913) Igor Stravinsky took the world by storm. Last night the San Francisco Symphony recreated those historic moments with brilliant performances … Read more