Emanuel Ax Nails Early Work by Beethoven
2020 marks the 250th anniversary of the birth of Beethoven, a composer who casts a long shadow over music—challenging, inspiring, haunting, and setting the bar … Read more
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Schwabacher Recital Series 2020 Will Soon Be Underway
Now in its 37th year, the Schwabacher Recital Series returns on Wednesday, January 29, with performances at San Francisco’s Dianne and Tad Taube Atrium Theater … Read more
MTT Reflects on Upcoming San Francisco Symphonys’ Homage to Rilke
Music Director Michael Tilson Thomas (MTT) leads the San Francisco Symphony (SFS) in two multi-faceted programs this January at Davies Symphony Hall. On January 9–12, Artist-in-Residence mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke and … Read more
Tenors Storm Vallejo
Bay Area ferry riders seeking an exotic operatic adventure are in luck when the Empress Theatre in Vallejo hosts a night of recitals featuring three … Read more
Destination LA: Make a Quick Getaway to See “Magic Flute”
As we have noted in past Bay Crossings travel features, Destination LA is a natural for our readers to get away from it all without … Read more
Interview With a Diva: Sasha Cooke Shares Rare Insights on SFO and SFS Productions
As we have noted elsewhere in Cultural Currents, Mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke has earned acclaim for a wide variety of roles with San Francisco Opera, and … Read more
Magical “Hansel and Gretel” Just in Time for the Holidays
Last seen on the War Memorial Opera House stage nearly two decades ago, the popular fairy-tale opera returns in an “enchanting” (The Times, UK) new … Read more
Exclusive Interview with Gypsy’s Star
Bay Area Musicals has announced the full cast and creative team for the first production of the Company’s 2019-2020 season, the timeless 6-Time Tony Award-winning … Read more
Lang Lang Returns to Davies Symphony Hall
Four years ago, Cultural Currents gave this story the headline: Lang Lang is Great Great…. San Francisco Symphony subscribers were out in full force last … Read more
It’s Fleet Week…Discover Dukas on KDFC
It’s Fleet Week in San Francisco, on the heels of the recently concluded KDFC “Love at First Listen,” where hundreds of radio stations fans shared … Read more