SFS Focuses on Berg, With a Recording in The Works
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
Music
Bay Area Cabaret Brings Christine Andreas to The Fairmont’s Venetian Room
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
SFS Superstar, Mark Inouye, Plays for Keeps
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 Gets Underway With a Hit
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
Karen Gomyo and San Francisco Symphony Score Big With Shostakovich Concerto
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
Don’t Jump! It’s a Wonderful Life
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
“Lady Gaga of Opera” Performs in SFO’s “Tosca”
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
SFS and Stravinsky Stage Killer Concert: Fashion Forward
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
Yuja Wang Brings Down the (SFS) House
The brilliant pianist Yuja Wang helped the San Francisco Symphony usher in its subscription season at Davies Symphony Hall last week with a special program … Read more
Elegant Gala Ushers in San Francisco Symphony Season
“Itzhak Perlman plays a pretty good fiddle,” observed Michael Tilson Thomas as the San Francisco Symphony celebrated the start of their 24th season together on Wednesday, … Read more