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
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
“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
A year after the legendary Italian tenor, Enrico Caruso, recorded the leading role in Pagliacci, he had barely the time to hop a ferry and escape … Read more
While many Bay Area sports fans were glued to television sets broadcasting the World Cup in Moscow last month, another live world class event was … Read more
Considered a risk-taking innovator in American opera, David Gockley served as general director of San Francisco Opera from January 2006 until his retirement in July … Read more
The legendary American composer, George Gershwin, gets his due on Tuesday, July 3 at Davies Symphony Hall when the San Francisco Symphony stages its “Salute … Read more