Deutsche Grammophon announces the world premiere recording of Kaija Saariaho’s Adriana Mater, performed by the San Francisco Symphony and conducted by Saariaho’s lifelong friend Esa-Pekka Salonen. … Read more
Many members of our city’s literary community were saddened to learn of the passing of Robert D. Haines Jr. earlier this year. A long-time member … Read more
San Francisco Opera General Director Emeritus David Gockley was honored on August 20 with a bas-relief unveiled in the lobby of the War Memorial Opera … Read more
Tenderloin Neon & Punk: Chuck Prophet & SF Neon The annual Neon Speaks Festival comes home to the Tenderloin Museum for a celebration of the … Read more
The San Francisco Symphony advises those who are here this September and October, head to the First Tier lobby to immerse yourself in a photography … Read more
The focus of the Wagner Society of Northern California (WSNC )this fall will be the performances of “Tristan und Isolde” at the San Francisco Opera. … Read more
Famous in his day and a pal of Jack London, Tilden Daken (1876-1935) was one of the most adventurous and prolific painters in the American … Read more
The San Francisco Symphony will celebrate its 2024-25 season with an opening Gala on September 25th. The ambitious program features pianist Lang Lang. The outgoing … Read more
Wagner in Context (Cambridge University Press) was released this past spring. Musicologist David Trippett, is the editor who brought this remarkable book to fruition. It … Read more
San Francisco Opera’s 102nd season opens September 6 with Caroline H. Hume Music Director Eun Sun Kim leading a weekend of festivities. Opera Ball, co-presented by San Francisco … Read more