United States This be her verse: Golda Schultz (soprano) and Jonathan Ware (piano). San Francisco performances, Herbst Theatre, San Francisco, 21.1.2021. (HS)
Golden-voiced Golda Schultz finds common ground with dramatic songs by women composers
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Vital Shostakovich and Prokofiev from Gauthier Capuçon and Michael Tilson Thomas
United States Shostakovich, Prokofiev: Gauthier Capuçon (cello), San Francisco Symphony / Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor). Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 20.1.2022. (HS)
Mahan Esfahani is supreme at the harpsichord in Walt Disney Concert Hall
United States Colburn Celebrity Recital – Byrd, Bach, Andriessen, Scarlatti: Mahan Esfahani (harpsichord). Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, 8.12.2021. (LV)
Tetzlaff-Young connection in Elgar’s Violin Concerto energizes San Francisco Symphony
United States Elgar, Tchaikovsky: Christian Tetzlaff (violin), San Francisco Symphony / Simone Young (conductor). Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 4.12.2021. (HS)
Joyce Yang’s estimable recital in San Francisco
United Kingdom J.S. Bach, Rachmaninoff, Tchaikovsky, Liszt: Joyce Yang (piano). Presented by San Francisco Performances, Herbst Hall, San Francisco, 30.11.2021. (HS)
San Francisco Opera’s fresh and winning take on Così fan tutte
United States Mozart, Così fan tutte: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of San Francisco Opera / Henrik Nánási (conductor). War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco, 21.11.2021. (HS)
Trombone concerto world premiere and Appalachian Spring with Tilson Thomas lift spirits in San Francisco
United States Various: Timothy Higgins (trombone), San Francisco Symphony / Ludovic Morlot, Michael Tilson Thomas (conductors). Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 19.11.2021. (HS)
Music by Ligeti and Chin overshadows Mozart and Mendelssohn at San Francisco Symphony
United States Various: Javier Perianes (piano), San Francisco Symphony / Gustavo Gimeno (conductor). Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 4.11.2021. (HS)
