United Kingdom Beethoven: Igor Levit (piano), San Francisco Symphony / Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor). Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 15.6.2023. (HS)
Salonen returns to Beethoven with riveting ‘Eroica’ in San Francisco
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New opera brings magical dreams of Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera to colorful life
United States Gabriela Lena Frank, El último sueño de Frida y Diego: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of San Francisco Opera / Roberto Kalb (conductor). War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco, 13.6.2023. (HS)
Saariaho’s Adriana Mater gets a rough but rewarding ride from the San Francisco Symphony
United States Saariaho, Adriana Mater (concert version): Chorus and Orchestra of San Francisco Symphony / Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor). Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 11.6.2023. (HS)
A thrilling Frau ohne Schatten delivers the goods in San Francisco
United States R. Strauss, Die Frau ohne Schatten: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of San Francisco Opera / Sir Donald Runnicles (conductor). War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco, 10.6.2023. (HS)
A fresh Madama Butterfly takes wing at San Francisco Opera
United States Puccini, Madama Butterfly: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of San Francisco Opera / Eun Sun Kim (conductor). War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco, 9.6.2023. (HS)
Branford Marsalis and a jazzy San Francisco Symphony deliver a thrilling concert
United Kingdom Various: Branford Marsalis (saxophone), San Francisco Symphony / Thomas Wilkins (conductor). Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 4.5.2023. (HS)
J’Nai Bridges and Ulysses Owens Jr. cross over their musical styles in ‘Notes on Hope’, with uneven success
United States Various, ‘Notes on Hope’: J’Nai Bridges (mezzo-soprano), Ulysses Owens Jr. (percussion), Reuben Rogers (string bass), Carol Robbins (harp), Ted Rosenthal (piano), David Rosenthal (guitar), Jalen Baker (vibraphone). San Francisco Performances, Herbst Theatre, San Francisco, 28.4.2023. (HS)
Emerson String Quartet sums it up nicely in a farewell performance in San Francisco
United States Various: Emerson String Quartet (Eugene Drucker, Philip Setzer [violins], Lawrence Dutton [viola], Paul Watkins [cello]). San Francisco Performances, Herbst Theatre, San Francisco, 14.1.2023. (HS)
