United States Various: Augustin Hadelich (violin), Francesco Piemontesi (piano). San Francisco Performances, Herbst Hall, San Francisco, 20.3.2026. (HS)
Thrilling playing from Augustin Hadelich and Francesco Piemontesi in their San Francisco recital
Harvey Steiman
JACK Quartet fares best with Gabriella Smith’s owl music in a Berkeley recital
United States Various: JACK Quartet (Christopher Otto, Austin Wulliman [violins], John Pickford Richards [viola], Jay Campbell [cello]). Herbst Hall, University of California Berkeley, 15.3.2026. (HS)
Lise de la Salle misses the mark in her San Francisco recital
United States Chopin, Liszt: Lise de la Salle (piano). San Francisco Performances, Herbst Hall, San Francisco, 12.3.2026. (HS)
Conductor Harry Bicket, English Concert and an indefatigable cast bring glory to Handel’s Hercules
United States Handel, Hercules: Soloists, Clarion Choir (artistic director: Steven Fox), English Concert / Harry Bicket (conductor, harpsichord). Cal Performances, Zellerbach Hall, University of California Berkeley, 8.3.2026. (HS)
Mozart’s Requiem gets a thoughtful, dramatic re-think under conductor Manfred Honeck in San Francisco
United States Beethoven, Haydn, Mozart: Ying Fang (soprano), Sasha Cooke (mezzo-soprano), David Portillo (tenor), Stephano Park (bass), Adrian Roberts (narrator), San Francisco Symphony Chorus (director: Jenny Wong), St. Dominic’s Schola Cantorum (director: Simon Berry), San Francisco Symphony / Manfred Honeck (conductor). Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 1.3.2026. (HS)
Yefim Bronfman tours four different composers’ piano realms in a San Francisco recital
United States Various: Yefim Bronfman (piano). San Francisco Symphony Great Performers Series, Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 8.2.2026. (HS)
Song cycle by Kevin Puts in Berkeley features creative staging and exquisite singing by Joyce DiDonato
United States Puts, Emily – No Prisoner Be: Joyce DiDonato (mezzo-soprano), Time for Three (Ranaan Meyer [double bass, vocals], Nicolas Kendall [violin, viola, vocals], Charles Yang [violin, vocals]). Co-commissioned and presented by Cal Performances, University of California Berkeley, 7.2.2026. (HS)
A not-your-usual-Mozart concert gets lively under Harry Bicket in San Francisco
United States Mozart: Golda Schultz (soprano), Samuel White (tenor), San Francisco Symphony / Harry Bicket (conductor). Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 5.2.2026. (HS)
