United States John Adams, Schoenberg, Tchaikovsky: Joshua Bell (violin), San Francsico Symphony, Pablo Heras-Casado (conductor), Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco. 9.4.2015 (HS)
Harvey Steiman
Wang Triumphs in Shostakovich and Gershwin
United States Britten, Shostakovich, Sibelius, Colin Matthews, Gershwin: Yuja Wang (piano), Philip Cobb (trumpet), London Symphony Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor), Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco. 22-23.3.2015 (HS)
Reflections on Creation Just Miss Transcendence
United States Ives, Milhaud, Sibelius, Adès: Dawn Upshaw (soprano), Kirill Gerstein (piano), Tal Rosner (video artist), San Francisco Symphony, Thomas Adès (conductor), Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco. 5.3.2015 (HS)
Endless Invention in Mesmerizing Glass Piano Études
United States Philip Glass: Philip Glass, Maki Namekawa, and Timo Andres (pianos), presented by San Francisco Performances, Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco. 2.3.2015 (HS)
Invigorating Schumann First Eclipses Brahms Violin Concerto
United States John Luther Adams, Brahms, Schumann: Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin), San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor), Christian Baldini (conductor for Adams), Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco. 26.2.2015 (HS)
Unabashed Berg, Brahms in San Francisco
Wong, Berg, Brahms: Yefim Bronfman (piano), San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor), Joshua Gersen (conductor), Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco. 21.1.2015 (HS)
Colorful Composers from Opposite Ends of the 20th Century
United States Adams, Stravinsky: Orli Shaham (piano), Marc-André Hamelin (piano), Synergy Vocals, John Adams (conductor); Elvis Costello (narrator), Malcolm McDowell (The Devil), Nick Gabriel (The Soldier), San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor). Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, CA. 16.1.2015 (HS)
(Front row, L to R) Narrator Elvis Costello, conductor Michael Tilson Thomas as The King, Malcolm McDowell as the Devil, and Nick Gabriel as the Soldier, with members of the San Francisco Symphony in Stravinsky’s “A Soldier’s Tale.” Photo by Kristen Loken.
Colorful Composers from Opposite Ends of the 20th Century
United States Adams, Stravinsky: Orli Shaham (piano), Marc-André Hamelin (piano), Synergy Vocals, John Adams (conductor); Elvis Costello (narrator), Malcolm McDowell (The Devil), Nick Gabriel (The Soldier), San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor). Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, CA. 16.1.2015 (HS)