Harvey Steiman

A soaring Messiah in the hands of Dame Jane Glover in San Francisco 

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United StatesUnited States Handel, Messiah: Susanna Phillips (soprano), Jennifer Johnson Cano (mezzo-soprano), Josh Lovell (tenor), Will Liverman (baritone), San Francisco Symphony Chorus (chorus director: Jenny Wong), San Francisco Symphony / Dame Jane Glover (conductor). Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 5.12.2025. (HS)

Conductor Jane Glover, the chorus and soloists (from l) Susanna Phillips, Jennifer Johnson Cano, Josh Lovell and Will Liverman © Harvey Steiman

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Violinist Alexi Kenney’s wild ride in both familiar and unfamiliar Baroque music

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United StatesUnited States Various: Alexi Kenney (violin and conductor), Yubeen Kim (flute), Jonathon Dimmock (harpsichord), members of San Francisco Symphony. Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 21.11.2025. (HS)

Alexi Kenney takes a bow with members of the San Francisco Symphony © Harvey Steiman

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Nuances are missing in Capuçon’s world premiere of ‘Gaïa’ in San Francisco

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United StatesUnited States Various, ‘Gaïa’ Recital: Gautier Capuçon (cello), Jérôme Ducros (piano), San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra cellists (Timothy Huang, Anthony Jung, Melissa Lam, Ethan Lee, Claire Topper, Cara Wang). Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco (world premiere concert performance), 16.11.2025. (HS)

Singer-cellist-composer Ayanna Witter-Johnson sings and performs with Capuçon © Kristen Loken

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Conductor Karina Canellakis shapes precise, expressive narratives with the San Francisco Symphony

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United StatesUnited States Dvořák, Prokofiev, Sibelius: Alexandre Kantorow (piano), San Francisco Symphony / Karina Canellakis (conductor). Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 6.11.2025. (HS)

Alexandre Kantorow and Karina Canellakis take a bow after Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No.3 © Brittany Hosea-Small

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Conductor Eun Sun Kim and a committed cast make Parsifal soar at San Francisco Opera

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United StatesUnited States Wagner, Parsifal: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of San Francisco Opera / Eun Sun Kim (conductor). War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco, 25.10.2025. (HS)

Klingsor (Falk Struckmann) reprimands Kundry (Tanja Ariane Baumgartner) in SFO’s Parsifal © Cory Weaver

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Ólafsson, Rouvali and the Philharmonia at Berkeley intrigue with different approaches

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United StatesUnited States Various: Vikingur Ólafsson (piano), Philharmonia Orchestra / Santtu-Matias Rouvali (conductor). Cal Performances, Zellerbach Hall, University of California Berkeley, 18-19.10.2025. (HS)

Pianist Vikingur Ólafsson takes a bow at Zellerbach Hall © Kristen Loken

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