United States Bernstein, On the Town: Soloists, San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor), San Francisco Symphony Chorus (Ragnar Bohlin, director), Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco. 25.5.2016. (HS)
San Francisco Goes ‘On The Town’
Harvey Steiman
The New York Philharmonic, on Tour, Finds Its Stroke With Sibelius
United States Beethoven, Sibelius: New York Philharmonic, Alan Gilbert (conductor), Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco. 6.5.2016. (HS)
Sounds from Outer Space in Terry Riley’s Sun Rings
United States Terry Riley: Kronos Quartet (David Harrington, John Sherba, violins; Hank Dutt, viola; Sunny Yang, cello), Volti, Robert Geary (conductor), Willie Wiliams (visual designer), Laurence Neff (lighting designer), Mark Grey (sound designer), presented by Cal Performances, Zellerbach Hall, University of California, Berkeley, 1.5.2016. (HS)
Heras-Casado Leads a Haunting New Work from Mason Bates
United States Bartók, Bates, Ravel, Shostakovich: San Francisco Symphony, Pablo Heras-Casado (conductor), Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco. 27.4.2016. (HS)
Quartetto di Cremona’s Shapely Beethoven—and a Surprising Encore
United States Boccherini, Respighi, Beethoven: Quartetto di Cremona (Cristiano Gualco, Paolo Androili, violins; Simone Gramaglia, viola; Giovanni Scaglione, cello), presented by San Francisco Performances, Herbst Hall, San Francisco. 16.4.2016. (HS)
Shaham in Bach Unaccompanied—Except for Moving Images
United States Bach: Gil Shaham (violin), David Michalek (films), presented by Cal Performances, Zellerbach Hall, University of California, Berkeley. 14.4.2016. (HS)
Duo Parnas—a Family Affair—Melds Precision and Warmth
United States Bach, Ysayë, Honegger, Ravel: Madalyn Parnas (violin), Cicely Parnas (cello), presented by San Francisco Performances, San Francisco Conservatory of Music Concert Hall, San Francisco. 10.4.2018. (HS)
A Transcendent Song of the Earth from Sasha Cooke and Simon O’Neill
United States Schubert, Mahler: Sasha Cooke (mezzo soprano), Simon O’Neill (tenor), San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor), Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco. 6.4.2016. (HS)