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Harvey Steiman

A not-your-usual-Mozart concert gets lively under Harry Bicket in San Francisco

08/02/202607/02/2026 by Harvey Steiman

United StatesUnited States Mozart: Golda Schultz (soprano), Samuel White (tenor), San Francisco Symphony / Harry Bicket (conductor). Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 5.2.2026. (HS)

Golda Schultz

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Steven Banks explores the possibilities of the baritone saxophone in classical music in Berkeley

04/02/202603/02/2026 by Harvey Steiman

United StatesUnited States Various – ‘Golden Silhouettes’: Steven Banks (baritone saxophone), Xak Bjerken (piano). Cal Performances, Hertz Hall, University of California Berkeley, 1.2.2026. (HS)

Steven Banks with all of his saxes © Chris Lee

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Sensational sonorities from Jaap van Zweden and the San Francisco Symphony in Bruckner

31/01/2026 by Harvey Steiman

United StatesUnited States Mozart, Bruckner: Emanuel Ax (piano), San Francisco Symphony / Jaap van Zweden (conductor). Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 29.1.2026. (HS)

Jaap Van Zweden conducts the SFS in Bruckner’s Symphony No.7 © Brandon Patoc

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Conductor John Storgårds leads a vigorous Beethoven’s Fifth (and more) in San Francisco

24/01/2026 by Harvey Steiman

United StatesUnited States Various: Seong-Jin Cho (piano), Mark Inouye (trumpet), San Francisco Symphony / John Storgårds (conductor). Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco. 22.1.2026. (HS)

Pianist Seong-Jin Cho and Mark Inouye play the Bernstein encore © Stefan Cohen

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Mezzo-soprano Samantha Hankey excels in the lighter songs in her Berkeley recital

21/01/202620/01/2026 by Harvey Steiman

United StatesUnited States Various: Samantha Hankey (mezzo-soprano), Myra Huang (piano). Cal Performances, Hertz Hall, University of California Berkeley, 18.1.2026. (HS)

Mezzo-soprano Samantha Hankey and pianist Myra Huang during a previous recital

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Muti leads the Chicago Symphony in Brahms, Stravinsky, Ravel and a delightful opera encore

19/01/2026 by Harvey Steiman

United StatesUnited States Various: Chicago Symphony Orchestra / Riccardo Muti (conductor). Cal Performances, Zellerbach Hall, University of California Berkeley, 17.1.2026. (HS)

Principal percussionist Cynthia Yeh in Boléro © Todd Rosenberg

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Edward Gardner leads the San Francisco Symphony in a sizzling Planets

17/01/2026 by Harvey Steiman

United StatesUnited States Various: Randall Goosby (violin), San Francisco Symphony Chorus, San Francisco Symphony / Edward Gardner (conductor). Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 16.1.2026. (HS)

Violinist Randall Goosby © Virginia Harold

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San Francisco Symphony’s brass players nail a smart program

13/01/2026 by Harvey Steiman

United StatesUnited States Various: Brass and percussion players of San Francisco Symphony / Brad Hogarth (conductor). Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 11.1.2026. (HS)

The San Francisco Symphony brass players © Brandon Patoc

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