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Joyce DiDonato’s EDEN makes ecologic points with profound musical grace

24/01/2023 by Harvey Steiman

United StatesUnited States Various: Joyce DiDonato (mezzo-soprano and executive producer), Il Pomo d’Oro / Zefira Valova (concertmaster). Presented by Cal Performances, Zellerbach Hall, University of California Berkeley, 21.1.2023. (HS)

DiDonato and the unassembled sculpture © Brittany Hosea-Small

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Hypnotic beauty in ‘Variations on Steve Reich’ – works spanning the composer’s 1976 to 2020 output

30/12/202206/11/2022 by Harvey Steiman

United StatesUnited States ‘A Steve Reich Celebration’: Colin Currie Group, Synergy Vocals. Presented by Cal Performances, Zellerbach Hall, University of California, Berkeley, 3.11.2022. (HS)

Steve Reich © Wonge Bergmann

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Maxim Vengerov brings an elegant program and insightful playing to his violin recital in Berkeley

13/12/202216/10/2022 by Harvey Steiman

United StatesUnited States Various: Maxim Vengerov (violin), Polina Osetinskaya (piano). Presented by Cal Performances, Zellerbach Hall, University of California, Berkeley, 14.10.2022. (HS)

Violinist Maxim Vengerov © Diago Mariotta Mendez

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Jamie Barton thrills in Jake Heggie songs with the composer on piano in a Berkeley lovefest

05/04/2022 by Harvey Steiman

United StatesUnited States Various: Jamie Barton (mezzo-soprano), Jake Heggie (piano). Presented by Cal Performances, Hertz Hall, University of California, Berkeley, 3.4.2022. (HS)

Jake Heggie accompanies Jamie Barton (London, Dec. 2021) © Mark Allan

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Uchida and the Mahler Chamber Orchestra glide smoothly into Mozart in Berkeley

29/03/2022 by Harvey Steiman

United StatesUnited States Mozart, Purcell: Mahler Chamber Orchestra / Mitsuko Uchida (piano, director). Presented by Cal Performances, Zellerbach Hall, University of California, Berkeley, 27.3.2022. (HS)

Mitsuko Uchida and the Mahler Chamber Orchestra (c) Mark Allan

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Heavy-handed offerings from the visiting Rattle and London Symphony Orchestra

18/06/202222/03/2022 by Harvey Steiman

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Various: London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (conductor). Presented by Cal Performances, Zellerbach Hall, University of California, Berkeley, 20.3.2022. (HS)

Sir Simon Rattle conducts the London Symphony Orchestra © Mark Allan

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Mesmerizing singing from Jakub Józef Orliński in Baroque and Polish songs

18/06/202215/03/2022 by Harvey Steiman

United StatesUnited States Various: Jakub Józef Orliński (countertenor), Michał Biel (piano). Presented by Cal Performances, Hertz Hall, University of California, Berkeley, 13.3.2022. (HS)

Jakub Józef Orliński and Michał Biel

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Angel Blue excels at Strauss, Weill and traditional spirituals in her Berkeley recital

18/06/202207/03/2022 by Harvey Steiman

United StatesUnited States Various: Angel Blue (soprano), Bryan Wagorn (piano). Presented by Cal Performances, Hertz Hall, University of California, Berkeley, 6.3.2022. (HS)

Angel Blue (c) Cal Performances, Berkeley

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