United States Various: Conrad Tao (piano). Cal Performances, Hertz Hall, University of California, Berkeley, 3.3.2024. (HS)
Conrad Tao’s poetry-inspired program at Berkeley finds connections in the breaks
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Kronos Quartet enchants with Indonesian singer-composer Peni Candra Rini’s world premiere
United States Various: Kronos Quartet (David Harrington, John Sherba [violins], Hank Dutt [viola], Paul Wiancko [cello]), Peni Candra Rini (voice), Leslie Gray, Andy McGraw, Midiyanto (shadow theater). Cal Performances, Zellerbach Hall, University of California, Berkeley, 2.3.2024. (HS)
Renée Fleming shows her versatility in an innovative recital in Berkeley
United States Various: Renée Fleming (soprano), Howard Watkins (piano). Cal Performances, Zellerbach Hall, University of California, Berkeley, 9.2.2024. (HS)
Rhiannon Giddens’s American Railroad, via virtuosity and American cultures, extends the Silk Road
United States Various, American Railroad: Silkroad Ensemble / Rhiannon Giddens (artistic director). Cal Performances, Zellerbach Hall, University of California, Berkeley, 17.11.2023. (HS)
Wagnerian Nina Stemme in Berkeley with not-your-usual Lieder
United States Various: Nina Stemme (soprano), Magnus Svensson (piano). Presented by Cal Performances, Zellerbach Hall, University of California, Berkeley, 7.5.2023. (HS)
Mahan Esfahani goes beyond Bach in a beguiling harpsichord recital in Berkeley
United States Various: Mahan Esfahani (harpsichord). Presented by Cal Performances, Hertz Hall, University of California, Berkeley, 2.4.2023. (HS)
An odd but fascinating olio from Wu Man and the Kronos Quartet
United States Various: Wu Man (pipa), Kronos Quartet / David Harrington, John Sherba (violins), Hank Dutt (viola), Paul Wiancko (cello). Presented by Cal Performances, Zellerbach Hall, University of California, Berkeley, 1.4.2023. (HS)
William Kentridge’s production of South African opera, Sybil, dazzles in its US premiere in Berkeley
United States Kyle Shepherd, Nhlanhla Mahlangu, Waiting for the Sybil: Nhlanhla Mahlangu, Xolisile Bongwana, Ayanda Nhlangothi, Zandile Hlatshwayo, Siphiwe Nkabinde, S’busiso Shozi (voices), Kyle Shepherd (piano). Cal Performances, Zellerbach Auditorium, University of California Berkeley, 19.3.2023. (HS)
