United States Herrmann, Bartók, Gruber: Christopher Purves (baritone), San Francisco Symphony / Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor). Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 28.10.2020. (HS)
Weirdly appropriate Halloween week fare from San Francisco Symphony
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San Francisco Opera hits all the right notes in a stunning Dialogues of the Carmelites
United States Poulenc, Dialogues of the Carmelites: Soloists, orchestra and chorus of San Francisco Opera / Eun Sun Kim (conductor). War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco, 26.10.2020. (HS)
Yuja Wang triumphs in Magnus Lindberg’s new piano concerto with the San Francisco Symphony
United States Various: Yuja Wang (piano), San Francisco Symphony / Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor). Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 15.10.2022. (HS)
Stravinsky’s Firebird soars under Esa-Pekka Salonen and the San Francisco Symphony
United States Kidane, Sibelius, Stravinsky: Golda Schultz (soprano), San Francisco Symphony / Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor). Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 7.10.2022. (HS)
Glorious Mahler ‘Resurrection’ Symphony and Weston’s new Push is great fun in San Francisco
United States Mahler, Weston: Golda Schultz (soprano), Michelle DeYoung (mezzo-soprano), San Francisco Symphony / Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor). Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 29.9.2022. (HS)
A lukewarm Eugene Onegin at San Francisco Opera
United States Tchaikovsky, Eugene Onegin: Chorus and Orchestra of San Francisco Opera / Vassilis Christopoulos (conductor). War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco, 25.9.2022. (HS)
Randall Goosby brings flash and levity to a Florence Price concerto
United States Mozart, Florence Price, R. Strauss: Randall Goosby (violin), San Francisco Symphony / Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor). Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 24.9.2022. (HS)
John Adams’ Antony and Cleopatra delivers a punch in its world premiere at San Francisco Opera
United States John Adams, Antony and Cleopatra: Soloists, chorus and orchestra of San Francisco Opera / Eun Sun Kim (conductor). War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco, 15.9.2022. (HS)
