United States Prokofiev, Dvořák: Truls Mørk (cello), San Francisco Symphony / Manfred Honeck (conductor), Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco. 11.10.2018. (HS)
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Thoughtful New Tosca Reflects #MeToo, and Shows an Eloquent Orchestra
United States Puccini, Tosca: Soloists, orchestra and chorus of San Francisco Opera / Leo Hussain (conductor), War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco, 3.10.2018. (HS)
Michael Tilson Thomas’s Panoply of Riches from Igor Stravinsky
United States Stravinsky: Leonidas Kavakos (violin), San Francisco Symphony / Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor), Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco. 27.9.2018. (HS)
A Stravinsky Rarity Prefaces Thrilling Firebird
United States Stravinsky: Leslie Caron (narrator), Nicholas Phan (tenor), San Francisco Girls Chorus, Pacific Boychoir, San Francisco Symphony and Chorus / Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor), Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco. 21.9.2018 (HS)
Radvanovsky Heads a Gripping, Radiant Donizetti Bel Canto Classic
United States Donizetti, Roberto Devereux: Soloists, chorus and orchestra of San Francisco Opera / Riccardo Frizza (conductor), War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco. 8.9.2018. (HS)
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In Mahler, Elegance and Expressiveness as a Balm for Our Time
United States Mahler: Sasha Cooke (mezzo soprano), Pacific Boychoir (Andrew Brown [director]), women of the San Francisco Symphony Chorus (Ragnar Bohlin [director]), San Francisco Symphony / Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor), Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco. 28.6.2018. (HS)
Trifonov Thrills in Muscular Rachmaninoff
United States Sibelius, Rachmaninoff: Daniil Trifonov (piano), San Francisco Symphony / Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor), Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco. 21.6.2018. (HS)
Runnicles and Musicians Deliver Thrills in Zambello’s San Francisco Ring
United States Wagner, Der Ring des Nibelungen: Soloists, Ian Robertson (chorus director), San Francisco Opera / Donald Runnicles (conductor), War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco. 12-18.6.2018. (HS)
