United States Shostakovich, Ornstein, Dvořák: Pacifica Quartet (Simin Gonatra, Sibbi Bernhardsson, violins; Masumi Per Rostad, viola; Brandon Vamos, cello), Marc-André Hamelin (piano), presented by San Francisco Performances at SFJAZZCenter, San Francisco. 11.11.2013 (HS)
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Wispelwey “In the Moment” with Bach Suites
United StatesBach, Six Suites for Unaccompanied Cello: Pieter Wispelwey (Baroque cello), presented by San Francisco Performances, St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, San Francisco. 9.11.2013 (HS)
Disparate Cultures Share Mesmerizing Virtuosity
United States Silk Road Ensemble: Jeffrey Beecher (bass), Mike Block (cello), Nicholas Cords (viola), Sandeep Das (tablas), Johnny Gandelsman (violin), Joseph Gramley (percussion), Kayhan Kalhor (kamancheh), Colin Jacobsen (violin), Cristina Pato (gaita), Shane Shanahan (percussion), Kojiro Umezaki (shakuhachi), Weill Hall, Rohnert Park, California. 29.10.2013 (HS)
Schiff’s Variations: An Embarrassment of Riches
United States Bach, Beethoven: András Schiff (piano), presented by San Francisco Performances and San Francisco Symphony, Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco. 13.10.2013 (HS)
Stratospheric Soprano in Excerpts from Adès’s Tempest
United States Mendelssohn, Adès: Audrey Luna (soprano), Isabel Leonard (mezzo-soprano), Charlotte Hellekant (mezzo-soprano), Alek Shrader (tenor), Rod Gilfry (baritone), San Francisco Symphony Chorus, San Francisco Symphony, Pablo Heras-Casado (conductor), Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco. 11.10.2013 (HS)
Frequent Surprises in Terfel’s Breathtaking “Falstaff”
United States Verdi, Falstaff: Soloists, orchestra and chorus of San Francisco Opera, Nicola Luisotti (conductor), War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco. 10.10.2013 (HS)
Greg Fedderly (Bardolfo), Bryn Terfel (Falstaff) and Andrea Silvestrelli (Pistola). ©Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera
Schiff in Kaleidoscopic Bach Partitas
United States Bach, Partitas for Keyboard: András Schiff (piano), Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco. 6.10.2013 (HS)
Daniels and Sampson in Lustrous Baroque Masterpieces
United States Pergolesi, Händel, Durante: Carolyn Sampson (soprano), David Daniels (countertenor), Philharmonia Baroque, Nicholas McGegan (conductor), SFJAZZ Center, San Francisco. 4.10.2013 (HS)