Mozart, Sibelius, Tchaikovsky: Simone Lamsma (violin), San Francisco Symphony, Jaap van Zweden (conductor), Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco. 11.2.2014 (HS)
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Gidon Kremer Continues the Weinberg Renaissance
United States Shostakovich/M. Zinman/A. Pushkarov, Britten, Weinberg: Gidon Kremer (violin), Kremerata Baltica, Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco. 2.2.2014 (HS)
Sure-Handed Sibelius, Cat-Like Rachmaninoff
United States Sibelius, Rachmaninoff, Stravinsky: Daniil Trifonov (piano), Osmo Vänskä (conductor), San Francisco Symphony, Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco. 30.1.2014 (HS)
Offbeat Charms from Hamelin
United States Hamelin, Medtner, Schubert: Marc-André Hamelin (piano), presented by San Francisco Performances, Nourse Auditorium, San Francisco. 31.1.2-14 (HS)
Colorful Bates Work Puts Beethoven in a New Light
Bychkov Leads an Unforgettable War Requiem
United States Britten, War Requiem: Christine Brewer (soprano), James Gilchrist (tenor), Roderick Williams (baritone), San Francisco Symphony, Pacific Boychoir, Kevin Fox (director), San Francisco Symphony Chorus, Ragnar Bohlin (director), Semyon Bychkov (conductor), Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco. 27.11.2013 (HS)
A Bay-Area Rosina to Fall in Love With
United States G. Rossini, Il barbiere di Siviglia: Soloists, San Francisco Opera, Giuseppe Finzi (conductor), War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco, 13.11.2013 (RRR)
Rossini with Artifice Provokes Smiles, Laughs
United States Rossini, The Barber of Seville: Soloists, orchestra and chorus of San Francisco Opera, Giuseppe Finzi (conductor), War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco. 14.11.2013 and 19.11.2013 (HS)