United States Wagner, Brahms, Brahms-Schoenberg: Gil Shaham (violin), Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor), San Francisco Symphony, Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 26.11.2011 (HS)
San Francisco
Handel’s Xerxes At San Francisco Opera: Brimming With Charm and Humor
Handel, Xerxes: Soloists, orchestra and chorus, San Francisco Opera, War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco. 4.11.2011 (HS)
Marc-André Hamelin Dazzles in Traditional Music, Premieres and His Own Work
United States Berg, Liszt, Hamelin: Marc-André Hamelin (piano), presented by San Francisco Performances, Herbst Hall, San Francisco. 2.11.2011 (HS)
The Loving and Loathing of Don Giovanni
United States W.A. Mozart, Don Giovanni: Soloists, San Francisco Opera Orchestra, Nicola Luisotti (conductor), War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco, 2.11.2011 (RRR)
Stephanie Blythe Brings Big Personality to Composers from Barber to Berlin, and a Set of Emily Dickinson Songs
United States Legg, Barber, American popular composers: Stephanie Blythe (mezzo-soprano), Warren Jones (piano), presented by San Francisco Performances, Herbst Hall, San Francisco. 13.10.2011 (HS)
Bronfman Blazes Through Brahms and Prokofiev Sonatas, Liszt Études
United States Brahms, Liszt, Prokofiev: Yefim Bronfman (piano), presented by Cal Performances, Zellerbach Hall, University of California at Berkeley, 10.11.2011 (HS)
Reich and the Kronos Quartet: A Fruitful Partnership
United States Reich: Kronos Quartet (David Harrington, John Sherba, violins Hank Dutt, viola; Jeffrey Ziegler, cello), presented by Cal Performances, Hertz Hall, University of California at Berkeley. 10.9.2011 (HS)
Renée Fleming in SFO’s Lucrezia Borgia: Production Could Use Harder Edge
United States Donizetti, Lucrezia Borgia: Soloists, orchestra and chorus, San Francisco Opera, Riccardo Frizza (conductor), War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco. 29.9.2011 (HS)