United States Ortiz, Grau, Brahms: Jorge Glem (cuatro), San Francisco Symphony / Gustavo Dudamel (conductor). Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 25.11.2023. (HS)
Gustavo Dudamel and a cuatro virtuoso take San Francisco Symphony on a great ride
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Breathing forests and village weddings energize the San Francisco Symphony and Esa-Pekka Salonen
United States Stravinsky, Smith: James McVinnie (organ), Lauren Snouffer (soprano), Kayleigh Decker (mezzo-soprano), Paul Appleby (tenor), David Soar (bass), Hillary Leben (animator), San Francisco Symphony Chorus (director: Jenny Wong). San Francisco Symphony / Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor). Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 18.11.2023. (HS)
Rhiannon Giddens’s Omar at SFO tugs at the emotions with resonant music and images
United States Rhiannon Giddens and Michael Abels, Omar: Soloists, Guest Chorus (director: John Keene). Orchestra of San Francisco Opera / John Kennedy (conductor). War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco, 15.11.2023. (HS)
Ethereal sounds from the JACK Quartet playing works by John Luther Adams in San Francisco
United States John Luther Adams: JACK Quartet (Austin Wulliman, Christopher Otto [violins], John Pickford Richards [viola], Jay Campbell [cello]). Presented by San Francisco Performances, Herbst Theatre, San Francisco, 26.10.2023. (HS)
Ian Bostridge’s well-sung, if woebegone, wanderer in San Francisco
United States Schubert, Winterreise: Ian Bostridge (tenor), Wenwen Du (piano). San Francisco Performances, Herbst Theatre, San Francisco, 21.10.2023. (HS)
Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony bring Beethoven’s Ninth to a glorious climax
United States Beethoven, Symphony No.9 in D minor: Angel Blue (soprano), Tamara Mumford (mezzo-soprano), Ben Bliss (tenor), Dashon Burton (bass-baritone), San Francisco Symphony / Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor), San Francisco Symphony Chorus / Jenny Wong (director). Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 19.10.2023. (HS)
SF Opera and conductor Eun Sun Kim deliver a riveting Lohengrin
United States Wagner, Lohengrin: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of San Francisco Opera / Eun Sun Kim (conductor). War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco, 15.10.2023. (HS)
Emanuel Ax and the SF Symphony in the premiere of Anders Hillborg’s absorbing Piano Concerto No.2
United States Brahms, Hillborg, Beethoven: Emanuel Ax (piano), San Francisco Symphony / Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor). Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 13.10.2023. (HS)
