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Summer of Discontent in San Francisco

11/04/201425/07/2012 by Stan

United StatesUnited States Shostakovich, Borodin, Tchaikovsky, Beethoven: Karen Gomyo (violin), Gilles Vonsattel (piano), San Francisco Symphony, Michael Francis (conductor), Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, CA, 13/14.7.2012 (WA)

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Ligeti Trumps Beethoven in Season Closer

20/03/201410/07/2012 by Stan

United StatesUnited States Ligeti, Beethoven: San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor), Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 29.6.2012 (WA)

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San Francisco Symphony Unleashes a Terrifying “Bluebeard”

26/06/201225/06/2012 by Stan

United StatesUnited StatesLiszt, Bartók: Jeremy Denk (piano), Michelle DeYoung (mezzo-soprano), Alan Held (bass-baritone), San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor), Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco. 21.6.2012 (HS)

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Yuja Wang Scales the Peaks of the “Rach Three”

26/06/201219/06/2012 by Stan

United StatesUnited States  Faure, Sibelius, Rachmaninoff: Yuja Wang (piano), San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor), Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco. 15.6.2012 (HS)

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“Nixon in China” Gets Its Due from San Francisco Opera

11/04/201419/06/2012 by Stan

United StatesUnited States  John Adams, Nixon in China: Soloists, chorus and orchestra of San Francisco Opera, War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco. 13.6.2012 (HS)

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New San Francisco “Flute”: Sketchy, Colloquial, Rewarding

19/06/201216/06/2012 by Stan

United StatesUnited States  Mozart, The Magic Flute: Soloists, chorus and orchestra of San Francisco Opera, Rory MacDonald (conductor), War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco. 13.6.2012 (HS)

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Cello and Fortepiano show Beethoven’s (Relatively) Quieter Side

05/06/201222/05/2012 by Stan

United StatesUnited States Beethoven: Steven Isserlis (cello), Robert Levin (fortepiano), presented by San Francisco Performances, Herbst Hall, San Francisco. 19.5.2012 (HS)

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Itzhak Perlman Conducts in San Francisco

24/04/201218/04/2012 by Stan

United StatesUnited States  Vivaldi, Mozart, Tchaikovsky: Itzhak Perlman (violin and conductor), San Francisco Symphony, Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco. 11.4.2012 (HS)

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