San Francisco

Nuances are missing in Capuçon’s world premiere of ‘Gaïa’ in San Francisco

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United StatesUnited States Various, ‘Gaïa’ Recital: Gautier Capuçon (cello), Jérôme Ducros (piano), San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra cellists (Timothy Huang, Anthony Jung, Melissa Lam, Ethan Lee, Claire Topper, Cara Wang). Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco (world premiere concert performance), 16.11.2025. (HS)

Singer-cellist-composer Ayanna Witter-Johnson sings and performs with Capuçon © Kristen Loken

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Conductor Karina Canellakis shapes precise, expressive narratives with the San Francisco Symphony

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United StatesUnited States Dvořák, Prokofiev, Sibelius: Alexandre Kantorow (piano), San Francisco Symphony / Karina Canellakis (conductor). Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 6.11.2025. (HS)

Alexandre Kantorow and Karina Canellakis take a bow after Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No.3 © Brittany Hosea-Small

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Conductor Eun Sun Kim and a committed cast make Parsifal soar at San Francisco Opera

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United StatesUnited States Wagner, Parsifal: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of San Francisco Opera / Eun Sun Kim (conductor). War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco, 25.10.2025. (HS)

Klingsor (Falk Struckmann) reprimands Kundry (Tanja Ariane Baumgartner) in SFO’s Parsifal © Cory Weaver

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Zesty premiere of Higgins piece overshadows Grieg and Tchaikovsky in San Francisco

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United StatesUnited States Higgins, Grieg, Tchaikovsky: Javier Perianes (piano), San Francisco Symphony / Gustavo Gimeno (conductor). Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco. 4.10.2025. (HS)

Composer Timothy Higgins introduces the world premiere of ‘Market Street 1920’ © Stefan Cohen

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