United States Mahler: San Francisco Symphony / Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor). Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 31.3.2023. (HS)
Stirring, poignant Mahler Six from Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony
San Francisco
Esa-Pekka Salonen finds his own style in Prokofiev after stumbling in Bartók
United States Ravel, Bartók, Prokofiev: Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano), San Francisco Symphony / Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor). Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 17.2.2023. (HS)
Everest – An Immersive Experience wraps a graphic opera around the audience
United States Joby Talbot, Everest – An Immersive Experience: Vocal ensemble, Soloists and Orchestra of Opera Parallèle / Nicole Paiement (conductor). Z Space, San Francisco, 3.2.2023. (HS)
San Francisco Opera’s upcoming 2023-2024 season emphasizes fresh works
San Francisco Opera – September 2023 to June 2024
Works by contemporary composers Mason Bates, Rhiannon Giddens and Kaija Saariaho bring fresh voices to San Francisco Opera’s next season at the War Memorial Opera House and continues a trend to present new works.
Adding to last fall’s world premiere of Antony and Cleopatra by John Adams and this coming June’s El último sueño de Frida y Diego by Gabriela Lena Frank, these three pieces place San Francisco squarely in an era that is reviving interest in modern opera.
With Michael Tilson Thomas back on the San Francisco Symphony podium, a program of rarities springs to life
United States Debussy, Messiaen, Villa-Lobos: Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano), Cynthia Miller (ondes Martenot), San Francisco Symphony Chorus (guest director: Grant Gershon), San Francisco Symphony / Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor). Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 26.1.2023. (HS)
Robin Ticciati and Ying Fang deliver a dreamy Mahler No.4 in San Francisco
United States Mahler, Widmann: Ying Fang (soprano), Alina Ibragimova (violin), San Francisco Symphony / Robin Ticciati (conductor). Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 20.1.2023. (HS)
Dawn Upshaw’s Dido fares better in Purcell’s music than in an updated story and score
United States Various: Dawn Upshaw (soprano), Brentano Quartet / Serena Canon, Mark Steinberg (violins), Misha Amory (viola), Nina Lee (cello). Presented by San Francisco Performances, Herbst Theater, San Francisco, 12.1.2023. (HS)
Elim Chan stirs up juicy sounds in her San Francisco Symphony debut
United States Ogonek, Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky: James Ehnes (violin), San Francisco Symphony / Elim Chan (conductor). Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 12.1.2023. (HS)
