United States Bernstein, West Side Story: San Francisco Symphony / David Newman (conductor), Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco. 1.2.2018. (HS)
San Francisco
An Ebullient Candide Acquits Itself with Efficiency and Wit
United States Bernstein, Candide: Soloists, San Francisco Symphony Chorus (Ragnar Bohlin (director), San Francisco Symphony / Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor), Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco. 18.1.2018. (HS)
Sheri Greenawald (The Old Lady) & Ben Jones (Governor) sing ‘Quiet’ (c) Kristen Loken
Second Time Around, Turandot Even Better in San Francisco
United States Puccini, Turandot: Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus of San Francisco Opera / Christopher Franklin (conductor), War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco. 28.11.2017. (HS)
(c) Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera
Too Much Pyrite, Not Enough Gold in Adams World Premiere
United States John Adams, Girls of the Golden West: Soloists, orchestra and chorus of San Francisco Opera / Grant Gershon (conductor), War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco. 21.11.2017. (HS)
(c) Stefan Cohen/San Francisco Opera
Tilson Thomas and Dvořák Wave the American Flag
United States Ives, Dvořák, Gershwin: Amitai Pati (tenor), Philip Skinner (bass-baritone), San Francisco Symphony Chorus, San Francisco Symphony / Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor), Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco. 10.11.2017. (HS)
Josefowicz Recital Ends with a John Adams Classic
United Kingdom Sibelius, Prokofiev, Zimmermann, Adams: Leila Josefowicz (violin), John Novacek (piano), presented by San Francisco Performances, Herbst Hall, San Francisco. 7.11.2017. (HS)
After a Big Announcement, Tilson Thomas Shows Why He’ll Be Missed
United States Bernstein, R. Strauss: Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano), San Francisco Symphony / Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor), Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco. 2.11.2017. (HS)
Early Shostakovich Outshines Sibelius from Vänskä
United States Sibelius and Shostakovich: Baiba Skride (violin), San Francisco Symphony / Osmo Vänska (conductor), Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco. 27.10.2017. (HS)