Harvey Steiman – Seen and Heard International

Heidi Stober stars and Clelia Cafiero leads great music in SFO’s Mary, Queen of Scots

28/09/202628/09/2026 by Harvey Steiman

United States Musgrave, Mary, Queen of Scots: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of San Francisco Opera / Clelia Cafiero (conductor). War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco, 26.9.2026. (HS)

Sadie Cheslak (Lady-in-waiting) and Heidi Stober (Mary) sing a lullaby to Mary’s baby © Matthew Washburn/SFO

Hilary Hahn brings elegance to vivid Mendelssohn in the San Francisco Symphony gala

27/09/202626/09/2026 by Harvey Steiman

United States Various: Hilary Hahn (violin), San Francisco Symphony / Giancarlo Guerrero (conductor). Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 24.9.2026. (HS)

Violinist Hilary Hahn and conductor Giancarlo Guerrero with the San Francisco Symphony © Drew Altizer Photography

Leaden production and direction undercut sensational music in San Francisco Opera’s Simon Boccanegra

25/09/202624/09/2026 by Harvey Steiman

United States Verdi, Simon Boccanegra: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of San Francisco Opera / Eun Sun Kim (conductor). War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco, 22.9.2026. (HS)

Eleonora Buratto (Amelia) and Joshua Guerrero (Gabriele Adorno) © Cory Weaver/SFO

The Aspen Music Festival’s triumphant final week

26/08/202625/08/2026 by Harvey Steiman

United States Aspen Music Festival [9]: Harris Concert Hall, Klein Music Tent, Aspen. (HS)

Anton Nel in an Aspen recital © Diego Redel

A weekend of elevated conducting caps an impressive week in Aspen

18/08/202618/08/2026 by Harvey Steiman

United States Aspen Music Festival [8]: Harris Concert Hall, Klein Music Tent, Aspen, (HS)

Conductor Delyana Lazarova and pianist Alexander Malofeev after Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No.4 © Blake Nelson

Violinist Gil Shaham and pianist Akira Eguchi deliver a Beethoven sonata cycle for the ages in Aspen

12/08/202612/08/2026 by Harvey Steiman

United States Aspen Music Festival 2026 [7]: Gil Shaham (violin), Akira Eguchi (piano). Harris Concert Hall, Aspen. (HS)

Violinist Gil Shaham and pianist Akira Eguchi in Aspen © Diego Redel

Stunning singing from opera stars and a South African cellist in Aspen

12/08/202611/08/2026 by Harvey Steiman

United States Aspen Music Festival 2026 [6]: Harris Concert Hall, Klein Music Tent, Aspen. (HS)

Saxophonist Steven Banks and composer Joan Tower after *Love Returns* © Blake Nelson

Pianists Yuja Wang and Jean-Yves Thibaudet steal the spotlight in Aspen as the opera Hildegard soars

04/08/202604/08/2026 by Harvey Steiman

United States Aspen Music Festival 2026 [5]: Harris Concert Hall, Klein Music Tent, Aspen Meadows Grounds, Aspen. (HS)

Pianist Yuja Wang after her extraordinary encore in Aspen © Blake Nelson

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