United States Various: Ben Bliss (tenor), Christopher Allen (piano). Cal Performances, Hertz Hall, University of California Berkeley, 18.10.2026. (HS)
Ben Bliss’s recital explores the nooks and crannies of American music in Berkeley
Harvey Steiman
Xian Zhang energizes a melodic feast with San Francisco Symphony and cellist Pablo Ferrández
United States Various: Pablo Ferrández (cello), San Francisco Symphony / Xian Zhang (conductor). Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 16.10.2026. (HS)
Tenor Pene Pati steals the spotlight in San Francisco Opera’s Manon
United States Massenet, Manon: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of San Francisco Opera / Eun Sun Kim (conductor). War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco, 15.10.2026. (HS)
Takács Quartet fashions a ferocious Frank/Franck program
United States Various: Jeremy Denk (piano), Takács Quartet (Edward Dusinberre, Harumi Rhodes [violins], Richard O’Neill [viola], Mihai Marica [cello]). Cal Performances, Zellerbach Hall, Berkeley, 11.10.2026. (HS)
Benedetti’s Prokofiev and Canellakis’s Rachmaninoff rise to the top in San Francisco
United States Various: Nicola Benedetti (violin), San Francisco Symphony / Karina Canellakis (conductor). Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 9.10.2026. (HS)
Pianist Tom Borrow gets serious with Mozart and Liszt in a Berkeley recital
United States Various: Tom Borrow (piano). Cal Performances, Hertz Hall, Berkeley, 6.10.2026. (HS)
Salute to Michael Tilson Thomas by stars who performed with him and the San Francisco Symphony
United States ‘A Concert for Michael Tilson Thomas’: Soloists, San Francisco Symphony Chorus (director: Jenny Wong), San Francisco Symphony / Teddy Abrams, Edwin Outwater (conductors). Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 2.10.2026. (HS)
Renée Fleming’s Strauss savvy is unimpeded by the San Francisco Symphony’s dense sound
United States R.Strauss: Renée Fleming (soprano), San Francisco Symphony / Santtu-Matias Rouvali (conductor). Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 1.10.2026. (HS)
