United States Ben-Haim, Mahler: Israel Philharmonic / Lahav Shani (conductor). Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 6.11.2022. (HS)
Israel Philharmonic makes a worthy run at Mahler’s Symphony No.1
Harvey Steiman
Abduraimov and Valčuha light up Prokofiev in San Francisco
United States Kendall, Prokofiev, Rachmaninoff: Behzod Abduraimov (piano), San Francisco Symphony / Juraj Valčuha (conductor). Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 4.11.2022. (HS)
Hypnotic beauty in ‘Variations on Steve Reich’ – works spanning the composer’s 1976 to 2020 output
United States ‘A Steve Reich Celebration’: Colin Currie Group, Synergy Vocals. Presented by Cal Performances, Zellerbach Hall, University of California, Berkeley, 3.11.2022. (HS)
Weirdly appropriate Halloween week fare from San Francisco Symphony
United States Herrmann, Bartók, Gruber: Christopher Purves (baritone), San Francisco Symphony / Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor). Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 28.10.2020. (HS)
San Francisco Opera hits all the right notes in a stunning Dialogues of the Carmelites
United States Poulenc, Dialogues of the Carmelites: Soloists, orchestra and chorus of San Francisco Opera / Eun Sun Kim (conductor). War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco, 26.10.2020. (HS)
Yuja Wang triumphs in Magnus Lindberg’s new piano concerto with the San Francisco Symphony
United States Various: Yuja Wang (piano), San Francisco Symphony / Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor). Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 15.10.2022. (HS)
Maxim Vengerov brings an elegant program and insightful playing to his violin recital in Berkeley
United States Various: Maxim Vengerov (violin), Polina Osetinskaya (piano). Presented by Cal Performances, Zellerbach Hall, University of California, Berkeley, 14.10.2022. (HS)
Stravinsky’s Firebird soars under Esa-Pekka Salonen and the San Francisco Symphony
United States Kidane, Sibelius, Stravinsky: Golda Schultz (soprano), San Francisco Symphony / Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor). Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 7.10.2022. (HS)
