United States Various: Lise Davidsen (soprano), Malcolm Martineau (piano). Cal Performances, Zellerbach Hall, University of California Berkeley. 4.2.2025. (HS)
Lise Davidsen finds riches with (mostly) majestic singing in her Berkeley recital
Harvey Steiman
John Adams’s new piano concerto sashays with flair in world premiere with the San Francisco Symphony
United States Ives, Adams, Orff: Víkingur Ólafsson (piano), Susanna Phillips (soprano), Arnold Livingston Geis (tenor), Will Liverman (baritone), San Francisco Symphony Chorus (director: Jenny Wong), San Francisco Girls Chorus (director: Valérie Saint-Agathe), San Francisco Symphony / David Robertson (conductor). Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco. 16.1.2025. (HS)
Soprano Asmik Grigorian and pianist Lukas Geniušas find Rachmaninoff’s musical soul in their Berkeley recital
United States Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff: Asmik Grigorian (soprano), Lukas Geniušas (piano). Cal Performances, Hertz Hall, University of California Berkeley, 15.12.2024 (HS)
Anthony McGill and the Pacifica Quartet find ravishing sonorities in a San Francisco recital
United States Various: Anthony McGill (clarinet), Pacifica Quartet (Simin Ganatra, Austin Hartman [violins], Mark Holloway [viola], Brandon Vamos [cello]). San Francisco Performances, Herbst Theatre, San Francisco, 3.12.2024. (HS)
Violinist Maxim Vengerov punches his way through a Berkeley recital
United States Various: Maxim Vengerov (violin), Polina Osetinskaya (piano). Cal Performances, Zellerbach Hall, University of California, Berkeley, 23.11.2024. (HS)
Anthony Roth Costanzo connects with the San Francisco audience in a wide-ranging program
United States Various: Anthony Roth Costanzo (countertenor), Bryan Wagorn (piano). San Francisco Performances, Herbst Theatre, San Francisco, 19.11.2024. (HS)
The San Francisco Symphony creates gorgeous moments in Fauré’s Requiem
United States Fauré, Fujikura, Ravel: Liv Redpath (soprano), Michael Sumuel (bass-baritone), Heléne Grimaud (piano), San Francisco Chorus (director: Jenny Wong), San Francisco Symphony / Kazuki Yamada (conductor). Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 15.11.2024. (HS)
Hexagons – weaving magic in a modern song cycle in San Francisco
United States Various: Caroline Shaw (viola, vocals), Gabriel Kahane (piano, vocals). San Francisco Performances, Herbst Theatre, San Francisco, 14.11.2024. (HS)
