United States Mozart, Don Giovanni: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of San Francisco Opera / Bertrand de Billy (conductor). War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco, 12.6.2022. (HS)
San Francisco Opera’s Don Giovanni sounds great but looks puzzling
Harvey Steiman
Salonen and Sellars effectively link Stravinsky’s Oedipus Rex with Symphony of Psalms
United States Stravinsky, Oedipus Rex, Symphony of Psalms: Soloists, San Francisco Symphony Chorus and Orchestra / Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor). Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 11.6.2022. (HS)
Daniil Trifonov romps through Mason Bates’s Piano Concerto with gusto
United States Wennäkoski, Bates, Dvořák: Daniil Trifonov (piano), San Francisco Symphony / Ruth Reinhardt (conductor). Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 2.6.2022. (HS)
Corigliano’s exhilarating Saxophone Concerto premières in San Francisco
United States Various: Timothy McAllister (saxophones), Daniel Binelli (bandoneon), San Francisco Symphony / Giancarlo Guerrero (conductor). Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 7.4.2022. (HS)
Jamie Barton thrills in Jake Heggie songs with the composer on piano in a Berkeley lovefest
United States Various: Jamie Barton (mezzo-soprano), Jake Heggie (piano). Presented by Cal Performances, Hertz Hall, University of California, Berkeley, 3.4.2022. (HS)
Uchida and the Mahler Chamber Orchestra glide smoothly into Mozart in Berkeley
United States Mozart, Purcell: Mahler Chamber Orchestra / Mitsuko Uchida (piano, director). Presented by Cal Performances, Zellerbach Hall, University of California, Berkeley, 27.3.2022. (HS)
Heavy-handed offerings from the visiting Rattle and London Symphony Orchestra
United Kingdom Various: London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (conductor). Presented by Cal Performances, Zellerbach Hall, University of California, Berkeley, 20.3.2022. (HS)
Mesmerizing singing from Jakub Józef Orliński in Baroque and Polish songs
United States Various: Jakub Józef Orliński (countertenor), Michał Biel (piano). Presented by Cal Performances, Hertz Hall, University of California, Berkeley, 13.3.2022. (HS)
