United States Heroes Take Their Stand: The Silkroad Ensemble/Colin Jacobsen and Kayhan Kalhor (music directors), Ahmad Sadri (creator), presented by Cal Performances, Zellerbach Hall, University of California, Berkeley. 4.5.2019. (HS)
Harvey Steiman
Confidence and Poise from the Tetzlaffs and Vogt in San Francisco
United States Mozart, Shostakovich, Dvořák: Tetzlaff-Tetzlaff-Vogt Trio (Christian Tetzlaff [violin], Tanja Tetzlaff [cello], Lafs Vogt [piano]), presented by San Francisco Performances, Herbst Hall, San Francisco, 27.4.2019. (HS)
In San Francisco, a Barber Symphony Wins the Evening’s Prize
United States Wagner, Beethoven, Mozart, Barber: Hélène Grimaud (piano), San Francisco Symphony / James Gaffigan (conductor), Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco. 25.4.2019. (HS)
Simone Young’s San Francisco Debut
United States Ravel, Rimsky-Korsakov: Louis Lortie (piano), San Francisco Symphony / Simone Young (conductor), Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco. 19.4.2019. (HS)
Sō Percussion ‘Goes Keyboard’ in Berkeley
United States Iyer, Shaw, Treuting, Farrin, Trueman, Dennehy: Sō Percussion (Eric Cha-Beach, Josh Quillen, Adam Sliwinski, Jason Treuting), presented by Cal Performances, Hertz Hall, University of California Berkeley. 7.3.2019. (HS)
Indian Percussion Brilliance from Zakir Hussain in Berkeley
United States Masters of Percussion: Zakir Hussain (tabla), Ganesh Rajagopalan (violin), V. Selvaganesh (kanjira), Eric Harland (drums), Mattanur Sankarankutty Marar and the Drummers of Kerala, presented by Cal Performances, Zellerbach Hall, University of California, Berkeley. 31.3.2019. (HS)
At Opera Parallèle in San Francisco, a Legendary Painter Comes to Life
United States Laura Kaminsky, Today It Rains: Soloists, Orchestra, Vocal ensemble of Opera Parallèle / Nicole Paiement (conductor), Z Space, San Francisco. 29.3.2019. (HS)
A Revealing San Francisco Weekend with Salonen and the Philharmonia
United States Sibelius, Salonen, Bartók, López, Stravinsky: Truls Mørk (cello), Ana-María Martinez (soprano), UC Berkeley Chamber Chorus (Dr. Wei Cheng, music director), Volti (Robert Geary, artistic director), Philharmonia Orchestra / Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor), presented by Cal Performances, Zellerbach Hall, University of California, Berkeley. 15 & 17.3.2019. (HS)