United States Various: Yefim Bronfman (piano). San Francisco Symphony Great Performers Series, Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 8.2.2026. (HS)
Yefim Bronfman tours four different composers’ piano realms in a San Francisco recital
Harvey Steiman
Song cycle by Kevin Puts in Berkeley features creative staging and exquisite singing by Joyce DiDonato
United States Puts, Emily – No Prisoner Be: Joyce DiDonato (mezzo-soprano), Time for Three (Ranaan Meyer [double bass, vocals], Nicolas Kendall [violin, viola, vocals], Charles Yang [violin, vocals]). Co-commissioned and presented by Cal Performances, University of California Berkeley, 7.2.2026. (HS)
A not-your-usual-Mozart concert gets lively under Harry Bicket in San Francisco
United States Mozart: Golda Schultz (soprano), Samuel White (tenor), San Francisco Symphony / Harry Bicket (conductor). Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 5.2.2026. (HS)
Steven Banks explores the possibilities of the baritone saxophone in classical music in Berkeley
United States Various – ‘Golden Silhouettes’: Steven Banks (baritone saxophone), Xak Bjerken (piano). Cal Performances, Hertz Hall, University of California Berkeley, 1.2.2026. (HS)
Sensational sonorities from Jaap van Zweden and the San Francisco Symphony in Bruckner
United States Mozart, Bruckner: Emanuel Ax (piano), San Francisco Symphony / Jaap van Zweden (conductor). Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 29.1.2026. (HS)
Conductor John Storgårds leads a vigorous Beethoven’s Fifth (and more) in San Francisco
United States Various: Seong-Jin Cho (piano), Mark Inouye (trumpet), San Francisco Symphony / John Storgårds (conductor). Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco. 22.1.2026. (HS)
Mezzo-soprano Samantha Hankey excels in the lighter songs in her Berkeley recital
United States Various: Samantha Hankey (mezzo-soprano), Myra Huang (piano). Cal Performances, Hertz Hall, University of California Berkeley, 18.1.2026. (HS)
Muti leads the Chicago Symphony in Brahms, Stravinsky, Ravel and a delightful opera encore
United States Various: Chicago Symphony Orchestra / Riccardo Muti (conductor). Cal Performances, Zellerbach Hall, University of California Berkeley, 17.1.2026. (HS)
