United States Prokofiev, Rachmaninoff, Harrison: Yuja Wang (piano), San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor), Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco. 31.10.2012 (HS)
Harvey Steiman
For Schiff, Higher Marks as Pianist Than Conductor
United States Mendelssohn, Bach: András Schiff (piano, conductor), San Francisco Symphony, Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco. 11.10.2012 (HS)
Heggie Captures Melville’s Vastness and Intimacy
United States Jake Heggie, Moby-Dick: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of San Francisco Opera, War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco. 10.10.2012 (HS)
Explorer Schiff, Under the Surface of Bach’s WTC
United States Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: András Schiff (piano), Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco. 7.10.2012 (HS)
Petrenko, Bavouzet Deliver Scintillating Bartók, Respighi
United States Pärt, Bartók, Respighi: Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano), San Francisco Symphony, Vasily Petrenko (conductor), Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco. 5.10.2012 (HS)
Gorgeous Singing, Bewildering Staging for Bellini in San Francisco
United States Bellini, I Capuleti e i Montecchi (The Capulets and the Montagues): Soloists, chorus and orchestra of San Francisco Opera, War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco. 3.10.2012 (HS)
Aspen XIII: Harbison’s “Gatsby,” Superb Thibaudet, Brilliant Copland
United States Aspen Music Festival (XIII): Harbison’s The Great Gatsby in reduced orchestration; Thibaudet entrances with superb Debussy; Pro Arte settles down with Schubert; and a brilliant Copland Sextet 13-16.2012 (HS)
Aspen XII: Visits to France, Germany and…the USA
United States Aspen Music Festival (XII): Thibaudet plays Saint-Saëns; Gil Shaham find the soul in Britten’s concerto; Ray Chen gets loud with Bach, Beethoven and Franck; Spano leads uplifting Messiaen. 12.8.2012 (HS)