United States John Adams, Nixon in China: Soloists, chorus and orchestra of San Francisco Opera, War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco. 13.6.2012 (HS)
Harvey Steiman
New San Francisco “Flute”: Sketchy, Colloquial, Rewarding
United States Mozart, The Magic Flute: Soloists, chorus and orchestra of San Francisco Opera, Rory MacDonald (conductor), War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco. 13.6.2012 (HS)
Cello and Fortepiano show Beethoven’s (Relatively) Quieter Side
United States Beethoven: Steven Isserlis (cello), Robert Levin (fortepiano), presented by San Francisco Performances, Herbst Hall, San Francisco. 19.5.2012 (HS)
Itzhak Perlman Conducts in San Francisco
United States Vivaldi, Mozart, Tchaikovsky: Itzhak Perlman (violin and conductor), San Francisco Symphony, Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco. 11.4.2012 (HS)
Arditti Quartet Does Best With Bartók
United States Beethoven, Berg, Adès, Bartók: Arditti Quartet, presented by San Francisco Performances, Herbst Hall, San Francisco. 12.4.2012 (HS)
Itzhak Perlman Conducts in San Francisco
United States Vivaldi, Mozart, Tchaikovsky: Itzhak Perlman (violin and conductor), San Francisco Symphony, Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco. 11.4.2012 (HS)
Arditti Quartet Does Best With Bartók
United States Beethoven, Berg, Adès, Bartók: Arditti Quartet, presented by San Francisco Performances, Herbst Hall, San Francisco. 12.4.2012 (HS)
Virtuosity, Sheer Joy Characterize Evening of Indian Percussion
United States Zakir Hussain & Masters of Percussion: Zakir Hussain (tabla), Fazal Qureshi (tablia and kanjira), Rakesh Chaurasia (bansuri), T.H.V. Umashankar (ghatam), Sabir Khan (sarangi), Navin Sharma (dholak), Abbos Kosimov (doyra), Ningombam Joy Singh (dancing drummer of Manipur), presented by Cal Performances, Zellerbach Hall, University of California at Berkeley. 24.3.2012 (HS)