United States Poulenc, Debussy, Sallinen, Marx: Karita Mattila (soprano), Martin Katz (piano), presented by San Francisco Performances, Herbst Hall, San Francisco. 6.12.2011 (HS)
Harvey Steiman
Even At Less Than Their Best, Takács Gets to the Heart Of Three Twentieth-Century Quartets
United States Janáček, Britten, Ravel: Takács Quartet (Edward Dusinberre, Károly Schranz, violins; Geraldine Walther, viola; András Fejér, cello), presented by Cal Performances, Hertz Hall, University of California at Berkeley, 4.12.2011 (HS)
A Regrettable “Carmen” at San Francisco Opera Sunk by the Soloists
United States Bizet, Carmen: Soloists, chorus and orchestra of San Francisco Opera, San Francisco Children’s Chorus, War Memorial Opera House, San Francis, 29.11.2011 (HS)
Even at Less Than Their Best, Takács Gets to the Heart Of Three Twentieth-Century Quartets
United States Janáček, Britten, Ravel: Takács Quartet (Edward Dusinberre, Károly Schranz, violins; Geraldine Walther, viola; András Fejér, cello), presented by Cal Performances, Hertz Hall, University of California at Berkeley. 4.12.2011 (HS)
Gil Shaham, Michael Tilson Thomas Revel in Brahms
United States Wagner, Brahms, Brahms-Schoenberg: Gil Shaham (violin), Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor), San Francisco Symphony, Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 26.11.2011 (HS)
Handel’s Xerxes At San Francisco Opera: Brimming With Charm and Humor
Handel, Xerxes: Soloists, orchestra and chorus, San Francisco Opera, War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco. 4.11.2011 (HS)
Marc-André Hamelin Dazzles in Traditional Music, Premieres and His Own Work
United States Berg, Liszt, Hamelin: Marc-André Hamelin (piano), presented by San Francisco Performances, Herbst Hall, San Francisco. 2.11.2011 (HS)
Stephanie Blythe Brings Big Personality to Composers from Barber to Berlin, and a Set of Emily Dickinson Songs
United States Legg, Barber, American popular composers: Stephanie Blythe (mezzo-soprano), Warren Jones (piano), presented by San Francisco Performances, Herbst Hall, San Francisco. 13.10.2011 (HS)