United States Béla Fleck (banjo), SFJAZZ Center, San Francisco. 16.5.2013 (HS)
Harvey Steiman
Luisotti and an Italian Showman in a Nino Rota Rarity
United States Puccini, Rota, Brahms: Giuseppe Albanese (piano), San Francisco Opera Orchestra, Cal Performances (co-presenter), Nicola Luisotti (conductor), Zellerbach Hall, University of California, Berkeley. 17.5.2013 (HS)
Schiff, Bach—and 3,000 People Listening Breathlessly
United States Bach: András Schiff (piano), co-presented by San Francisco Symphony and San Francisco Performances, Davies Hall, San Francisco. 14.4.2013 (HS)
Hiromi Bends a Piano to Her Will
United States Hiromi, The Trio Project: Hiromi Uehara (piano), Anthony Jackson (contrabass guitar), Simon Phillips (drums), SFJAZZ Center, San Francisco. 4.4.2013 (HS)
Midori Dazzles Technically, Yet Something Missing
United States J.S. Bach: Midori (violin), presented by San Francisco Performances, St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, San Francisco. 23-24.3.2013 (HS)
Offbeat Openings and Experiments with Form
United States Beethoven, Brahms, Samuel Carl Adams: Yuja Wang (piano), Samuel Carl Adams (electronica), San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor), Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco. 6.3.2013 (HS)
Pallid New Opera Based on The Secret Garden
United States Nolan Gasser and Carey Harrison, The Secret Garden: Soloists and members of the San Francisco Opera Orchestra, Zellerbach Hall, Berkeley, Calif. 2.3.2013 (HS)
Thrilling, Irresistible Berlioz “Te Deum” from Dutoit
United States Poulenc, Berlioz: Erin Wall (soprano), Paul Groves (tenor), San Francisco Symphony, San Francisco Symphony Chorus, Pacific Boychoir, Charles Dutoit (conductor), Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco. 8.2.2013 (HS)