Rebecca Wishnia

Rebecca Wishnia is a freelance violinist and writer.

Articles By This Author

Rebecca Wishnia - February 27, 2018

Cyril Deaconoff’s The Last Tycoon is the standout in an evening of exciting excerpts that left listeners wanting more.

Rebecca Wishnia - February 20, 2018

The lauded string quartet gives Bartók and Beethoven romantic readings.

Rebecca Wishnia - February 19, 2018

Lemon Bucket Orkestra’s “Guerilla Folk Opera” isn’t a passive experience.

Rebecca Wishnia - February 13, 2018

A thought-provoking concert at Mills College presents startling ways of making sounds and music.

Rebecca Wishnia - January 29, 2018

The pianist cleverly interweaves new compositions with Janáček’s On an Overgrown Path.

Rebecca Wishnia - January 22, 2018

Fine performances fail to lift the music above the pleasantly familiar.

Rebecca Wishnia - November 6, 2017

Great performances mark Left Coast Chamber Ensemble’s ambitious program of two new Kurt Rhode operas.

Rebecca Wishnia - October 23, 2017

The S.F. Symphony gave a stellar account of a 20th-century masterwork, and Joshua Roman carried Dvorak’s Cello Concerto.

Rebecca Wishnia - October 16, 2017

The cellist and performer/composer collaborate in a fresh, wide-ranging program.

Rebecca Wishnia - October 9, 2017

The young violinist plays a thrilling Mendelssohn concerto in perfect synch with the S.F. Symphony