We're not done with our series of season previews, we just couldn't fit it all on our home page! Next week, longtime contributor Michelle Dulak Thomson picks a few intimate concerts for you chamber-music types, Kwami Coleman gives you the heads-up on a few jazz and world music concerts from local presenters, and we do a round- up of choral concerts. Plus, we interview pianist Joel Fan, preview a new opera on Boccaccio's Decameron, and review the San Francisco Symphony as they gear up for their European tour. Stay tuned.
Garrick Ohlsson’s masterful performance of Enrique Granados’ Goyescas was the highlight of a wonderful evening as San Francisco Classical Voice hosted its 3rd Annual Donor Appreciation event at the Walt Disney Family Museum on Wednesday, May 18, 2011.
Garrick Ohlsson's fingers will be flying at the Disney Family Museum in the Presidio on Wed., May 18 when he headlines San Francisco Classical Voice’s 3rd Annual Donor Appreciation Event. Ohlsson will perform Enrique Granados’ monumentally challenging masterpiece Goyescas, composed in 1911 in homage to the inimitable work of his Spanish compatriot, painter Francisco Goya.
Michael Kaiser, artistic head of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, is one of the most respected artistic administrators in America, as well as an inspiring speaker who is bullish on the arts. He will speak to SFCV on Aug. 24, and we want your questions for him.
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San Francisco Classical Voice’s annual gala celebration was held at the home of Ann and Gordon Getty last Wednesday night. The fortunate guests were treated to a superb dinner in the formal dining room and the distinctively beautiful view of the San Francisco Bay from Pacific Heights, as well as a look at the brilliant art collection that the Gettys have on display.
If you have never attended a San Francisco Bach Choir holiday concert, you are missing out on a heart-warming affair. The 70-voice chorus is among the oldest and most distinguished community choruses in the Bay Area. The holiday concert is a winning blend of traditional carols along with majestic works from early German masters Michael Praetorius and Heinrich Schütz.
