2008 Features
Taking Measure of Brahms
The S.F. Symphony's Brahms Festival features the large, but surprisingly chamberlike Piano Concerto No. 2. Janos Gereben interviews pianist Leif Ove Andsnes about the challenges of the piece.
Entwined in Thread
How the San Francisco Ballet collaborated with Margaret Jenkins and Paul Dresher to create a hybrid of ballet and modern dance.
The Royal Progress
In constant motion, rising British soprano Kate Royal, making her West Coast debut at Hertz Hall Sunday, has accumulated kudos almost as rapidly as mileage.
A Window on a Richly Operatic Life
A San Francisco Performances salon presents Pauline Viardot, up close and personal.
How to Become an American
Excerpts from Joseph Horowitz's new book on the lives of émigré artists in America.
How to Build a Season
It may sound simple, but assembling a year's worth of symphony programs is anything but elementary.
Field Notes From the Bleeding Edge
Four SFCV writers report on the blurring boundaries between musical genres.
In the Company of New Music
Composers Inc. approaches its 25th anniversary with its open eclecticism and eye for talent intact.
When Worlds Collide, and Boundaries Fall
Mercury Soul blends the concert-hall and the danceclub into a hybrid new form.
A Chance Encounter
Merce Cunningham Dance Company brings two versions of eyeSpace, one using iPods and one live, both attuned to randomness, to Stanford Lively Arts.
