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April 26 and 28
Festival Opera confronts the Holocaust in two powerful chamber operas — one created by Nazi victims in 1943, one by a hopeful contemporary team of composer-and-lyricist.
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Artist Spotlight
April 15, 2014
A passion for connecting today’s audiences with great music of the past is the driving force behind Nicole Paiement’s rising company, Opera Parallèle.
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News Report
April 11, 2014
The Peninsula Symphony was allegedly robbed by its former executive director, but it was also compromised by a board that trusted too much.
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April 12, 2014
The “Minimalist Jukebox,” a grand exploration of minimalism, is spinning Los Angeles itself. Two days belonged to the man who started it all: Terry Riley.
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Playlist
April 9, 2014
Perk up your body and spirit with this playlist welcoming spring.
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April 13, 2014
Georgian-born Khatia Buniatishvili’s deeply felt musicality proves right for Liszt and Ravel, but is a bit off for a Chopin sonata.
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Chamber Music REVIEW
April 13, 2014
The stars were aligned in Piedmont for the fifth and concluding program of the Berkeley Symphony’s season chamber series.
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Festival REVIEW
April 12, 2014
Switch-ups mark the annual Switchboard Music Festival, with genres from all over the map (and then some) and a lot of radical playing going on.
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Chamber Orchestra/Orchestra REVIEW
April 9, 2014
When he is back in town to solidify his position as the Symphony’s Conductor Laureate, Herbert Blomstedt conducts the repertoire he loves, and that San Francisco audiences most love to hear from him.
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Choral REVIEW
April 13, 2014
In praise of Scarlatti, the estimable Voices of Music lament impressively.
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From Igudesman & Joo's new show "AND NOW MOZART". Includes "Give it up for Mo" music and lyrics by Igudesman & Joo.