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Richard Egarr Named Next Leader of Philharmonia Baroque
January 17, 2019
Richard Egarr Named Next Leader of Philharmonia Baroque
BY Janos Gereben
The historical-music expert begins work with PBO in the 2020-2021 season....
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Artist Spotlight
Johannes Moser Channels His Wild Side
January 19, 2019
Johannes Moser Channels His Wild Side
BY Jeff Kaliss

The peripatetic cellist chats with SFCV about taking artistic risks and his own development.

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Chamber Music Review
January 18, 2019
Jazz Composers Exercise Their Classical Chops Under the Green Umbrella
BY Richard S. Ginell

Despite the title, “The Edge of Jazz” plays more to the concert hall than to the swinging bandstand.

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Modern Classical Review
January 18, 2019
Composers Invite Themselves in from the Margins
BY Tamzin Elliott

At Monday Evening Concerts, music by Julius Eastman and Sarah Hennies makes an interesting pairing.

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Recital Review
January 19, 2019
Shapes and Sounds at REDCAT
BY Ben Kutner

Vicki Ray and Carole Kim manipulate time in Los Angeles.

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Recital Review
January 19, 2019
A Complex, Sometimes Furious Portrait of Joséphine Baker
BY Brin Solomon

Soprano Julia Bullock’s revelatory one-woman show blazes with insight and emotion, and the soprano’s own power.

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Chamber Orchestra/Orchestra Review
January 15, 2019
Jaap van Zweden Reveals Musical Ties Between Mozart and Bruckner with S.F. Symphony
BY Rebecca Wishnia

Soloist Carey Bell is masterful in Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto.

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Recital Review
January 15, 2019
Mark Padmore Sings Beautifully but Not Daringly
BY Steven Winn

Moments of transcendence graced Padmore’s S.F. Performances recital with pianist Paul Lewis, but there could have been more.

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Chamber Orchestra/Orchestra Review
January 15, 2019
Philip Glass’s New Symphony — We’ve Been Here Before
BY Jim Farber

The composer’s third David Bowie homage falls flat.

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Chamber Orchestra/Orchestra Review
January 15, 2019
A Slice of Heaven from the Santa Rosa Symphony
BY Steve Osborn

Conductor Francesco Lecce-Chong shows his stuff in symphonies from Mozart and Mahler.

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Jazz Review
January 15, 2019
Getting Excessive with Motoko Honda
BY Andrew Gilbert

Fireworks fly when the Japanese-born pianist and her supple band explore the intersection of jazz and classical music.

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Modern Classical Review
January 15, 2019
Julius Eastman’s Challenging Music Comes Back to Life
BY Tysen Dauer

The sacred and the profane meld in a spirited revival of the composer’s work.

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Cal Performances Names Its Next Executive Director
January 15, 2019
Cal Performances Names Its Next Executive Director
BY Peter Feher
The vacant position at one of the Bay Area’s chief arts organizations is finally filled....
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Festival Review
January 11, 2019
Two Artists: One Mind
BY Giacomo Fiore

Electronic explorer Pamela Z melds musical minds with dancer Christine Bonasea in a spontaneous, tour-de-force collaboration.

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Modern Classical Review
January 15, 2019
Here’s Nadia
BY Jim Farber

Violinist Nadia Sirota hosts the first Living Music LIVE! program, a live podcast on stage in Los Angeles.

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