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David Bratman

David Bratman is a librarian who lives with his lawfully wedded soprano and a wall full of symphony recordings.

Articles by this Author

Chamber Orchestra/Orchestra Review
September 17, 2019
California Symphony Opens With a Flourish
BY David Bratman

Mezzo Rachel Calloway brilliantly channels Frida Kahlo in a Gabriela Lena Frank song cycle.

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Modern Classical Review
August 13, 2019
As a Classical Composer, Wynton Marsalis Contains Multitudes
BY David Bratman

The jazz trumpeter’s violin concerto starring Nicola Benedetti reveals a surfeit of ideas.

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Chamber Music Review
July 23, 2019
Restraint Reveals Hidden Depths in Works from the “Classical Twilight”
BY David Bratman

Baritone Nikolay Borchev and pianist Wu Han make a formidable duo in Schubert’s Winterreise at [email protected]

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Chamber Orchestra/Orchestra Review
July 15, 2019
Gemma New Shines In Debut With the SF Symphony
BY David Bratman

The refurbished Frost is a beautiful, if not perfect, venue for outdoor orchestral concerts.

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Frost Amphitheater Returns as a Fully Refurbished Concert Venue
June 3, 2019
Frost Amphitheater Returns as a Fully Refurbished Concert Venue
BY David Bratman
S.F. Symphony takes to the brand-new stage on July 10.
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Chamber Orchestra/Orchestra Review
June 3, 2019
Juraj Valčuha and the S.F. Symphony: Ecstasy and Agony
BY David Bratman

The pairing of Bach with Shostakovich offers a study in emotional contrasts.

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Recital Review
May 21, 2019
The Piano Gets Political at Old First Concerts
BY David Bratman

Sarah Cahill and Regina Myers offer a recital of works themed around social justice, some subtle, some not so subtle.

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Youth Ensembles/Student Performances Review
May 14, 2019
San José State Stages Bernstein’s Mass
BY David Bratman

Students from the School of Music and Dance excel in a production-heavy performance.

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Chamber Orchestra/Orchestra Review
May 6, 2019
Symphony Silicon Valley Excels in Rachmaninoff and Stravinsky
BY David Bratman

Two SSV favorites, Tatsuya Shimono and Jon Nakamatsu, anchor an all-around brilliant concert.

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Chamber Orchestra/Orchestra Review
April 29, 2019
Hélène Grimaud and the S.F. Symphony Try a Little Tenderness With Beethoven
BY David Bratman

James Gaffigan steers the orchestra in intriguing directions in a concert ranging from Mozart to Barber.

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Chamber Orchestra/Orchestra Review
April 15, 2019
Boreyko and S.F. Symphony Redeem Zemlinsky’s “Little Mermaid”
BY David Bratman

Guest conductor Andrey Boreyko leads the orchestra in a disciplined reading of a storied tone poem.

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Chamber Orchestra/Orchestra Review
April 2, 2019
Australian Chamber Orchestra Soft Pedals Mozart and Brahms
BY David Bratman

The U.S. premiere of a Samuel Adams concerto grosso highlights a gentle concert.

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Chamber Orchestra/Orchestra Review
March 5, 2019
Anne Akiko Meyers Graces Symphony Silicon Valley With Lyrical Barber Concerto
BY David Bratman

Guest conductor Tito Muñoz brought out the best in the orchestra.

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Chamber Music Review
February 19, 2019
Dover Quartet Visits San Jose Bearing Schubert and Tchaikovsky
BY David Bratman

The fine quartet gives a San Jose Chamber Music Society audience a treat.

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Chamber Orchestra/Orchestra Review
February 12, 2019
Redwood Symphony Celebrates Stravinsky in Style
BY David Bratman

Dr. K and company shine light on the recently rediscovered Funeral Song.

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Chamber Music Review
January 22, 2019
Nakamatsu Steps In With Escher Quartet
BY David Bratman

Piano quartets by Mozart and Brahms had pride of place at the San José Chamber Music Society concert.

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Chamber Orchestra/Orchestra Review
January 22, 2019
Daniel Meyer Plays It Safe With Symphony Silicon Valley
BY David Bratman

Jon Kimura Parker makes light work of a challenging Brahms piano concerto.

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Chamber Orchestra/Orchestra Review
January 8, 2019
Clarinets and Piano at the Fore With the San José Chamber Orchestra
BY David Bratman

A lively new arrangement of a Mendelssohn work for two clarinets features father-and-son soloists Jon and Alec Manasse.

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CD Review
January 2, 2019
S.F. Symphony Sheds Light on Berlioz’s Roméo et Juliette
BY David Bratman

The epic work shines in this new recording under the baton of Michael Tilson Thomas.

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Chamber Orchestra/Orchestra Review
December 11, 2018
William Boughton and Symphony Silicon Valley Go Bold With Mozart and Mendelssohn
BY David Bratman

Clarinetist Michael Corner shines in a Mozart concerto.

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