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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
December 10, 2019
Symphony Silicon Valley Revivifies Khachaturian’s Piano Concerto
BY David Bratman

Pianist Nareh Arghamanyan discovers deep music in a work once dismissed as “Soviet kitsch.”

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Chamber Orchestra/Orchestra Review
November 25, 2019
Redwood Symphony Pleases With a Potpourri of Short Works
BY David Bratman

Eric K and ensemble add some spice to Copland’s El Salón México.

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Chamber Music Review
November 11, 2019
Soviet-Suppressed Chamber Works Open [email protected]’s Winter Season
BY David Bratman

A lost Shostakovich piano trio emerges in “Art Under a Tombstone.”

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Recital Review
November 5, 2019
Joshua Bell and Alessio Bax: Up Close and Personal
BY David Bratman

The dynamic duo shines in the César Franck Sonata at Bing.

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Chamber Orchestra/Orchestra Review
October 29, 2019
Symphony Silicon Valley Rises to the Top Under JoAnn Falletta’s Baton
BY David Bratman

An intriguing bill combines David Amram’s new double concerto with rarities from Lili Boulanger and a Rachmaninoff classic.

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Chamber Music Review
October 22, 2019
Calidore String Quartet Keeps Everything on the Edge
BY David Bratman

In San José, the quartet offers one musical revelation after another.

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Chamber Orchestra/Orchestra Review
October 7, 2019
Carlos Vieu Brings Out the Best in Symphony Silicon Valley, One Movement at a Time
BY David Bratman

The popular guest conductor took a refreshingly straightforward approach to major works from Tchaikovsky and Kodály.

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Chamber Orchestra/Orchestra Review
September 23, 2019
Mission Chamber Orchestra Focuses on Unfamiliar Works Old and New
BY David Bratman

Pianist Adam Marks makes the most of an early Clara Wieck Schumann concerto.

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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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