Janos Gereben

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Janos Gereben - March 5, 2012

Mark Streshinsky's West Edge Opera has done it again, making up for a tiny budget with huge imagination and amazing excellence, in its current production of The Manga Flute.

Janos Gereben - March 2, 2012

This is it: The Oakland East Bay Symphony, conducted by Carl Davis, and the S.F. Silent Film Festival, in the most complete restoration possible of Napoleon, will screen the 5 1/2-hour film four times at Oakland’s Paramount Theatre.

Janos Gereben - February 28, 2012

Music in Old-Timey Frisco

Color lithograph cover for Harry Armstrong's 1909 hit tune

Collect yourself, Gentle Reader, when confronted by the forbidden nickname.

Janos Gereben - February 21, 2012

Master Teacher Ulloa: 'Guardian Angel of Singers'

César Ulloa Photo by Washburn Imagery
César Ullo
Janos Gereben - February 18, 2012

Todd Donovan, 41, died Monday of complications from a brain tumor. A multi-talented musician, he sang baritone roles, including some major ones; played the saxophone; and produced and performed in benefit recitals across the U.S. and notably in the Bay Area.

Janos Gereben - February 16, 2012

A concert by the CSO under the baton of Riccardo Muti offered two thrilling evenings in one: a great orchestra, led by a superb conductor, presenting two fascinating new works, and textbook (but vibrant) readings of evergreen classics.

Janos Gereben - February 14, 2012

Bay Brass Concert to Honor Dick Akright

Glenn Fischtal, of San Francisco Symphony and Bay Brass It’s hard to miss the sound of brass instruments, and yet
Janos Gereben - February 7, 2012

West Edge's Marley/Manga Flute

West Edge Opera's <em>Flute</em> No matter how many productions you might have seen of Mozart’s Magic Flute, almost c
Janos Gereben - January 31, 2012

Saluting the Inexhaustible Peter Ilyich

Maria Kotchetkova dances Tatiana in <em>Onegin</em> Tchaikovsky is not always fully apprecia
Janos Gereben - January 24, 2012

Happy New Chinese Music!

Dragon timeThe lunar new year, which started yesterday, means celebrations for Vietnamese (Te’t), Koreans (Seol-nal), Mongolians (Tsagaan Sar), and many others, but the shorthand reference is usually “Chines