Janos Gereben

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Music News: January 19, 2010

Janos Gereben - January 19, 2010

Opera to Offer Domingo, Ring, Much More

Just back at work for the first time in the new year, San Francisco Opera General Director David Gockley has announced plans for the company's 2010-2011 season, its 88th.

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Pacific Overtures and Adventures

Janos Gereben - January 18, 2010

Going back about six decades now, there were Alan Watts in Marin and the American Academy of Asian Studies in San Francisco, the pioneering Esalen Institute in Big Sur, Lou Harrison’s gamelan works from San José and Santa Cruz, Berkeley’s Center for World Music, and countless others.

Music News: January 12, 2010

Janos Gereben - January 12, 2010

If Musicians Ruled the World ...

There it was, news over the weekend of the election victory of Ivo Josipovic, 52, for Croatia's presidency.

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Music News: January 5, 2010

Janos Gereben - January 5, 2010

Great Expectations

A few personal picks from the many inviting local musical events of 2010.

Music News: December 15, 2009

Janos Gereben - December 15, 2009

Debussy by Chance

After a "Wozzeck event" at the S.F.

Music News: December 8, 2009

Janos Gereben - December 8, 2009

$14 Million Bailout From L.A.

Music News: December 1, 2009

Janos Gereben - December 1, 2009

Those First Steps to Classical Music

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Doctored Bach, A Balm to the Soul

Janos Gereben - November 30, 2009
Some pedantic fuddy-duddies may decry what transpired in Davies Symphony Hall last weekend, but those who love music, and who especially love J.S. Bach, were happy to experience an outstanding performance of an edited version of his Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248.

Music News: November 24, 2009

Janos Gereben - November 24, 2009

Weekend Riches From the Berlin Philharmonic

Simon Rattle and the Berlin Philharmonic were happily ensconced in and around Davies Symphony Hall Thursday through Saturday, showering the city with four grand events in just three days.
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Formenti's Aspects of the Divine

Janos Gereben - November 23, 2009

Marino Formenti may be an amazing virtuoso pianist, an "eccentric titan of the keyboard," and "a Glenn Gould for the 21st century," but he doesn't particularly care to be called a pianist. He considers himself a musician, who mainly plays the piano.