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Joseph Young Named Music Director of Berkeley Symphony
April 17, 2019
Joseph Young Named Music Director of Berkeley Symphony
BY Janos Gereben
The energetic conductor brings well-honed conducting skills and an engaging personality to the job.
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Ellen Reid, Composer of <em>prism</em>, Wins 2019 Pulitzer
April 16, 2019
Ellen Reid, Composer of prism, Wins 2019 Pulitzer
BY Janos Gereben
SFCV covered the premiere of the Prize-winning opera back in November.
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MAX 2019: Kronos Quartet Stars in a Space Festival
April 15, 2019
MAX 2019: Kronos Quartet Stars in a Space Festival
BY Janos Gereben
Artists and scientists collaborate in a festival of ideas about the next frontier.
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Four Conductors Bow at S.F. Opera Summer Season
April 15, 2019
Four Conductors Bow at S.F. Opera Summer Season
BY Janos Gereben
Look for an impressive lineup of debuts at the War Memorial this summer.
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Opera Review
April 9, 2019
S.F. Lamplighters Navigate Through Trials Splendidly
BY Janos Gereben

A Gilbert and Sullivan one-acter, plus an over-the-top companion piece, makes for a satisfying production.

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Left Coast Chamber Ensemble Presents World-Premiere Operas
April 8, 2019
Left Coast Chamber Ensemble Presents World-Premiere Operas
BY Janos Gereben
The intrepid chamber group stages not one but two new operas this June.
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San Francisco Opera Ponders the Future
April 5, 2019
San Francisco Opera Ponders the Future
BY Janos Gereben
The annual membership meeting hints at SFO’s strategic vision for meeting 21st-century challenges.
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Festival of North Indian Classical Music and Dance at Z Space
April 2, 2019
Festival of North Indian Classical Music and Dance at Z Space
BY Janos Gereben
“Continuum” highlights the passing of the torch from famous masters to their students.
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Mirga Gražinyte-Tyla: Absent Conductor Remains Afar
April 2, 2019
Mirga Gražinyte-Tyla: Absent Conductor Remains Afar
BY Janos Gereben
The Lithuanian conductor cancels her second S.F. Symphony engagement.
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Chicago Symphony Strike Stalls, Outlook Is Dim
April 1, 2019
Chicago Symphony Strike Stalls, Outlook Is Dim
BY Janos Gereben
Bargaining table is empty as impasse deepens and more concert blocks are canceled.
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Klein String Competition Semifinalists Named
March 26, 2019
Klein String Competition Semifinalists Named
BY Janos Gereben
The nine young semifinalists for the 34th prize hail from around the U.S.
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New Century to Tour the Old Continent in June
March 25, 2019
New Century to Tour the Old Continent in June
BY Janos Gereben
Daniel Hope and orchestra will visit some of Europe’s major musical festivals.
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S.F. International Film Festival’s Music, Dance, and Art Offerings
March 21, 2019
S.F. International Film Festival’s Music, Dance, and Art Offerings
BY Janos Gereben
A new documentary gets deep inside a classic Miles Davis recording.
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Bevy of New Works at Del Sol’s Pythagorean Music Festival
March 19, 2019
Bevy of New Works at Del Sol’s Pythagorean Music Festival
BY Janos Gereben
Fans of just intonation can look forward to the premiere of this new Bay Area festival.
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Biggest-Ever Tchaikovsky Competition Will Be Streamed Free
March 18, 2019
Biggest-Ever Tchaikovsky Competition Will Be Streamed Free
BY Janos Gereben
The 16th career-making contest takes place in Russia this June.
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S.F. Symphony Chorus Prepares for the Magnificent <em>St. John Passion</em>
March 18, 2019
San Francisco Symphony Chorus
S.F. Symphony Chorus Prepares for the Magnificent St. John Passion
BY Janos Gereben

Ragnar Bohlin puts his singers through their paces to sing Bach’s masterpiece on March 30.

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42nd Street Moon Plans Big “Sondheim Sweep”
March 12, 2019
42nd Street Moon Plans Big “Sondheim Sweep”
BY Janos Gereben
The San Francisco Bay Area, once home to many small, adventurous theater companies, now aspires to become Broadway-West, with musicals old and new abounding....
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Chicago Symphony Musicians Go on Strike
March 12, 2019
Chicago Symphony Musicians Go on Strike
BY Janos Gereben
Riccardo Muti sides with the musicians, who have been striking since Sunday.
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Changes and Cutbacks at S.F. Opera Eliminate Some Top Positions
March 7, 2019
Changes and Cutbacks at S.F. Opera Eliminate Some Top Positions
BY Janos Gereben
Veteran Director of Communications Jon Finck gets his walking papers.
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S.F. Organizations Play Musical Chairs
March 5, 2019
S.F. Organizations Play Musical Chairs
BY Janos Gereben
The shake-up in musical leadership around the Bay Area continues with new directors at Festival Opera, Schola Cantorum, and SFEMS.
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