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Janos Gereben

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Escape Your Sense of Isolation By Streaming Splendid Music and Dance
March 17, 2020
Escape Your Sense of Isolation By Streaming Splendid Music and Dance
BY Janos Gereben
Major performing arts organizations around the globe provide first-rate concerts online.
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Music@Menlo’s 18th Season Celebrates Haydn
March 16, 2020
[email protected]’s 18th Season Celebrates Haydn
BY Janos Gereben
Cellos take pride of place in this year’s ambitious roster of chamber-music concerts.
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Coronavirus Devastates Performing Arts Venues, Keeps Audiences Home
March 8, 2020
Coronavirus Devastates Performing Arts Venues, Keeps Audiences Home
BY Janos Gereben
SFCV will continue to update readers as more cancellations come in.
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Musical Chairs for Leadership at Chanticleer and New Century
March 3, 2020
Musical Chairs for Leadership at Chanticleer and New Century
BY Janos Gereben
Philip Wilder returns to his old choral group in a new role.
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SF Performances Announces Its 41st Season
March 3, 2020
SF Performances Announces Its 41st Season
BY Janos Gereben
Look for a world premiere, 12 artist debuts, and 35 memorable performances.
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SF Symphony’s European Orchestra Tour: Challenges and Rewards
February 24, 2020
SF Symphony’s European Orchestra Tour: Challenges and Rewards
BY Janos Gereben
Virus outbreaks are just one of many daunting logistical hurdles the globetrotting orchestra faces on its upcoming European jaunt.
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Violist Succession for Alexander String Quartet
February 24, 2020
Violist Succession for Alexander String Quartet
BY Janos Gereben
David Samuel takes over founding member Paul Yarbrough’s chair.
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Young People’s Symphony Ready for Big Winter Concert
February 18, 2020
Young People’s Symphony Ready for Big Winter Concert
BY Janos Gereben
The orchestra’s dedicated tyros tackle Dvořák, Respighi, Mendelssohn, and Bruch on Feb. 29.
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Salonen’s First SF Symphony Season: “Restless Innovation”
February 17, 2020
Salonen’s First SF Symphony Season: “Restless Innovation”
BY Janos Gereben
In his first season with the orchestra, Esa-Pekka Salonen commits to the new and unusual.
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Pocket Opera Is Up and At ’Em Again for Its 43rd Season
February 10, 2020
Pocket Opera Is Up and At ’Em Again for Its 43rd Season
BY Janos Gereben
An early Wagner comedy is the standout in the company’s 2020 season.
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$45 Million Bequest to Opera Theatre of Saint Louis
February 6, 2020
$45 Million Bequest to Opera Theatre of Saint Louis
BY Janos Gereben
The gift is one of the largest individual donations ever to an American opera company.
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SF Opera Summer Season in the Making
February 4, 2020
SF Opera Summer Season in the Making
BY Janos Gereben
The big change to the summer lineup: Eun Sun Kim will conduct Ernani.
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Chamber Orchestra/Orchestra Review
January 28, 2020
Daniel Hope, New Century Shake the Rafters With “Beethoven at the Presidio”
BY Janos Gereben

The musicians capture the high energy of Beethoven’s early compositions.

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A Surprise Highlights San Francisco Opera’s 2020–2021 Season
January 22, 2020
A Surprise Highlights San Francisco Opera’s 2020–2021 Season
BY Janos Gereben
Seven shows are planned for the War Memorial Opera House next season, along with a couple of concerts.
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Chamber Orchestra/Orchestra Review
January 21, 2020
Concerto Competition Winners Shine in SF Conservatory Concert
BY Janos Gereben

Conservatory students join Berkeley Symphony musicians for the performance, and SF Ballet’s Martin West conducts.

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Schwabacher Recitals to Showcase Debuts for Young Artists
January 14, 2020
Schwabacher Recitals to Showcase Debuts for Young Artists
BY Janos Gereben
The annual recital series kicks off on Jan. 29.
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New California Law Begins to Wreak Havoc With Arts Organizations
January 7, 2020
New California Law Begins to Wreak Havoc With Arts Organizations
BY Janos Gereben
Island City Opera postpones a production because of a statewide law affecting independent contractors.
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Lamplighters Return to <em>Princess Ida</em> With Fresh Eyes
January 6, 2020
Lamplighters Return to Princess Ida With Fresh Eyes
BY Janos Gereben
The Gilbert and Sullivan operetta gets an update but without losing any of its charm.
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R.I.P. Michael Grebanier, SF Symphony Principal Cellist
December 30, 2019
R.I.P. Michael Grebanier, SF Symphony Principal Cellist
BY Janos Gereben
Grebanier played with the orchestra for more than 40 years.
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Michael Tilson Thomas’s <em>Meditations on Rilke</em> in SF Symphony World Premiere
December 17, 2019
Michael Tilson Thomas’s Meditations on Rilke in SF Symphony World Premiere
BY Janos Gereben
Sasha Cooke and Ryan McKinny will sing with the orchestra.
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