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Cal Performances Season Is Tarnopolsky's
April 17, 2018
Cal Performances Season Is Tarnopolsky's "Farewell Gift"
BY Janos Gereben
From Daniel Barenboim to the Song of the Goat Theater, the outgoing director's final program is a complex and bold mix....
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Sondheim's First Musical Arrives Here Six Decades Late
April 3, 2018
Sondheim's First Musical Arrives Here Six Decades Late
BY Janos Gereben
Despite being his "baby" project, Saturday Night evinces the wit and maturity that characterize Sondheim's more famous works....
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Pocket Opera's <em> Bartered Bride</em> Returns
April 3, 2018
Pocket Opera's Bartered Bride Returns
BY Janos Gereben
Sparkling, folk-tinged melodies and lively ensemble dancing perk up the Czech sleeper....
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Merola Program Announces Stravinsky, Mozart, and
March 27, 2018
Merola Program Announces Stravinsky, Mozart, and "Much More"
BY Janos Gereben
The 12-week intensive training program for the next generation of singers offers benefits to opera fans, too....
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S.F. Ballet's Upcoming Season Leans on the Russians
March 27, 2018
S.F. Ballet's Upcoming Season Leans on the Russians
BY Janos Gereben
Amid classic masterpieces, the company brings back some recent hits along with a few new commissions....
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Music@Menlo Programs Travel 'Round Europe
March 22, 2018
[email protected] Programs Travel 'Round Europe
BY Janos Gereben
The vibrant chamber-music festival announces its summer season....
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Kronos Quartet Among Musical Highlights of SFFILM 2018
March 20, 2018
Kronos Quartet Among Musical Highlights of SFFILM 2018
BY Janos Gereben
The venerable quartet will provide live music for the screening of a new documentary about its four decades of musical exploration. ...
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CD Review
March 9, 2018
[email protected]'s The Glorious Violin Is More Than That
BY Janos Gereben

Splendid violin performances are just the beginning of the treasures to behold in this new box set.

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S.F. Symphony Marks the Long Arc of the MTT-Stravinsky Connection
March 5, 2018
S.F. Symphony Marks the Long Arc of the MTT-Stravinsky Connection
BY Janos Gereben
Stravinsky, theatrical programs play to Tilson-Thomas's strengths....
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S.F. Symphony Youth Orchestra Plays and Streams a World Premiere
February 26, 2018
S.F. Symphony Youth Orchestra Plays and Streams a World Premiere
BY Janos Gereben
Talented young Bay Area instrumentalists tackle Iranian Composer Anahita Abbasi’s new work....
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It Takes Wu Man to Bring a Village to Berkeley
February 26, 2018
It Takes Wu Man to Bring a Village to Berkeley
BY Janos Gereben
The renowned pipa virtuoso evokes an 18th-century Chinese drama with “gloriously raucous folk music” and shadow puppetry at Hertz Hall....
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A Convivi-al Christian-Buddhist Celebration of Music
February 24, 2018
A Convivi-al Christian-Buddhist Celebration of Music
BY Janos Gereben
Contemplative music is the path to mindfulness and social justice in this community gathering....
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Opera Review
February 19, 2018
West Bay Opera’s Fidelio Is a Stunner
BY Janos Gereben

Exquisite singing, music, and staging coalesce to fulfill Beethoven’s vision of liberation and triumph.

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Chamber Orchestra/Orchestra Review
February 12, 2018
Nonagenarian Blomstedt Introduces Century-Old Work to S.F. Symphony
BY Janos Gereben

The conductor laureate brings Wilhelm Stenhammar’s Second Symphony to Davies Hall.

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Behold Queen Victoria’s Favorite Anti-Royal Opera
February 6, 2018
Behold Queen Victoria’s Favorite Anti-Royal Opera
BY Janos Gereben
Lamplighters light up the stage with Gilbert & Sullivan’s sly Gondoliers....
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Upcoming Concert
West Bay Resounds with Beethoven’s Ode to Freedom
    February 3, 2018
    West Bay Opera
    West Bay Resounds with Beethoven’s Ode to Freedom
    BY Janos Gereben

    Fidelio offers an enduring glimmer of uplifting hope in trying times.

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    Chamber Orchestra/Orchestra Review
    January 30, 2018
    Royal Philharmonic’s Supersonic Firebird Shakes Davies Hall
    BY Janos Gereben

    The orchestra’s detailed and powerful performance anchored a beautifully played concert.

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    Chamber Music San Francisco Announces a Varied, Ambitious Lineup
    January 23, 2018
    Chamber Music San Francisco Announces a Varied, Ambitious Lineup
    BY Janos Gereben
    The ever-energetic Daniel Levenstein continues to up the ante with his world-class series. ...
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    Earplay Set for 33rd Season and Their Second Snapshot Festival With West Edge
    January 15, 2018
    Earplay Set for 33rd Season and Their Second Snapshot Festival With West Edge
    BY Janos Gereben
    The chamber ensemble offers fresh music and collaborates with West Edge Opera in incubating new operas....
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    S.F. Ballet Orchestra’s 2018 Journey from Tchaikovsky to 12 New Works
    January 9, 2018
    S.F. Ballet Orchestra’s 2018 Journey from Tchaikovsky to 12 New Works
    BY Janos Gereben
    Old favorites give way to startling new discoveries in the upcoming season....
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