Marianne Lipanovich

Marianne Lipanovich is a writer and editor based in Redwood City. A gardening expert, she is a lifelong music lover, having learned to read music before she learned to read.

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ALonzo King LINES Ballet: Melding Music and Movement

Marianne Lipanovich - April 3, 2010

Musicians and dancers will come together in a new and engaging way in the spring season of the Alonzo King LINES Ballet, which runs April 16-25 at the Novellus Theater at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. The season features the premiere of a work that partners the ballet ensemble with several San Francisco Opera Adler Fellows.

Tenor Ian Bostridge, in Love With the Song

Marianne Lipanovich - March 15, 2010

Ian Bostridge, who made his U.S. debut at Cal Performances in 1998, returns on March 21 for an afternoon recital. He’s known in musical worlds as one of the finer lieder tenors performing today. What may be less well-known is that he started out to have an academic career, earned a Ph.D. in history from Oxford University, and has become a published author and columnist.

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So a Silent Movie Sings??

Marianne Lipanovich - March 12, 2010
The Paramount Theatre returns to its roots and its “mighty Wurlitzer” takes center stage at the upcoming Oakland East Bay Symphony concert on March 19 and 21.

It’s not your standard concert evening — and that’s just the point.

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Around the World in One Evening

Marianne Lipanovich - March 9, 2010
If you haven’t had a chance to listen to Joel Fan’s 2006 CD, World Music, you’re missing a wonderful introduction to contemporary classical music from around the globe. You’ll still have a chance to hear large parts of it live when he performs at Holy Names University in Oakland on March 20.
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A Visit From a Violin Virtuoso

Marianne Lipanovich - February 22, 2010
Chamber Music San Francisco is starting its season with a bang.
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Family Fun, but For Everyone

Marianne Lipanovich - February 14, 2010
Lots of kids, lots of information, lots of great music, though not lots of money are the mainstays of the San Francisco Chamber Orchestra’s Family Concerts. The next concert series is coming up on Feb. 27 and 28. The good news is that you don’t have to come as a part of a family to still enjoy the fun.

First, just what is meant by “lots of kids”?

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Santa Rosa Symphony Remembers the Past

Marianne Lipanovich - February 9, 2010
Music has often been used to erase the burdens of war, for both combatants and civilians.

Cellist Joshua Roman: Going Fast Uphill

Marianne Lipanovich - February 8, 2010
Cellist Joshua Roman has been making a name for himself since he won the position of principal cellist of the Seattle Symphony in 2006 at age 22.
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Persian Myths and a Polish Romantic

Marianne Lipanovich - January 25, 2010
Music has always had a way of bridging gaps between cultures and bringing people closer together.
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It's All in the Genes

Marianne Lipanovich - January 19, 2010
In some ways, the Ying Quartet will be returning to its roots when it plays the “American” String Quartet, Op. 96, by Dvořák at Kohl Mansion in February. Written when the composer was living in rural Iowa, it’s a special piece for the quartet, according to Phillip Ying, who plays viola.