Michael Zwiebach

Michael Zwiebach is the senior editor/content manager for SFCV. He assigns all articles and content, manages the writing staff, and does editing. A member of SFCV from the beginning, Michael holds a Ph.D. in music history from the University of California, Berkeley.

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Tosca With Fries

Michael Zwiebach - June 2, 2009

When Tosca throws herself from the parapet of the Castel Sant' Angelo, at the end of Puccini's brilliant opera, the assembled crowd watc

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International Orange Chorale

Michael Zwiebach - June 2, 2009

The San Francisco Bay Area is a little foretaste of chorus heaven. Choruses flourish here, and their activities are constant. So what makes a person want to found another chorus? In the case of the International Orange Chorale of San Francisco, it’s as simple as wanting to choose your friends.

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Jerry Kuderna

Michael Zwiebach - June 2, 2009

To hear pianist (and longtime SFCV contributor) Jerry Kuderna tell it, his upcoming concert at Trinity Chapel in Berkeley on June 6 was an extreme example of serendipity. There he was, innocently practicing music of the Catalan composer Federico Mompou, “the first Spanish composer who really got into my system,” he says.

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Loving Catullus

Michael Zwiebach - May 19, 2009

You might assume, from its Latin name Chora Nova, that it specializes in early music, but that’s far from the truth, as its upcoming concerts this week demonstrate. Carl Orff’s Catulli Carmina (Song of Catullus) does have Latin words, though its musical style is familiar from the composer’s Carmina Burana.

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Spring Concert: Young People's Symphony Orchestra

Michael Zwiebach - May 6, 2009

Well-known Bay Area cellist Bonnie Hampton’s relationship with the Young People’s Symphony Orchestra goes back to the time when she was a pr

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More Handel Festivities

Michael Zwiebach - May 5, 2009

The San Francisco Symphony and the Symphony Chorus contribute to the year’s Handel festivities with performances of three of the composer

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Salons at the Rex

Michael Zwiebach - May 5, 2009

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Brandenburgs For Mother's Day

Michael Zwiebach - May 5, 2009

On Mother’s Day, as on most holidays, concertgoing opportunities will be limited, as presenters fear loss of their audience to other activities, such as the

Cameron Carpenter

Michael Zwiebach - April 28, 2009

Cameron Carpenter is a rarity in the rarified world of classical organists. Flamboyant and virtuosic in performance, he has earned not only recognition among musicians, but also popularity as a soloist that overshadows all other exponents of the instrument.