Rebecca Wishnia

Rebecca Wishnia is a freelance violinist and writer.

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Rebecca Wishnia - March 4, 2024

The orchestra presents a ravishing reading of Bartók’s opera, plus a colorful — and perfumed — account of Scriabin’s tone poem.

Rebecca Wishnia - January 29, 2024

After 50 years of Mahler performances, the orchestra’s music director laureate delivers a moving account of the Fifth Symphony.

Rebecca Wishnia - January 15, 2024

But draw your own conclusions about the ending of Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony, the other piece on the program.

Rebecca Wishnia - November 21, 2023

The everyday magic of Tokyo inspired Stone’s new multimedia work Re:gendo.

Rebecca Wishnia - November 14, 2023

San Francisco is the connecting thread through this concert, from the featured composers to the stellar student and alumni performers.

Rebecca Wishnia - November 6, 2023

Conductor Ludovic Morlot leads a program that also includes new art to accompany Mussorgsky/Ravel’s Pictures at an Exhibition.

Rebecca Wishnia - October 17, 2023

These star soloists are starting to delve deeper the more they play together.

Rebecca Wishnia - October 15, 2023

At SF Performances, the group premieres a new quintet that has its moments, with Andres on piano.

Rebecca Wishnia - October 10, 2023

The San Francisco Symphony plays Naïve and Sentimental Music, plus a new violin concerto with soloist Pekka Kuusisto.

Rebecca Wishnia - August 15, 2023

There’s nothing particularly revolutionary about this new music, but Cabrillo first-timers Gabriela Ortiz and Dan Caputo stand out.