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Rebecca Wishnia

Rebecca Wishnia recently earned her master’s degree in violin from UC Santa Cruz, where she studied with Roy Malan. A passionate chamber musician, she has performed in a variety of ensembles around the Bay Area, in addition to studying and teaching chamber repertoire at festivals each summer.

Articles by this Author

Chamber Orchestra/Orchestra Review
October 23, 2018
The Melodic Elliott Carter? S.F. Contemporary Music Players Make the Case
BY Rebecca Wishnia

In three works from the 1980s and ’90s, SFCMP shows Carter’s more genial side.

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Modern Classical Review
October 12, 2018
Subtle Degrees Explores the Big Groove in Berkeley
BY Rebecca Wishnia

A larger-than-life performance by the saxophone-drums duo takes listeners on a dramatic journey at CNMAT.

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Chamber Music Review
October 9, 2018
Dover Quartet Lives up to Its Reputation — and Then Some
BY Rebecca Wishnia

The award-winning ensemble reveals its brilliance in a superb reading of Britten’s first quartet.

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Modern Classical Review
September 24, 2018
Dirt and Copper Debut Showcases Intriguing New Works
BY Rebecca Wishnia

The promising new-music collective collaborates with Julie Herndon at C4NM.

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Chamber Orchestra/Orchestra Review
September 17, 2018
Yuja Wang and S.F. Symphony Are Stellar in a Program Devoted to Earthbound Concerns
BY Rebecca Wishnia

An ingenious work by Niccolò Castiglioni highlights an evening focused on climate change.

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Modern Classical Review
September 11, 2018
S.F. Electronic Fest Fosters Spontaneity — for Better and Worse
BY Rebecca Wishnia

Real-time creativity pushes listeners to stay in the moment at this big-hearted gathering of electronic explorers.

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Opera Review
June 18, 2018
This Boris Doesn't Need Fixing
BY Rebecca Wishnia

Mussorgsky's original version stands on its own merits in this opulent, semi-staged S.F. Symphony production.

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Chamber Orchestra/Orchestra Review
May 29, 2018
David Robertson Guides S.F. Symphony Through a Sublime Haydn Symphony
BY Rebecca Wishnia

The guest conductor has all the right stuff to lead a world-class orchestra.

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Chamber Orchestra/Orchestra Review
May 22, 2018
Itzhak Perlman Masterful With the Violin and Baton at S.F. Symphony
BY Rebecca Wishnia

The beloved violinist’s interplay with oboist Eugene Izotov on a Bach concerto was the concert highlight.

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Chamber Orchestra/Orchestra Review
April 22, 2018
S.F. Symphony's Evening of Debussy and Ravel Falls Short of Great
BY Rebecca Wishnia

Conductor Yan Pascal Tortelier's arrangement of Daphnis et Chloé is the highlight.

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Chamber Music Review
April 20, 2018
Takács Quartet Shines on a Hungarian Rarity
BY Rebecca Wishnia

An Ernő Dohnányi quartet is an unexpected pleasure.

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Chamber Orchestra/Orchestra Review
April 10, 2018
Seattle Symphony Finds Power in Simplicity
BY Rebecca Wishnia

Become Desert is a worthy, tranquil sequel to John Luther Adams's blockbuster Become Ocean.

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Chamber Music Review
March 26, 2018
S.F. Contemporary Music Players In Deep Listening Mode
BY Rebecca Wishnia

4-Concert Weekend program honors the staggering new-music legacy of Pauline Oliveros and Steven Schick.

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Chamber Orchestra/Orchestra Review
March 26, 2018
Gil Shaham and MTT Find Connections Between Mahler and Berg
BY Rebecca Wishnia

The S.F. Symphony concert brought together Berg's Violin Concerto and Mahler's Fifth Symphony.

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Chamber Music Review
March 21, 2018
Orpheus Ascends With the Left Coast Chamber Ensemble
BY Rebecca Wishnia

LCCE explores music inspired by the classic myth through five works spanning 400 years.

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Chamber Orchestra/Orchestra Review
March 19, 2018
S.F. Symphony Makes the Most of Sudden Changes
BY Rebecca Wishnia

The world premiere of Charles Wuorinen's Symphony-commissioned piece reveals surprisingly accessible sonic treats.

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Chamber Orchestra/Orchestra Review
March 13, 2018
The Sun Never Sets on the Academy of St Martin in the Fields
BY Rebecca Wishnia

Joshua Bell leads the nimble orchestra in a familiar program.

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Chamber Music Review
March 6, 2018
Space and Silence Are Key to the Musical Lexicon of sfSound
BY Rebecca Wishnia

Taking musical risks results in sonic treasures with this dedicated new-music ensemble.

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Opera Review
February 27, 2018
West Edge Opera Serves a Tantalizing Sampler of Promising New Operas
BY Rebecca Wishnia

Cyril Deaconoff’s The Last Tycoon is the standout in an evening of exciting excerpts that left listeners wanting more.

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Chamber Music Review
February 20, 2018
Danish Quartet Sings With One Voice
BY Rebecca Wishnia

The lauded string quartet gives Bartók and Beethoven romantic readings.

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