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Steve Osborn

Steve Osborn, a children's writer by day, moonlights as a violist and music critic.

Articles by this Author

Chamber Orchestra/Orchestra Review
February 11, 2020
Matt Browne’s First Symphony Highlights a Stellar Turn by the Santa Rosa Symphony
BY Steve Osborn

Pianist Natasha Paremski brings grace to a Rachmaninoff concerto.

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Chamber Orchestra/Orchestra Review
January 14, 2020
Violinist Simone Porter Aspires to Stardom With Santa Rosa Symphony
BY Steve Osborn

The orchestra shows its strengths in Brahms’s Second Symphony.

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Chamber Orchestra/Orchestra Review
December 10, 2019
Everlasting Light at Santa Rosa Symphony
BY Steve Osborn

The SSU Symphonic Chorus is the star of a very bright show.

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Chamber Music Review
July 22, 2019
A Chausson Concerto Is the Hit in Valley of the Moon’s “Visionary’s Salon” Concert
BY Steve Osborn

Violinist Rachel Barton Pine soars in the rarely heard French masterpiece.

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Chamber Orchestra/Orchestra Review
May 6, 2019
Alexander Toradze Delivers a Lesson in Serenity
BY Steve Osborn

The pianist’s reading of a Shostakovich concerto brings out the best in the Santa Rosa Symphony.

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Chamber Music Review
April 1, 2019
Razzle-Dazzle From Anne Akiko Meyers and Jason Vieaux
BY Steve Osborn

The unusual pairing of violin and guitar works out with two virtuosi sharing the Weill Hall stage at the Green Music Center.

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Chamber Orchestra/Orchestra Review
March 19, 2019
American Classics Sparkle Under Kahane’s Baton
BY Steve Osborn

The former Santa Rosa Symphony music director returns with a lineup of Gershwin, Barber, and Copland.

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Chamber Orchestra/Orchestra Review
January 15, 2019
A Slice of Heaven from the Santa Rosa Symphony
BY Steve Osborn

Conductor Francesco Lecce-Chong shows his stuff in symphonies from Mozart and Mahler.

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Chamber Orchestra/Orchestra Review
December 5, 2018
Santa Rosa Symphony Heralds the Holidays
BY Steve Osborn

A rollicking “William Tell” highlights the seasonal program.

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Recital Review
November 13, 2018
Peter Serkin Pedals His Way Through Mozart and Bach
BY Steve Osborn

The piano legend delivers a master class in subtlety and control.

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Chamber Orchestra/Orchestra Review
November 6, 2018
Peace and Love From the Santa Rosa Symphony
BY Steve Osborn

Music from West Side Story is the standout in this lively, dance-themed program.

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Early Music/Baroque Review
October 30, 2018
Venice Baroque Orchestra: Bang the String Quickly
BY Steve Osborn

Percussive strings raise the roof, but a humble recorder brings down the house.

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Chamber Orchestra/Orchestra Review
October 8, 2018
Lecce-Chong Proves His Mettle With Santa Rosa Symphony
BY Steve Osborn

The new conductor tackles Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony with precision and exemplary technique.

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Chamber Music Review
October 2, 2018
Brentano Quartet Squares Up to Bartók
BY Steve Osborn

The quartet is at their best with challenging repertory at the Green Music Center.

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Chamber Orchestra/Orchestra Review
May 8, 2018
Ferrandis Bids Farewell with Mahler’s Last Symphony
BY Steve Osborn

The Santa Rosa Symphony’s music director bows out with a strong reading of Mahler’s epic Ninth.

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Chamber Orchestra/Orchestra Review
April 10, 2018
It's All About the Voice at Santa Rosa Symphony
BY Steve Osborn

Prokofiev's cantata Alexander Nevsky wowed, beyond John Adams's The Dharma at Big Sur.

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Recital Review
March 5, 2018
Anne-Sophie Mutter Soars with Penderecki Sonata
BY Steve Osborn

The violinist closes her Green Center concert with an unexpected twist.

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Chamber Orchestra/Orchestra Review
February 13, 2018
Michael Christie Takes the Santa Rosa Symphony on an “All-American” Ride
BY Steve Osborn

The fifth contender for conductor position shows his style in a program featuring Bernstein’s score for On the Waterfront.

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Chamber Orchestra/Orchestra Review
December 5, 2017
Andrew Grams Finds His Groove With the Santa Rosa Symphony in Rachmaninoff
BY Steve Osborn

Pianist Stewart Goodyear dazzles in Ravel’s Piano Concerto.

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Chamber Orchestra/Orchestra Review
November 7, 2017
Mei-Ann Chen Raises the Bar for Santa Rosa Symphony Conducting Post
BY Steve Osborn

Chen is the second candidate in the orchestra’s music-director search and showed many strengths in her weekend set.

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