Steve Osborn, a children's writer by day, moonlights as a violist and music critic. Articles By This Author Review Mariachi Meets Orchestra at the Santa Rosa Symphony Steve Osborn - June 13, 2022 Composer Enrico Chapela Barba writes masterfully for both ensembles in a new work titled Los Braceros. Review Santa Rosa Symphony Premieres a Michael Daugherty Piece Inspired by Sonoma Landscapes Steve Osborn - May 9, 2022 Symphony, conductor, and soloists are in tip-top form in a concert that also included Korngold’s Violin Concerto. Review Masked Santa Rosa Symphony Carries On Brilliantly Steve Osborn - November 16, 2020 Cellist Adelle-Akiko Kearns is outstanding in Max Bruch’s Canzone. Review Matt Browne’s First Symphony Highlights a Stellar Turn by the Santa Rosa Symphony Steve Osborn - February 11, 2020 Pianist Natasha Paremski brings grace to a Rachmaninoff concerto. Review Violinist Simone Porter Aspires to Stardom With Santa Rosa Symphony Steve Osborn - January 14, 2020 The orchestra shows its strengths in Brahms’s Second Symphony. Review Everlasting Light at Santa Rosa Symphony Steve Osborn - December 10, 2019 The SSU Symphonic Chorus is the star of a very bright show. Review A Chausson Concerto Is the Hit in Valley of the Moon’s “Visionary’s Salon” Concert Steve Osborn - July 22, 2019 Violinist Rachel Barton Pine soars in the rarely heard French masterpiece. Review Alexander Toradze Delivers a Lesson in Serenity Steve Osborn - May 6, 2019 The pianist’s reading of a Shostakovich concerto brings out the best in the Santa Rosa Symphony. Review Razzle-Dazzle From Anne Akiko Meyers and Jason Vieaux Steve Osborn - April 1, 2019 The unusual pairing of violin and guitar works out with two virtuosi sharing the Weill Hall stage at the Green Music Center. Review American Classics Sparkle Under Kahane’s Baton Steve Osborn - March 19, 2019 The former Santa Rosa Symphony music director returns with a lineup of Gershwin, Barber, and Copland. Pagination 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Next › Next page Last » Last page