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Janos Gereben - January 4, 2011

Symphony's Strong Start for 2011

San Francisco Symphony opens the 2011 portion of its 99th season with great music presented through the collaboration of a world-famous French pianist and a rapidly emerging young Ukrainian
Joseph Sargent - January 4, 2011

The venues may range from hither to yon, but the early-music concerts on offer this season around the Bay Area will field a dazzling array of stars and novel musical experiences.

Jason Victor Serinus - January 4, 2011

More than a few operatic and other vocal diversions may beckon you in the coming spring. Here are just a few of the surprises.

Jason Victor Serinus - December 28, 2010

The most prestigious classical music competition in the U.S. isn’t the Van Cliburn Piano Competition, it’s the Naumburg Foundation Competition. As S.F. Performances prepares to host this year’s piano winner, Soyeon Lee, here’s what musicians think of the organization’s enviable track record.

Georgia Rowe - December 28, 2010

Every season, a few concerts and recitals with “wow” factor come along: rare events that create a sense of occasion, partly because they rarely happen. You know that if you miss them, you’ll probably end up feeling sorry later. Here are a few top recommendations.

Janos Gereben - December 28, 2010

And They Shall Be Called 'Nameless': Bootstrap Chamber Music

There is a fledgling chamber-music organization/concert series in Marin that's such a newbie it doesn't
Michael Zwiebach - December 28, 2010

Almost every music fan knows that the December holiday season is high tide for choral concerts. But what do about the rest of the year? Only SFCV tracks the winter and spring doings of the Bay Area’s plenitude of choral groups.

Benjamin Frandzel - December 27, 2010

The coming months promise orchestra aficionados all around the Bay Area a wide array of music. In this list, “classic” scores. Whatever your taste or locale, there’s something intriguing beckoning you in the near future. Here are some of the many highlights ahead.

Actually, this list, by two of SFCV’s top critics only covers the second half of the year. But just 10 picks for the entire year? That would be impossible.

Janos Gereben - December 21, 2010

Peeking Into the New Year, Briefly

When looking at the hundreds of symphony, opera, chamber music, and dance performances coming to the Bay Area during the first half of 2011, there has to be some touchstone to narrow