The London Philharmonic comes to town for two concerts as part of the San Francisco Symphony’s Great Performers Series, with Vladimir Jurowski conducting.
In a concert of fascinating music, the scene is stolen by an ambitious account of war. Does the effort to document the horrors as realistically as possible result in good music?
In an inspiring master class given by Thomas Hampson to singers from the S.F. Conservatory he takes an untraditional tack, and is encouraging and supportive in his admiration.