S.F. Symphony review: Darkly engrossing Ba... SFGate: Classical Music For an orchestra and conductor eager to include opera in their repertoire, "Bluebeard's Castle" - Bartók's dark psychological fable about the mysteries of love and knowledge - would seem to be a natural fit. There's almost no stage action, and most of the... Béla Bartók ; 10 months ago | Comment | Tag | Read Full Story

Nick Hillel directs Bartok's 'Bluebeard's ... SFGate: Classical Music In between the clear-cut lines of concert performance and fully staged opera lies the shadowy world of the semi-staged presentation, in which action is hinted at but not fully spelled out. There may be few works better suited to this than "Bluebeard's Castle,"... Béla Bartók ; 10 months ago | Comment | Tag | Read Full Story

S.F. Symphony's visitors reveal U.S. sound... SFGate: Classical Music Of all the celebratory novelties Davies Symphony Hall has witnessed during the centennial season of the San Francisco Symphony that is now winding down - the special concert programs, the return of the American Mavericks Festival, the wonderful historical... San Francisco Symphony ; 10 months ago | Comment | Tag | Read Full Story

Nick Hillel directs Bartok's 'Bluebeard's ... SFGate: Classical Music In between the clear-cut lines of concert performance and fully staged opera lies the shadowy world of the semi-staged presentation, in which action is hinted at but not fully spelled out. There may be few works better suited to this than "Bluebeard's Castle,"... Béla Bartók ; 10 months ago | Comment | Tag | Read Full Story

S.F. Symphony review: Wang's awesome Rachm... SFGate: Classical Music At this point, there's no more news to report about Yuja Wang. She is, quite simply, the most dazzlingly, uncannily gifted pianist in the concert world today, and there's nothing left to do but sit back, listen and marvel at her artistry. Happily for local... Sergei Rachmaninov ; Yuja Wang ; 10 months ago | Comment | Tag | Read Full Story

S.F. Symphony's visitors reveal U.S. sound... SFGate: Classical Music Of all the celebratory novelties Davies Symphony Hall has witnessed during the centennial season of the San Francisco Symphony that is now winding down - the special concert programs, the return of the American Mavericks Festival, the wonderful historical... San Francisco Symphony ; 10 months ago | Comment | Tag | Read Full Story

S.F. Symphony review: Wang's awesome Rachm... SFGate: Classical Music At this point, there's no more news to report about Yuja Wang. She is, quite simply, the most dazzlingly, uncannily gifted pianist in the concert world today, and there's nothing left to do but sit back, listen and marvel at her artistry. Happily for local... Sergei Rachmaninov ; Yuja Wang ; 10 months ago | Comment | Tag | Read Full Story

Album review: Judith Lang Zaimont, 'Piano ... SFGate: Classical Music RATING: (POLITE APPLAUSE) New music American composer Judith Lang Zaimont writes for the piano with a keen sense of the instrument's physical qualities (you can tell just by listening that she's a pianist herself) and a wonderful tonal range, from the sweetly... Judith Lang Zaimont ; 10 months ago | Comment | Tag | Read Full Story

Ojai North review: Leif Ove Andsnes compel... SFGate: Classical Music Ojai North, the weeklong Berkeley residency of the Ojai Music Festival presented by Cal Performances, concluded with a fine pair of concerts on Thursday that showed Music Director Leif Ove Andsnes wearing two hats, as curator and pianist. Both fit him... Leif Ove Andsnes ; 10 months ago | Comment | Tag | Read Full Story

Ojai North review: Leif Ove Andsnes compel... SFGate: Classical Music Ojai North, the weeklong Berkeley residency of the Ojai Music Festival presented by Cal Performances, concluded with a fine pair of concerts on Thursday that showed Music Director Leif Ove Andsnes wearing two hats, as curator and pianist. Both fit him... Leif Ove Andsnes ; 10 months ago | Comment | Tag | Read Full Story