Thursday, December 10th, 2009
Among the generation of composers that began to emerge after the Second World War, there was considerable attention given to structure with visions...
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Sunday, December 6th, 2009
Regular readers have probably noticed that I have particular interest in covering performances of the music of Johannes Brahms and have been given to...
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Friday, December 4th, 2009
Those interested in giving (or asking to receive) a less-than-ordinary gift for this Holiday season would do well to consider tickets either to one...
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Sunday, November 29th, 2009
Those who cannot wait until next June to hear Donald Runnicles, when he returns to the San Francisco Opera to conduct Richard Wagner's Die...
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Last week Osmo Vänskä began his visit to the podium in Davies Symphony Hall with a long overdue (by almost fifteen years) first performance...
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The last time Osmo Vänskä visited to conduct the San Francisco Symphony, he opened with the United State premiere of the work of a Finnish...
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It is always interesting to see what sorts of arrangements Alexander Vereshagin prepares for his Russian Chamber Orchestra when they perform in the...
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The program for this week's San Francisco Symphony concert at Davies Symphony Hall (whose final performance is this afternoon at 4 PM) listed Itzhak...
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The title of the second program in the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra season was The Concerto – An Adversarial Friendship. Perhaps to...
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During my student days, when it seemed as if opportunities for experimentation with the composition and performance of music seemed endless, there...
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