SF Symphony: Fujikura, Ravel, Fauré

Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall

I didn't get to last week's SFS concert, between multiple conflicts and not being a big fan of the Fauré Requiem (yes, go ahead, hate me; when it comes to choral requiems, I'm with Brahms all the way). For similar reasons, Joshua Kosman wasn't there either. (I know this because we were at three of the same performances from Thursday to Sunday.) So just two opinions, which are somewhat different.

• Rebecca Wishnia, SFCV and SF Chronicle; your bonus is that she's got some timely reporting about the SF Symphony Chorus contract.
• Michael Strickland, SF Civic Center
• Janos Gereben reports on the Symphony Chorus situation in greater detail at SFCV. The administration and board can talk all they want about "transparency" and "financial challenges," but they haven't yet explained the alleged deficits, based on "internal accounting," in a way that I find transparent.