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Sunday, March 26, 2023

California Symphony: Zemlinsky, A. Mahler, Rott

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I told a friend I saw at today's California Symphony concert that I wasn't going to blog about it, but I have changed my mind. It wa...
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Tuesday, March 21, 2023

San Francisco Symphony Season Announcement Date: March 28

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San Francisco Symphony has announced the date of its season announcement: it's a week from today, on Tuesday, March 28, at 10 a.m. I hav...
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Friday, March 17, 2023

Cast Change Announcement: NY Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra

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Conductor Karina Canellakis has withdrawn from some of her upcoming programs because she's expecting a child in May. Here are notes abou...
Tuesday, March 14, 2023

VFO Beats the VPO

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On Saturday night I went to Vallejo to hear the new-ish Vallejo Festival Orchestra, conducted by Thomas Conlin. I'd never heard the orch...
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A Head-Scratcher

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The last time that I attended a program conducted by Christian Thielemann was the 2015 Bayreuth Tristan und Isolde . It was transcendentally...
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Friday, March 10, 2023

Friday Photo

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Vegetables December, 2022  
Thursday, March 09, 2023

Oldie But Goodie, 2018 Edition

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I drafted this blog post in January, 2019, so, four years ago. I have no idea why I never published it. So, for your amusement, my look back...
Wednesday, March 08, 2023

Belated Museum Mondays

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Guo Pei Exhibit Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco September, 2022  
Friday, March 03, 2023

Friday Photo

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Flowering plants Battle, near Hastings, England May, 2014  
Thursday, March 02, 2023

Sibelius in Vallejo

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Here's a program of interest to Sibelius fans: Music From The Land of Midnight Sun Performed by the Vallejo Festival Orchestra, Soprano ...

Stuff I Expect to See in SF

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Walt Disney Concert Hall Garden March, 2017 Photo by Lisa Hirsch Between this year's and next year's goings-on at the LA Phil, I wou...
Tuesday, February 28, 2023

Belated Museum Mondays

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Detail of a Painting Boston Museum of Fine Arts October, 2019  
Monday, February 27, 2023

New This Week

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I've got a couple of items up at SFCV today: What Gets the Pros Riled Up About Tár ? (I did not come up with this title!) Huge thanks t...
Friday, February 24, 2023

Backstage Protocols

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There's been some reporting about changing COVID-19 protocols for performing arts audiences, for example, Joshua Kosman's article ab...
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Tuesday, February 21, 2023

New Music at the NY Phil

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David Geffen Hall Photo courtesy of the NY Philharmonic (I think) In today's SF Chronicle Datebook, Joshua Kosman speculates about who...
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Friday, February 17, 2023

Outgoing

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  Davies Symphony Hall If you read my blog, or if you've been following the current contract negotiations, you know that SFS has many va...

Friday Photo

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Photo of a graphic display take at SFSoundBox. Horizontally symmetric pattern based on a Renaissance painting. Elements include a lute's...
Thursday, February 16, 2023

Belated Museum Mondays

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Armchair by Alexander Girard Museum of International Folk Art, Santa Fe August, 2019  

Belated Friday Photo

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City Hall, San Francisco February, 2023  

Contract Negotiations at San Francisco Symphony

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Davies Symphony Hall Photo by Lisa Hirsch Two recent stories stemming from the fact that SFS musicians are currently working without a contr...
Tuesday, February 14, 2023

Opera San José Falstaff

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I'll be seeing Falstaff on Sunday. The reviews are good and it's a wonderful opera. Joshua Kosman , SF Chronicle Georgia Rowe , Loc...
Sunday, February 12, 2023

Speculation: LA Philharmonic's Next Music Director

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Walt Disney Concert Hall Photo by Lisa Hirsch March, 2017 First, I've updated my previous post on Gustavo Dudamel and the NY Philharmoni...
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Tuesday, February 07, 2023

Music Director Updates

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Updates: Gustavo Dudamel appointed music and artistic director of the NY Philharmonic, effective 2026-27. Lahav Shani will be the next music...
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Dudamel to NY Philharmonic

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Gustavo Dudamel Photo courtesy of NY Philharmonic Gustavo Dudamel will be the next music and artistic director of the New York Philharmonic,...

Girls of the Golden West, Redux

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  Davone Tines and Julia Bullock Girls of the Golden West Photo: Corey Weaver/Courtesy of San Francisco Opera The most recent - probably the...