Tag: San Francisco Symphony
Cristian Mǎcelaru: Who Decides If a New Work Succeeds?
"When an audience does not connect with a new piece, 99% of the time, it's the fault of the performer."
Best Bets: November 10th – November 16th
Michael Urie stars as "Richard II" in Red Bull Theater's new adaptation of Shakespeare's play.
BEST BETS: MAY 19th – MAY 25th
San Francisco Symphony celebrates Music Director Esa-Pekka Salonen in four weeks of concerts
Best Bets: February 24th – March 2nd
Four hands on a piano and a wig in box are amongst this week's highlights
James McVinnie Discusses Three Centuries of Music
"There are lots of ways of circumnavigating people's expectations, which I try to do with my programing and the instruments that I play."
New In Music This Week: July 21st
Lots of jazz, a new opera and Bobby Darrin sings Broadway (from 1966).
Gabriel Kahane Gets Political
"Trying to open people's hearts feels more politically useful than trying to convince people of something."
Conductor Paolo Bortolameolli From Mozart to Hynes
"I feel that new music is actually more linked to us than maybe a Mozart symphony. Music, art in general, somehow evolves with us in the way we experience the world."