October 25, 2014
Sonic Harvest returns to Berkeley
An opera based on a painting based on an ancient Greek myth. Contemporary? Absolutely.
A new treatment of “Europa and the Bull” opened the first day of Sonic Harvest, an annual...
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October 21, 2014
Hausmann Quartet at Berkeley Chamber Performances
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October 2, 2014
Berkeley Symphony begins a new season
Virtuosity and enigmas at Zellerbach
After five successful seasons, Joana Carneiro returned to rehearse and lead the Berkeley Symphony in “Enigma,” their opening concert. Zellerbach Hall on the UC Campus was nearly sold out to hear this popular conductor, and the after-concert dinner, a fund-raiser for education, was booked solid weeks out.
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September 25, 2014
SF Symphony Chorus Shines at Davies
Thirteen years after the future
The San Francisco Symphony placed their faith in a strangely hopeful future last Thursday, September 25, with a program that included themes from Stanley Kubrick and Arthur C. Clarke’s landmark film, 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Richard Strauss’ stirring Also sprach Zarathustra became famous as the opening for this film, huge chords climbing to resolution as ape-like hominids capered around an alien...
September 3, 2014
The New Symphony season
Big names and big plans…
Clever programming and a veritable parade of great violinists mark this as a watershed year for Bay Area symphonies.
Joana Carneiro will lead the Berkeley Symphony...
August 8, 2014
“Bridging Dvořák” concludes festival for Music@Menlo
Inspired finish for Menlo festival
Music@Menlo held their eighth and final concert of the summer season on Friday, August 8, at the Menlo School’s Stent Family Hall. This intimate venue, like Burlingame’s Kohl Mansion, is an ornate and perfectly proportioned hall, adding sumptuous depths to the sound for those lucky enough to get a seat.
When the performers are of the caliber that routinely fill Music@Menlo’s artist roster, it...