Evgeny Kissin entrances Davies Symphony Hall with resplendent recital
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Kissin graced the stage of Davies Symphony Hall on a brisk San Francisco night to perform a recital spanning mood and musical epochs.
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San Francisco Symphony gives erratic interpretation of Stravinsky, Ogonek
Each of the program’s three pieces ran an impressive length, but under the guidance of conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen, the orchestra pulled off the feat with intricate execution.
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SF Symphony’s Lunar New Year celebrates community, emphasizes care
In addition to diversifying the symphony’s typical Western repertoire, the concert hall also captured a less sterile and proper sentiment. Such an achievement came to fruition because the program not only celebrated music but also culture and community.
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Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir, Sheléa join San Francisco Symphony for rapturous ‘Holiday Soul’ performance
While many might assume a trip to the symphony to be a formal, stiff outing, “Holiday Soul” was anything but a static experience.
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San Francisco Symphony blooms in lush celebration of Dia de los Muertos
Against the groggy vignette of a graying city, Davies Symphony Hall teemed with liveliness and brightened the day’s tune as the San Francisco Symphony performed its effervescent Dia de los Muertos concert.
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Beloved jazz bassist Esperanza Spalding shows splendor at the Davies Symphony Hall
The San Francisco Symphony enunciated its return with a variegated program that showed the group’s aptitude for modern arrangements and revisions to classical repertoire.
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San Francisco Symphony’s Film with Live Orchestra series breathes new life into ‘Apollo 13’
There was a lot of eye darting and focus shifting throughout the evening, but both film and orchestra are delightful in their entirety; not knowing where to look was not so much a problem as it was a blessing.
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San Francisco Symphony’s ‘The Princess Bride’ is inconceivably enchanting
The orchestra captured the film’s quintessential quirky humor in fun pastoral motifs and sustained invigorating momentum through the melodramatic fight sequences.
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Metallica, San Francisco Symphony reunite for nostalgic ‘S&M2’
S&M2 doesn’t take groundbreaking leaps, but it offers an innovative, retrospective view of Metallica’s legendary career.
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Picks of the Week: New year, fresh perspective
So for the week ahead, I’ve hand-prepared a small list of big things that will hopefully make you find gratitude in our return. We’re back, Berkeley.
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