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Henry Brant, left, and MTT, right, during rehearsals of Ice Field in 2001. MTT will conduct Brant's orchestration of Ives' Concord Sonata this week with the SF Symphony. San Francisco Symphony music director Michael Tilson Thomas looks like a laid back conductor on stage: he makes sweeping gestures which... continue reading on SFist

You, that's who. And you can, by participating in the Tech Search Party, which offers as a prize an autographed baseball by the Mayor. Other prizes include tickets to a Bon Jovi concert courtesy of the suddenly cuddly Sarah and Vinnie, or EA video games. The Tech Search Party... continue reading on SFist

John Duykers and Boriz Knezevic in Ensemble Parallele's production of Wozzeck. Photo credit: Steve DiBartolomeo The premiere of Alban Berg's opera Wozzeck on December 15, 1925 opened to a huge success, the composer receiving the wild adulation of the crowd. You'd thought he'd be pleased with himself, having composed... continue reading on SFist

Yo-Yo Ma is one of the world's most celebrated musicians, his name one of the most recognizable. To wit: he played for millions of people at Obama's inauguration, and has won tons of hardware (like fifteen Grammy awards.) So of course, the rock star, if you will, was able... continue reading on SFist

Adam Tendler, preparing the piano for John Cage's Sonatas and Interlude Pianist Adam Tendler will perform John Cage's Sonatas and Interlude, a set of music for prepared piano. John Cage was an avant-garde music composer who pushed the boundaries of music. In 1952, inspired by the white paintings of... continue reading on SFist