Arts & Entertainment SFist Reviews: Mason Bates's Cello Concerto with Berkeley Symphony Mason Bates made his mark as a composer by breathing a fresh energy with the addition of electronic beats in his orchestral works. A composer for the symphony by day, he moonlights as
Arts & Entertainment SFist Reviews: Re/Current At The SF Symphony To all the gifts Steve Jobs gave us, the iPhone, the iPad, and most importantly, Toy Story, we must add Mason Bates' B sides, performed last Wednesday by the composer on the stage
Arts & Entertainment SFist Reviews: Beethoven Recordings and Writings As the Fall season for classical music is upon us, you can bet on this: even though 2013 is an anniversary year for Verdi, Wagner, Britten or Lutowslavsky, you'll hear more Beethoven. Ludwig
Arts & Entertainment SFist Previews: Donato Cabrera with the California Symphony The California Symphony found itself without a music director under some murky circumstances a couple years back. This season, they make lemonade with the situation, turning their concert series into an interviewing process
Arts & Entertainment SFist Interviews: Leon Fleisher Political agendas aside, Leon Fleisher will tickle the keys, performing the Emperor concerto with the SF Symphony, and give a Master Class you can attend at the SF Conservatory. A San Francisco native,
Arts & Entertainment Summer in the City Symphony Series The SF Symphony's Summer in the City is all about giving the audience easy aural pleasure. The program we attended included Dvořák's New World Symphony, a Beethoven piano concerto No. 5, and a
Arts & Entertainment B9 Or Be Square Our conductor and Music Director is Stephen Paulson, who by day is San Francisco Symphony's principal bassoonist Michael Tilson Thomas is an advisory board member, and occasionally attends our concerts We have a
Arts & Entertainment SFist Interviews Leif-Ove Andsnes In fact, we forced him to admit it; and guess what? He does! That, and more after the jump.
