Arts & Entertainment SFist Interviews Leila Josefowicz We heard of Leila Josefowicz for the first time after she won a MacArthur Genius Grant in 2008. "Out of blue, $500,000, no strings," declares the fellowship's page. But! Some strings were
Arts & Entertainment SFist Interviews Alisa Weilerstein Alisa concluded the previous season of the SF Symphony on a high note. Says -him again!- the Chron: She boasts a wonderfully large and expressive string tone, and she shaped the piece's
Arts & Entertainment SFist Interviews Hilary Hahn We got the chance to phone Hilary, and well, that Tchaikovsky concerto, what's up with it? Actually, I just recorded it, she said. It will be a while before it comes out, but
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 SFist Interviews James Gaffigan, SF Symphony Associate Conductor The Sunday concert features pianist Jeremy Denk in a Mozart piano concerto. Jeremy keeps an on-line diary, a blog as they call it, where he deconstructs the music, shining light on how the
