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Classical Music

  • Blogs

    May 23, 2012

    Lil B Issues Classical Album, Wants You to Actually Pay For It

    Having harangued the rap establishment to an extent that he could no longer be ignored or dismissed, Lil B is moving on to new territories. The next genre ripe for his ad-libbed, self-obsessed, endlessly positive brand of inquisition? Why, classical music, of course. Last night the Berkeley-bred h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 21, 2011

    Bouncer Lives That Awkward First Date TV Episode at Andalu

    ​From this week's Bouncer column: I'm the only person I know who didn't get into The Wire or Treme, shows that have been dubbed "city symphonies." They remind me of donuts, which are my least favorite food, despite their amazing ingredients -- bread, sugar, and fat. These shows have great ac ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 29, 2011

    S.F. Symphony Summer Conductor Michael Francis on the Joys of Performing Outdoors

    Chris Cristodoulou​In the conducting world, Michael Francis is a rising star. Young, talented, and armed with a devastatingly cute British accent, this is a conductor to keep an eye on. Fortunately for us, Francis will be in town this summer, conducting the San Francisco Symphony's annual summer c ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 23, 2011

    He Just Never Noticed

    Chris Cristodoulou​In the conducting world, Michael Francis is a rising star. Young, talented, and armed with a devastatingly cute British accent, this is a conductor to keep an eye on. Fortunately for us, Francis will be in town this summer, conducting the San Francisco Symphony's annual summer c ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 8, 2010

    Outsider Sopranos

    Chris Cristodoulou​In the conducting world, Michael Francis is a rising star. Young, talented, and armed with a devastatingly cute British accent, this is a conductor to keep an eye on. Fortunately for us, Francis will be in town this summer, conducting the San Francisco Symphony's annual summer c ... More >>

  • Culture

    September 1, 2010

    Fall Arts: Classical music and operas to see this fall

    Chris Cristodoulou​In the conducting world, Michael Francis is a rising star. Young, talented, and armed with a devastatingly cute British accent, this is a conductor to keep an eye on. Fortunately for us, Francis will be in town this summer, conducting the San Francisco Symphony's annual summer c ... More >>

  • Culture

    September 1, 2010

    Fall Arts: A designer and a diva give flavor to "Aida"

    Chris Cristodoulou​In the conducting world, Michael Francis is a rising star. Young, talented, and armed with a devastatingly cute British accent, this is a conductor to keep an eye on. Fortunately for us, Francis will be in town this summer, conducting the San Francisco Symphony's annual summer c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 14, 2009

    Friday Night: Verdi's Otello at War Memorial Opera House

    Terrence McCarthy​Verdi's Otello War Memorial Opera HouseFriday, Nov. 13, 2009Better than: Most professional athletes' returns from retirementLocal opera fans may not realize it, but they owe a debt of gratitude to Giulio Ricordi and Arrigo Boito. Without the machinations of these two -- a music p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 13, 2009

    Hey DJ! Friday Q&A: Masonic aka Mason Bates

    ​Mason Bates is probably the only DJ who gets props from both the downtown dance community and ritzy classical society. The San Franciscan has an impressive resume fit for both worlds. He's performed with the San Francisco Symphony and is the current composer-in-residence for the California Sympho ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2009

    Friday Night: Richard Strauss' Salomé at War Memorial Opera House

    Richard Strauss' SaloméWar Memorial Opera HouseFriday, Oct. 30, 2009Better than: Sunday schoolTerrence McCarthyGreer Grimsley (Jokanaan)​Of the six operas that comprise San Francisco Opera's fall 2009 season, Richard Strauss' Salomé is the outlier -- a production that, by design, represents some ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 8, 2009

    Last Night: Andrew W.K. and Calder Quartet at Swedish American Hall

    ​Andrew W.K. and Calder QuartetWednesday, Oct. 7, 2009Swedish American HallBetter than: Metallica and the San Francisco Symphony.Hours before he took the stage, Andrew W.K. was amping up his fans. His Twitter feed was bursting with typical AWK excitement: "PARTY MINDSET OF THE DAY: Remember that e ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 9, 2009

    Slavic Soul Party

    ​Andrew W.K. and Calder QuartetWednesday, Oct. 7, 2009Swedish American HallBetter than: Metallica and the San Francisco Symphony.Hours before he took the stage, Andrew W.K. was amping up his fans. His Twitter feed was bursting with typical AWK excitement: "PARTY MINDSET OF THE DAY: Remember that e ... More >>

  • Culture

    September 2, 2009

    Five Classical Music and Opera Events to See This Fall

    ​Andrew W.K. and Calder QuartetWednesday, Oct. 7, 2009Swedish American HallBetter than: Metallica and the San Francisco Symphony.Hours before he took the stage, Andrew W.K. was amping up his fans. His Twitter feed was bursting with typical AWK excitement: "PARTY MINDSET OF THE DAY: Remember that e ... More >>

  • Culture

    September 2, 2009

    The Maestro

    For S.F. Opera's new music director, conducting is a lot like making love.

  • Calendar

    July 8, 2009

    Isn’t It Symphonic?

    For S.F. Opera's new music director, conducting is a lot like making love.

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2009

    Last Night: The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess at War Memorial Opera House

    Cory WeaverEric Owens (Porgy) and Laquita Mitchell (Bess)Better than: Being trampled -- in your own seat -- by half the people in your section as they make for the Irish coffee at intermission. More on that later.On the BART ride home after San Francisco Opera's Sunday evening performance of George ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 31, 2009

    Last Night: John Vanderslice and the Magik*Magik Orchestra at the Great American Music Hall

    John Vanderslice and the Magik*Magik Orchestra Friday, January 30, 2009 Great American Music HallReview By Melissa BaronBetter Than: Shows where artists use keyboards and samples artificially replicate the sound of real instruments (ie violins, horns).As a budding young tuba player, I immersed mysel ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 5, 2008

    The Day The Music [Subsidy] Died -- Peskin to Take Symphony Off Dole

    By Matt Smith SF Weekly wasn't the only one annoyed to discover that SF Symphony Conductor Michael Tilson Thomas pulls down in the ballpark of $3 million annually from symphonies that happen to be publicly-funded charities. San Francisco Board of Supervisors President Aaron Peskin was so outraged ... More >>

  • Music

    November 26, 2008

    Strings Attached

    By Matt Smith SF Weekly wasn't the only one annoyed to discover that SF Symphony Conductor Michael Tilson Thomas pulls down in the ballpark of $3 million annually from symphonies that happen to be publicly-funded charities. San Francisco Board of Supervisors President Aaron Peskin was so outraged ... More >>

  • News

    November 19, 2008

    Business Conductor

    The city needs to stop subsidizing the S.F. Symphony and other snobby arts organizations that cater to the rich.

  • Music

    October 8, 2008

    Classical music’s no-frills Mission digs

    The city needs to stop subsidizing the S.F. Symphony and other snobby arts organizations that cater to the rich.

  • Culture

    September 24, 2008

    Hidden Dragon Lady

    Amy Tan's opera puts Chinese culture into perspective.

  • Blogs

    September 4, 2008

    Last Night: San Francisco Symphony Opening Gala

    Amy Tan's opera puts Chinese culture into perspective.

  • Calendar

    August 6, 2008

    Philip Glass' Progeny

    Amy Tan's opera puts Chinese culture into perspective.

  • Calendar

    March 12, 2008

    The Bohemian Club

    Amy Tan's opera puts Chinese culture into perspective.

  • Music

    January 30, 2008

    Mercury Soul Merges Visual Art with Classical Music and Contemporary Electronica

    Amy Tan's opera puts Chinese culture into perspective.

  • Calendar

    December 19, 2007

    Best Male Vocals

    Amy Tan's opera puts Chinese culture into perspective.

  • News

    November 14, 2007

    Convicted Embezzler Linda Simwa Cons SF Symphony, UCSF

    Amy Tan's opera puts Chinese culture into perspective.

  • Music

    September 26, 2007

    San Francisco Symphony’s Opening Gala Gives an Indie Critic the Night Off

    Amy Tan's opera puts Chinese culture into perspective.

  • Calendar

    August 1, 2007

    Hotel Casablanca

    Amy Tan's opera puts Chinese culture into perspective.

  • Music

    June 6, 2007

    Prokofiev the Provoker

    Russian Firebrand fest spotlights a radical composer

  • Music

    October 19, 2005

    Neo Camerata

    Travels

  • News

    April 20, 2005

    The World on a String

    As the San Francisco Conservatory of Music moves to fancy new digs, its students struggle with a shrinking professional marketplace.

  • Calendar

    October 8, 2003

    Insane Clown Posse

    Opera, fun? Golden Gate Opera takes the stuffing out of I Pagliacci

  • Calendar

    September 25, 2002

    Baz's Bohème

    Can the director of Moulin Rouge succeed in the opera?

  • Music

    April 17, 2002

    Hear This

    The Cypress String Quartet explores modern classical traditions

  • Calendar

    July 4, 2001

    What's Up, Doc?

    Bugs Bunny on Broadway is a multimedia salute to cartoons and classical music

  • Music

    December 6, 2000

    Hear This

    Garrick Ohlsson and the San Francisco Symphony perform Brahms' Piano Concerto No. 2

  • Culture

    September 20, 2000

    Truth in Dance

    Mark Morris brings the U.S. premiere of Four Saints in Three Acts to UC Berkeley

  • Music

    June 14, 2000

    Building a Better Battleship

    Graham Reynolds scores films, conducts unconventional symphonies, and rewrites the rules of modern jazz

  • Music

    December 1, 1999

    Rebuilding Babylon

    S.F. Opera's production of Nabucco seems straightforward, but the production crew knows better

  • Music

    November 24, 1999

    Hear This

    Joshua Bell

  • Music

    October 20, 1999

    Review

    Charlie Haden Quartet West with Chamber Orchestra's The Art of The Song

  • Music

    August 25, 1999

    Taking Partch

    Twenty-five years after experimental composer and instrument builder Harry Partch died, his music and ideas have found a living legacy in the Bay Area

  • Music

    April 28, 1999

    Fanfare for the Common Band

    Metallica and the San Francisco Symphony play the Berkeley Community Theater for two nights, and for what?

  • Music

    March 10, 1999

    Swede Victory

    Conductor Herbert Blomstedt rescues an obscure composer from the classical dustbin

  • Music

    February 24, 1999

    Uncharted Territories

    Trailblazing composer Terry Riley still seeks out new sources for improvisation

  • Calendar

    November 11, 1998

    Night +Day

    Trailblazing composer Terry Riley still seeks out new sources for improvisation

  • Music

    October 28, 1998

    Melding Pot

    Kronos Quartet blends history, cultures, and classical music

  • News

    September 3, 1997

    Classical Discord

    For three decades, Mariedi Anders has used Old World grace and negotiating acumen to create significant American careers for serious European musicians. Now, the doyenne of West Coast classical music agents faces a new challenge: the globalization of the

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