After more than six decades of generously sharing his unique performing and compositional talent, and a bright and ingenuous spirit, Dave Brubeck passed away on Dec. 5, a day shy of his 92nd birthday.
Reah Sadowsky, a pianist once hailed as a San Francisco Wunderkind alongside Isaac Stern, Ruggiero Ricci, and Yehudi Menuhin, who then carved out a uniquely distributed career, died in her Berkeley home at the age of 96.
While there is no perfect recording of Richard Wagner’s Ring of the Nibelung, Decca’s landmark effort, conducted by Georg Solti, has proved durable for all the right reasons.
In the “new economy,” young musicians are finding their way, despite an uncertain job market, declining concert attendance, and other discouragements. Here are some of their stories, along with the perspective of an older generation.
The Lincoln Theater in Yountville will again produce live entertainment in the fall 2013 season. But questions about its artistic mission and funding are far from answered.
The iconic American composer Elliott Carter died in New York on Nov. 5, 2012. He was just weeks away from his 104th birthday, but active and productive until his last day.
A park ranger and an expanding group of enthusiasts gather aboard a sailing ship at Hyde Street Pier to sing sea chanteys. Turns out, there’s a lot more there than you might expect.
