Janos Gereben

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In Memoriam Elliott Carter: 1908-2012

Janos Gereben - November 6, 2012

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.

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For a String Quartet, the Show Must Go On

Janos Gereben - October 30, 2012
The quartet: Ivanir, Hoffman, Keener, Walken
The quartet: Ivanir, Hoffman, Keener, Walken

No memories of finger positions remain from childhood

Met Live HD Telecasts of Note

Janos Gereben - October 30, 2012

The Nov. 10 Met HD cast features Thomas Adès conducting the premiere of his The Tempest, with Simon Keenlyside as Prospero.

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SFS Youth Orchestra on Double Duty

Janos Gereben - October 30, 2012
YO woodwinds: flutists Apoorva Rangan and Pavitra Rengarajan; oboists Liam Boisset and Erika Johnson
YO woodwinds: flutists Apoorva Rangan and Pavitra Rengarajan; oboi
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The Glory That Is the SFO Chorus

Janos Gereben - October 30, 2012
Winners all: San Francisco Opera Chorus members singing at a Giants game in AT&T Park
Winners all: San Francisco Opera Chorus members singing at a Giants game in AT&T P
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Vertical Ignorance of the Night

Janos Gereben - October 30, 2012
"Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?"
"Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?"

This somewhat forced allusion to my favorite Vietnamese

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Live, Streaming From Bavarian State Opera

Janos Gereben - October 23, 2012
Jörg Widmann's <em>Babylon</em> will be streamed live from Munich
Jörg Widmann's Babylon will be streamed live from Munich

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Mavericks on CD

Janos Gereben - October 23, 2012
MTT and the new SFS hybrid SACD recording
MTT and the new SFS hybrid SACD recording

The shared glory of the San Francisco Symphony's 1996, 2000, and

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Music in Motion or Moving to Music

Janos Gereben - October 23, 2012
Program 2: the Hamburg Ballet in Neumeier's <em>Nijinsky</em> Photo courtesy of Hamburg Ballet
Program 2: the Hamburg Ballet in Neumeier's Nijinsky
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Lohengrin Chorus: In Nobody's Shadows

Janos Gereben - October 22, 2012

In a new production of Wagner's Lohengrin at the San Francisco Opera everyone is a star — great soloists, Ian Robertson's Opera Chorus, and Nicola Luisotti leading an orchestra on fire.