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Cadenza: New Beginnings

David Bratman - October 7, 2009
The former Santa Cruz Chamber Orchestra is kicking off its first season under a new name with two energetic and attractive modern works for strings and trumpet: Arthur Honegger’s Symphony No. 2 and Shostakovich’s Piano Concerto No. 1, the latter with pianist Brenda Tom.

Itzhak Perlman and the San Francisco Symphony

Michael Zwiebach - October 7, 2009
You may not have heard Edward Elgar's Introduction and Allegro for String Orchestra, Op. 47, which opens Itzhak Perlman's concert with the San Francisco Symphony next week. But its neo-Baroque form and polyphonic wizardry make an interesting counterpoint with the following work on the program, Bach's Violin Concerto No. 2.

Earplay

Michael Zwiebach - October 7, 2009

It's not hard to imagine a small organization like Earplay having a "now what?" moment in the wake of the economic devastation that dried up foundation grants, donations, and other sources of arts funding. But the determined new-music group came up with a winner of a fundraiser.

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Music Close to the Heart: Why I Love Chamber Music

Heuwell Tircuit - October 6, 2009
All kinds of instrumental combinations occur in classical music, though chamber music is by far the most diverse, in terms of instrumentation and variety. If you’ve shunned this area, you’re missing out on much of the world’s greatest music, since many composers have poured their finest concepts into chamber music, especially the string quartet.

San Francisco Classical Voice Honored as One of Top Finalists at Groundbreaking Arts Journalism Summit

Michael Zwiebach - October 6, 2009
The USC Annenberg School for Communication and the National Arts Journalism Program presented a first-of-its-kind virtual National Summit on Arts Journalism last Friday, October 2, 2009 at the Annenberg Auditorium on the University of Southern California campus in Los Angeles.

An Interview With Wu Han: Music@Menlo Lands a Brand New Venue

Marianne Lipanovich - October 6, 2009

The founders of the summer music festival Music@Menlo are returning to the Peninsula this fall. Wu Han and David Finckel, along with Anthony McGill, are performing on Oct. 11 at the opening of the new Menlo-Atherton Performing Arts Center, on the campus of Menlo-Atherton High School. It’s a state-of-the-art building, and, says Wu Han, “I can’t wait to play there.”

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Live-Opera Movies:A Vital New Art Form

Robert Moon - October 6, 2009
“We feel that a performance of an opera shown in movie theaters,” said Giovanni Cozzi, managing partner of Emerging Pictures, a distributor of opera movies from Europe, “is a new art form.” And it is.
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Having the Composer At Hand

Be'eri Moalem - October 6, 2009

Music sounds different when the composer’s in the room. It sounds even more different when he’s sitting near you and hands you a score. That was the predicament in which I found myself Sunday afternoon, at the San Francisco Contemporary Music Players’ “Contemporary Insights” lectures.

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Music News: October 6, 2009

Janos Gereben - October 6, 2009

UPDATE: S.F. Lyric Opera Suspends Operations

San Francisco Lyric Opera Artistic Director Barnaby Palmer announced on Thursday that the company is suspending operations, effective immediately, because of lack of funds.
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The Anatomy of Cultural Diversity, With Imani Winds and Stefon Harris

Kwami Coleman - October 6, 2009
Imani Winds, a wind quintet whose stylish grace and charm match the high quality of sound produced from their instruments, hold a substantial pedigree among fellow artists, audiences, and critics alike.