“Even amidst the emotional turbulence of dealing with death, love lives on — transformed, but real,” writes SFCV’s Tom Jacobs.
Barbara Bogatin, a cellist in the SF Symphony Orchestra since 1994, remembers Michael Tilson Thomas.
With John Adams conducting his own music and 20th-century Russian music, Michael Tilson Thomas was serendipitously remembered.
The 2026-2027 season, announced on April 28, includes birthday celebrations for Steve Reich, Philip Glass, and John Adams.
The pianist’s command of Sergei Prokofiev’s most fearsome music was on display in a concert at Davies Symphony Hall.
The outgoing music director gave a strong performance at the black-tie gala held in his honor.
