The pianist’s lightning-fast concerto was just one highlight in a solid program from the Santa Rosa Symphony.
A dazzling composition inspired by video-game conventions is the highlight of a perfect Halloween program.
Michael Tilson Thomas’ program traces the connection between the Renaissance and the Romantic by way of Mozart.
Guest artists Edvard Tshivzhel and Nikolai Demidenko help translate works from their compatriots.
The fortepianist’s improvisations, and the orchestra’s less muscular approach resulted in a Beethoven quite different from the mighty thunderer of legend.
The evening’s promise of “Romance” was delivered in small, surprising moments.
The pianist chats about the joys and challenges of keeping his roles as performer, pedagogue, and parent in perspective.
Conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen brought Romantic expressivity to a pair of neoclassical masterpieces.
The beloved conductor supports young musicians in an initiative modeled on the program that fostered his own musical development.
Soloists Yuja Wang and Mark Inouye dazzle in a preview of the program slated for the S.F. Symphony’s upcoming tour.
