The Vallejo Symphony premiered a memorial tribute 15 years in the making, alongside music by Britten, Haydn, and C.P.E. Bach.
Guest conductor David Afkham made his SF Symphony debut with Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich on Friday, Oct. 24.
The conductor enters the fifth year of her tenure after a string of successes with Wagner and Verdi.
Conductor Santtu-Matias Rouvali’s slow tempos were a blessing in Philharmonia's West Coast tour with pianist Vikingur Ólafsson.
Oakland Symphony Music Director Kedrick Armstrong began his second season with an eclectic program culminating with Stravinsky’s Firebird.
The San Francisco Symphony shines in Märkl's debut, while violinist Leonidas Kavakos solos in Bela Bartok's Violin Concerto No. 2.
