With music directors splitting time across continents, the orchestra invents the role for the 30-year-old pianist-conductor.
A fatigued Herbert Blomstedt nearly came to grief during a performance of Mahler's massive Symphony No. 9 with the SF Symphony.
Led by Kedrick Armstrong, the orchestra performed Dett’s 1932 oratorio The Ordering of Moses — it deserves to be played more often.
The baritone speaks with SF Classical Voice ahead of his 75th time singing Figaro in The Barber of Seville.
The composer’s thorny Selah received a stunning performance, but Tchaikovsky’s Mozartiana brought delight.
On his new album, the singer moves between defiance, lyricism, and ghoulish humor across works by nine living composers, including Gordon Getty.
The orchestra performed composer-in-residence Jimmy López’s Perú negro in a May 15 concert.
During a listening party at Monk Space, there was obvious artistic synergy between the composer and The Industry — a cutting-edge opera company.
