Conductor James Gaffigan returns to the San Francisco Symphony with a program of American works by George Gershwin, Carlos Simon, and Duke Ellington.
From YouTube to recordings to TV interviews, there are many collections of the conductor/composer’s work.
Dead Man Walking will open at San Francisco Opera on Sept. 14 and run through Sept. 28. Composer Jake Heggie discusses the opera’s origins and staying power.
In an excerpt from his biography John Williams: A Composer’s Life, Tim Greiving recounts how the composer changed minds about movie music.
Celebrating Louis Armstrong’s legacy, the project also features classical pianist Cecile Licad and players from Jazz at Lincoln Center.
