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.
Tenor Michael Fabiano shone in the all-important opera highlights, but the full program went much deeper into the sweep of Italian music.
Solid performances highlight a streamlined production that emphasizes contemporary themes in the Weimar-era opera.
The director who has been reimagining opera for new audiences, trains his sights on the concert hall in a collaboration with the L.A. Philharmonic
The conductor provides a revelatory reading of an iconic masterwork, devoid of the usual drama.
