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November 18, 2009 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Social Media Club San Francisco / Silicon Valley brings together musicians and their fans to discuss music, our collective love of music, and the new ways the artists and their supporters are connecting at our November meetup.
We have a panel tha...
November 18, 2009 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Social Media Club San Francisco / Silicon Valley brings together musicians and their fans to discuss music, our collective love of music, and the new ways the artists and their supporters are connecting at our November meetup.
We have a panel tha...
November 18, 2009 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Social Media Club San Francisco / Silicon Valley brings together musicians and their fans to discuss music, our collective love of music, and the new ways the artists and their supporters are connecting at our November meetup.
We have a panel tha...
Michael Tilson Thomas on some of life's simple pleasures: the Criterion DVD collection, the Tempur-Pedic sleep mask, Elton Dog and Jimmy Durante on YouTube, and the new Coen Brothers film, in this week's edition of Time magazine (cute illustration...
The artists for our Davies After Hours 09-10 season have just been announced - John Santos Sextet kicks it off, Fri., Jan. 15 following the George Benjamin/San Francisco Symphony performance. Santos is a four-time Grammy nominee and a well-known j...
Cellist Gautier Capucon performed a Casual Concert in the KDFC studios for a handful of contest winners. He was in SF to perform with Semyon Bychkov and the San Francisco Symphony 11/12-14, 2009. Peter Grunberg accompanied him on piano.
The SF Symphony's Concertmaster, violinist Alexander "Sasha" Barantschik, sat for a short interview recently with the SF Symphony's Jeanette Yu. Sasha, as he's fondly known, will lead the orchestra and perform on a program including Bach's Branden...
Soft Tags Bay Area debut at Hotel Utah
November 15, 2009 from 8:30pm to 11pm
Portland's acclaimed Soft Tags make their SF debut at Hotel Utah, Sunday, Nov. 15 at 8 p.m. These indie/shoe-gazer rockers are inspired by homemade instruments, lo-fi technology, the independent spirit, and lots of good Northwest-brewed beer and c...
Conductor Simon Rattle discusses his recordings of Brahms' symphonies with the Berlin Philharmonic. The symphonies were recorded in concert in fall 2008. Rattle and the orchestra will be performing Brahms' Symphonies Nos. 1 and 2 here at Davies Sy...
SF Symphony Concertmaster Alexander "Sasha" Barantschik spoke to SFCV.org's Lisa Petrie this week on the Brandenburg Concertos, what he hears in Shostakovich and Russian music, and what it's like to perform with the SF Symphony. Barantschik leads ...
San Francisco music writer Civic Center Mike was at the Dia de los Muertos Family Concert presented by the San Francisco Symphony on Sunday, and posted some great photos and insights on his blog. He makes special note of how much fun the musicians...
This fall, the San Francisco Symphony's Keeping Score series airs on PBS with three new episodes on composers Berlioz, Ives, and Shostakovich. In this 3 minute trailer, Music Director and host Michael Tilson Thomas introduces viewers to the myster...
The San Francisco Chronicle's Joshua Kosman praises the performances last week of guest conductor Osmo Vanska and pianist Antti Siirala. Vanska leads the orchestra and guest violinist Vadim Repin beginning Wednesday in Sibelius's Violin Concerto, ...
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- My favorite musicians:
- Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen are like my two big brothers - I've known them a long time, I love them very much, and it's tough to find fault with them. Maria Callas destroys me. Joshua Bell, I gotta say. And the Beatles, because nobody ever had more fun making music.
- My favorite composers:
- I guess I'd say the old warhorses, but am constantly learning about new ones (new to me, anyway) and loving the process. I heard the SF Symphony perform a Claude Vivier piece once and it was unforgettable. I like pretty much everything I've heard by Sibelius, of all people. Which *don't* I like? It's like trying to decide which benevolent goddess (or god) you dislike.
- The instrument(s) I play (or played, as a kid):
- piano, guitar
- My favorite concert of all time:
- Annual Springsteen birthday command performances.
- What I’d like people on this social network to know about me:
- It's more what I'd like people to know about the SF Symphony staff: it's an incredible bunch of musically talented and very smart people. And yes, I'm biased.
- How I’m connected with the San Francisco Symphony:
- as a fan, go to concerts, work for the Symphony
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Michael Tilson Thomas in TIME Magazine
Michael Tilson Thomas on some of life's simple pleasures: the Criterion DVD collection, the Tempur-Pedic sleep mask, Elton Dog and Jimmy Durante on YouTube, and the new Coen Brothers film, in thi… Continue
Posted on November 17, 2009 at 2:02pm —
Davies After Hours headliners announced for 2009-10 post-concert parties
The artists for our Davies After Hours 09-10 season have just been announced - John Santos Sextet kicks it off, Fri., Jan. 15 following the George Benjamin/San Francisco Symphony performance. Santos is a four-time Grammy nominee and a well-known jazz musician. His sextet will be performing music from Puerto Rico and Cuba as part of a response to that evening's San Francisco Symphony concert… Continue
Posted on November 12, 2009 at 9:00am —
Getting to know Alexander "Sasha" Barantschik
The SF Symphony's Concertmaster, violinist Alexander "Sasha" Barantschik, sat for a short interview recently with the SF Symphony's Jeanette Yu. Sasha, as he's fondly known, will lead the orchestra and perform on a program including Bach's Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 3, 4 and 5 the week of November 18. Joining Sasha and the orchestra are soloists Principal Flute Tim Day; Associate Principal Flute Robin McKee, and Principal Keyboard Robin Sutherland on harpsichord.… Continue
Posted on November 10, 2009 at 9:00am —
Listen live at 1:45 PST TODAY to Aaron Kahn from TEDxMcGill on "Reviving a Musical Consciousness"
Former SF Symphony Youth Orchestra musician Aaron Kahn speaks today, 11/5 at 1:45 PST about "Reviving a Musical Consciousness" as part of this series of TED-affiliated events. From his email: "At my dress rehearsal yesterday, people were stunned by the music, which is exactly what I'm trying to show with my talk: that societal assumptions have prevented many people from being able to appreciate art music, and that in the right context, they can do what they are actually neurally wired to do, and… Continue
Posted on November 5, 2009 at 11:11am —
Civic Center Mike on Dia de los Muertos
San Francisco music writer Civic Center Mike was at the Dia de los Muertos Family Concert presented by the San Francisco Symphony on Sunday, and posted some great photos and insights on his blog. He makes special note of how much fun the musicians seemed to be having, how delightful… Continue
Posted on November 3, 2009 at 3:02pm —
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Alexander Barantschik Leads Bach Brandenburg Concertos
November 20, 2009 from 8pm to 10pm – Flint Center
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Berlin Philharmonic/Simon Rattle Conducts Brahms
November 20, 2009 from 8pm to 10pm – Davies Symphony Hall
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Thanks again for your hospitality on Wednesday, the Gala was so awesome!!! Definitely the most fun I've had in a long time.
The photos that you put up look great, it's really nice to see them all up on the community page. I'll post some of my own up when I get the time.
It was great meeting you and I can't wait for the rest of the SFS season! Hopefully I'll see you around at a future concert! If I do, I'll make sure to say hi!
???? Cheers, Rebecca
I will be playing the Mendelssohn violin concerto. I'm pretty sure that they won't tell me play the whole entire movement. That'll be pretty long though. Hah!
Speaking of the collection... I would start with my first classic music CD at age 12... (God! long time ago..). It was "Ombra Mai Fu/Pachelbel: Canon performed by I Solisti Italiani. I was attracted by the beautiful sound that I felt I was in Europe. Being in Europe to me at that time was a dream ( I was in Taiwan then). This was how I first "met" classic music.
As time goes by, my college life in Cleveland, Ohio, I was beneficial with a student ticket discount ($10/ticket) for tones of concerts. That's how I knew Cleveland Orchestra.
Among the violinists, Midori is the one I still like most. Mendelssohn & Bruch violin concertos by Midori & Berliner Philiparmoniker is my favor.
A treasure of favorite violin encores/ Jaime Laredo: Violin & Margo Garrett: Piano is also a "violin 101" that I would suggest.
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