Katzelmacher
(E) I had the pleasure to see Katzelmacher yesterday night, a play from Rainer Werner Fassbinder, produced by the Stanford Theater and Performance Studies. In German, Katzelmacher is a derogatory […]
Grazie Mastro Nicola Luisotti
(E) I had the great privilege to attend the last performance of La Traviata at the San Francisco Opera conducted by Music Director Nicola Luisotti. For the last few years, […]
When Tragedy is Dressed as a Farce
(E) I had the great pleasure to attend “The Many Faces of Farces” last night at the Stanford Repertory Theater. The Stanford students played Anton Chekhov’s The Bear, The Proposal, […]
The Glorious Violin
(E) The Fifteenth Season of Music@Menlo, one of the best classical music festivals in Silicon Valley, is promising to make us rediscovering the unfolding of chamber music through the “Violin”. […]
Today La Fete De La Musique in Palo Alto
(E) La Fete de La Musique, also known as World Music Day, is usually taking place on June 21st, the summer solstice – the longest day of the year! On […]
The San Francisco Opera Has a New Voice: Lianna Haroutounian
(E) I have attended over the years many performances of the San Francisco Opera: Carmen, La Boheme, Aida, The Marriage of Figaro, Salome…And so, I had the privilege to hear […]
Russian Reflections
(E) The Fourteenth Season of Music@Menlo, one of the best music festivals in Silicon Valley, is promising to make us travel musically this year and explore, according to the festival […]
Today La Fete De La Musique in Palo Alto
(E) La Fete de La Musique, also known as World Music Day, is usually taking place on June 21st, the summer solstice – the longest day of the year! On […]
Into the Woods
(E) In my previous post, I talked about the many benefits of having a side project. Last month, I attended the musical play “Into the Woods” performed by high school […]
Having a Side Project
(E) Venture Capital investor and Blogger Fred Wilson posted a few days ago an interesting article on his blog about having a side project. Mr. Wilson mostly analyzed a side […]
Nielsen’s Violin Concerto Played by Nikolaj Znaider
(E) I have been attending many wonderful performances at the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra but yesterday night was the first time, I witnessed a performer performing “an encore” under the […]
The Finest Summer Chamber Music Festival
(E) The Thirteenth Season of Music@Menlo one of the best music festivals in San Francisco Bay Area, organized by Music Directors David Finckel and Wu Han, is starting today until […]
Today La Fete De La Musique in Palo Alto
(E) La Fete de La Musique, also known as World Music Day, is taking place today on June 21st, the summer solstice – the longest day of the year! On […]
Second Festival of French Classical Music
(E) The second Silicon Valley Festival of Classical Music starts tonight at the Tateuchi Recital Hall in Mountain View. The first concert tonight at 8 pm will feature Ensemble San […]
Young and Experienced Performers
(E) Qu’il fait bon de vivre à San Francisco si vous aimez l’art! How nice is it to live in San Francisco if you love art! In less than three months, violinist […]
From Menlo Park to Prague and Vienna – A Thrilling Musical Journey
(E) The Twelfth Season of Music@Menlo, one of the best music festivals in Silicon Valley, is promising to make us travel musically to Vienna and Prague through the music of Antonin […]
Art Technology and the Human Condition
(E) “Aujourd’hui Maman est morte” – “Today, Mother died”. The first sentence of “The Stranger” was very original for the beginning of a novel when it was published and has […]
The Eleventh Season From Bach
(E) One of the best musical secrets of Silicon Valley: Music@Menlo or the finest summer Chamber Music Festival. This Eleventh Season of Music@Menlo organized by Music Directors David Finckel and Wu Han […]
Superb Performance of Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto 3 by Hotaik Sung and the Stanford Symphony Orchestra
(E) If there is a piano concerto that every pianist dreams to play (especially me), it is, without a doubt, the Third Piano Concerto from Sergei Rachmaninoff (often named Rach […]
The Re Naissance of the San Francisco Opera
(E) With the new music director Nicola Luisotti, the San Francisco Opera has already regained some new excitement, energy, and passion. Even with the cold fog over the AT&T Ball […]
Today La Fete de La Musique in Palo Alto
(E) La Fete de La Musique also known as World Music Day, is a World Wide Music Festival taking place on June 21st, the summer solstice – the longest day […]
Anne-Sophie Mutter and Hilary Hahn at the San Francisco Symphony
(E) Qu’il fait bon de vivre à San Francisco! How nice is it to live in San Francisco! In less than three months, classical music lovers had the great opportunity […]
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