Rebecca Wishnia is a freelance violinist and writer. Articles By This Author Review “Points of Origin” at New Century Chamber Orchestra Rebecca Wishnia - May 16, 2023 Nico Muhly’s Stranger cued a concert theme that included music by Jessie Montgomery, Benjamin Britten, and Ralph Vaughan Williams. Review Shostakovich and Sundries at SF Symphony Rebecca Wishnia - April 25, 2023 The composer’s First Symphony outshines a new concerto by Outi Tarkiainen and Wynton Marsalis’s Blues Symphony. Review Left Coast Chamber Ensemble Proves That Great Opera Needn’t Be Grand Rebecca Wishnia - June 3, 2019 Contemporary works by Christopher Stark and Laura Schwendinger soar on a shoestring at Z Space. Review What’s Old is Strikingly New With the JACK Quartet Rebecca Wishnia - May 14, 2019 The group brings an experimental touch to every piece of repertoire, from a medieval rondeau to Elliott Carter. Review S.F. Symphony Scintillates With La Mer and Ligeti Rebecca Wishnia - May 12, 2019 Conductor James Gaffigan and pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard star in a demanding, rousing concert. Review Gil Shaham Mixes It Up at Cal Performances Rebecca Wishnia - April 30, 2019 A varied program from Bach to Avner Dorman is given cohesion by Shaham and pianist Akira Eguchi. Review Sō Percussion Hammers the Keyboards at Cal Rebecca Wishnia - April 9, 2019 Episodic moments of brilliance highlight new music in “The Keyboard Reimagined.” Review The Arditti Quartet Champions the Maximalist Microtonality of Ivan Wyschnegradsky Rebecca Wishnia - March 25, 2019 The acclaimed ensemble is transcendent in the composer’s rarely heard quartets. Review Sibelius Is the Star in Esa-Pekka Salonen’s Concert With the Philharmonia Orchestra Rebecca Wishnia - March 18, 2019 Cellist Truls Mørk deftly handles Salonen’s thorny concerto. Review Eco Ensemble Makes the Case for Berkeley Composers Rebecca Wishnia - March 4, 2019 Dramatic performance techniques and electronics mesh in studies of time and timbre. Pagination « First First page ‹ Previous Previous page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 … Next › Next page Last » Last page
