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Janos Gereben - September 9, 2014
Francesca Zambello, David Gockley and Nina Stemme at the SFO <em>Ring</em>
Francesca Zambello, David Gockley and Nina Stemme at the SFO Ring
Janos Gereben - September 9, 2014

The Bernal Hill Players — Martha Rodriguez-Salazar, flute; Sarah Bonomo, clarinet; Laura Gaynon, cello; Jennifer Peringer, piano — who are opening their season Saturday in Redwood City, will give a free concert at 4 p.m. Sunday at the S.F. Community Music Center, 544 Capp St.

Janos Gereben - September 9, 2014
Zaha Hadid's Chengdu Contemporary Art Centre
Zaha Hadid's Chengdu Contemporary Art Centre

"Classical concerts are one of the things that make

Janos Gereben - September 9, 2014
Barnaby Palmer
Barnaby Palmer

San Franciscan Barnaby Palmer, former music director of the late S.F.

Janos Gereben - September 9, 2014
Britten: first by a mile
Britten: first by a mile

Thanks to Rich Lowenthal's diligent research on Operabase (a w

Janos Gereben - September 9, 2014

Alden Gilchrist, who died on Sept. 1, will be celebrated at a memorial on Oct. 1 at the Calvary Presbyterian Church, which he had served for over six decades. The address is 2515 Fillmore St., San Francisco, for the time, call (415) 346-3832. Among tributes on the church's website:

Janos Gereben - September 9, 2014
Rudolph Valentino and Vilma Banky in the 1926 <em>The Son of the Sheik</em>
Rudolph Valentino and Vilma Banky in the 1926 The Son of the Sheik
Janos Gereben - September 9, 2014
Olivero
Magda Olivero at 102

Magda Olivero, who died Monday in Mil