The S.F. Symphony crowned the centennial season with the greatest symphonic warhorse of them all, The Ninth, rewarding the audience with an assured, majestic performance by MTT, the orchestra, and especially the chorus.
In a wonderful highlight of the centennial season, the S.F. Symphony gave a great performance of Bluebeard's Castle, a masterpiece that sounds as contemporary today as it did back in 1912.
San Francisco symphonic music lovers have a deep affection for the Philadelphia Orchestra, and the feeling must be mutual. Last weekend, the orchestra and Charles Dutoit presented crowd-pleasers.
The Ojai North festival began with an outdoor hour of exquisitely graduated, nature-inspired sounds; John Luther Adams' Inuksuit arranged by Steven Schick.