David Bratman is a librarian who lives with his lawfully wedded soprano and a wall full of symphony recordings. Articles By This Author Review Music@Menlo Festival Wraps With a Tour of Viennese Salon Music David Bratman - August 7, 2018 From an airy Mozart piano piece to a dramatic Schoenberg sextet, the final program of 2018 was a study in contrasts. Review East and West Meet in Music@Menlo’s “Budapest” David Bratman - August 6, 2018 Bartók, Kodály, Ligeti, and Dohnányi are the roster for an all-Hungarian program. Review The Solo Violist, at Menlo David Bratman - July 31, 2018 The music festival dedicates a recital to the much-neglected viola. Review Music@Menlo’s “Leipzig”: What a Difference a Century Makes David Bratman - July 27, 2018 The chamber music festival’s virtual tour stops for Bach and Schumann in Saxony. Review Music@Menlo's "Paris" Excursion Makes the Case for the City's Chamber-Music Riches David Bratman - July 19, 2018 Parisian wit and flair were on display, even as a brilliant Prelude performance again revealed Menlo's secret. Review Angel Island Stories Could Use Another Hearing David Bratman - July 9, 2018 A commissioned piece from the Bridge Piano Quartet and composer Chad Channon doesn’t work in its San Jose venue. Review Silicon Valley Music Festival Breaks out of the Box David Bratman - July 3, 2018 Arresting performances featured unconventional ensembles, multicultural influences, and soloists on everything from banjo to Vietnamese zither. Review S.F. Symphony Sublime in Two Enigmatic Sibelius Works David Bratman - June 25, 2018 Daniil Trifonov proves the perfect partner for a relaxed Rachmaninoff concerto. Review Telegraph Quartet's "Relentless" Playing Energizes a New Robert Sirota Composition David Bratman - May 22, 2018 The pulse of the human heart is central to Telegraph's approach to three quartets at Noe Valley. Review Italy, According to the French, at S.F. Symphony David Bratman - May 15, 2018 Stéphane Denève leads a compelling performance, and Gautier Capuçon is the soloist. Pagination « First First page ‹ Previous Previous page … 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 … Next › Next page Last » Last page
