Rebecca Wishnia is a freelance violinist and writer. Articles By This Author Review Season Finale Packs a Punch at SF Symphony Rebecca Wishnia - June 30, 2023 With Julia Bullock as soloist, the concert scored points with songs by Margaret Bonds and an ambitious work by Reena Esmail. Review When Words Fail, Music of Remembrance Is There Rebecca Wishnia - May 26, 2023 The Seattle organization brilliantly realizes a double bill of operas about the Holocaust by composer Jake Heggie. 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. Pagination « First First page ‹ Previous Previous page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 … Next › Next page Last » Last page