Month: January 2019

  • SFJAZZ honors Chucho Valdés at Gala Concert

    SFJAZZ is in celebratory mood this week – and that means a barnstorming party is on the way – because on January 31st, the Jazz Center throws open its doors for its annual Gala Concert! To mark this occasion, SJAZZ will be honoring the fabulous Cuban pianist, composer and arranger Chucho Valdés with the SFJAZZ…

  • San Francisco Ballet celebrates 150 years of ‘Don Quixote’

    Joyful, lively and colorful, with dazzling choreography and a wonderfully melodic score by Ludwig Minkus, Don Quixote deservedly holds a place as one of San Francisco Ballet’s most popular productions – and this year the ballet celebrates its 150th anniversary. One of three full-length narrative ballets to be presented by San Francisco Ballet this season,…

  • Salonen leads first concert as San Francisco Symphony’s Music Director Designate

    Finnish conductor and composer, Esa-Pekka Salonen take to the podium at Davies Symphony Hall this week in his first appearance with the San Francisco Symphony as the orchestra’s Music Director Designate. The program includes Anna Thorvaldsdottir’s Metacosmos, Richard Strauss’ Also sprach Zarathustra and Sibeliius’ Four Legends of the Kalevala Esa-Pekka Salonen succeeds the charismatic and…