By Lina Broydo The Sounds of Music by Haydn, Clyne and Mendelssohn Fill Frost Amphitheater at Stanford July 17 at 7:30 p.m. Stanford Live and San Francisco Symphony will enrich your cultural life in Silicon Valley by a beautiful concert conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen. In his second appearance at Frost, Finnish composer and new music director …
By Lina Broydo July: Zoom Showcases Opera in Latin America July 11: The Zarzuela at 1p.m. July 18: Baroque Opera in the New World at 1p.m. July 25: Contemporary Latin Stage Works at 1p.m. San Francisco Opera’s Department of Diversity, Equity and Community (DEC) has announced new Opera Aficionado virtual conversations in July centered on Opera in Latin America. …
By Lina Broydo Stars and Stripes Forever with San Francisco Symphony July 4th at 2 p.m. at Sigmund Stern Grove in San Francisco Join Edwin Outwater as he conducts the SF Symphony in the beautiful setting of the Sigmund Stern Grove in San Francisco. With Aaron Diehl at the piano this will be a fabulous …
By Lina Broydo “In the Heights” Reaches New Heights for Jon Chu Film’s Premiere on June 11 Nationwide Film Director Jon M. Chu’s Father’s Day present to his Dad Lawrence Chu Sr, the award winning Master Chef and owner of Los Altos based “Chef Chu’s”, one of 10 Best Chinese restaurants in the United States, …
By Lina Broydo Summer is on the Horizon at Filoli Filoli is open every day of the week Summer Nights: May 27 through September 23, 5 pm to 8 pm Historic House Gardens are in full bloom: Roses have arrived with bursts of vibrant color and fragrance. Tree peonies have filled the border of the …
By Lina Broydo Jordan Winery Creates Vital Pollinator Sanctuaries Celebrate Earth Week with Vineyard Hikes on April 22-25 Great news from my favorite winery in Sonoma Valley Wine County Jordan Vineyard & Winery as it announces a multi-year planting program to turn acres of non-native grassland into preserved habitat for vital pollinators, including the at-risk …
By Lina Broydo Arts Across America: “The Tiler Peck’s Barre Project” From the Kennedy Center In Washington D.C. Streaming Live on March 25 and March 27 at 5pm Conceived in the midst of the pandemic that has swept the globe, choreographer William Forsythe, New York City Ballet Principal Dancer Tiler Peck, and CLI Studios present The Barre …
By Lina Broydo Hershey Felder Live Streams “Puccini” from Florence, Italy to Opera San Jose March 14, 2021 at 5pm Pacific / 7pm Central / 8pm Eastern. Spending his Covid pandemic time in Italy Hershey Felder does not rest on his laurels. His latest production involves staging of the world premiere of Puccini, the story of …
By Lina Broydo San Francisco Symphony Presents the Virtual Celebration of Chinese New Year: “The Year of the Ox” February 20 at 4 p.m. The Symphony’s Chinese New Year event is an elegant and colorful celebration of the Lunar New Year, featuring a free program of traditional folk music and works by Asian composers and drawing …
By Lina Broydo SoundBox: Nostalgia by Esa-Pekka Salonen with the Amazing San Francisco Symphony Nostalgia is a longing to return home, but what if that home isn’t there anymore? In SoundBox: Nostalgia, three composers look to a past that may or may not exist, while opening new portals to the future. SoundBox series returns for a …