San Francisco Symphony NewsNews about San Francisco Symphony continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.Garden concert truly a 'Symphony in Flowers'- June 29, 2008 Picture-perfect described the 18th annual "Symphony in Flowers" benefit, presented by the Mid-Peninsula League of the San Francisco Symphony.http://www.topix.net/who/san-francisco-symphony/2008/06/garden-concert-truly-a-symphony-in... Cellist steals the show at Davies Hall- June 27, 2008 Alisa Weilerstein soloed on the Dvorak Cello Concerto with the San Francisco Symphony in the orchestra's final series of season subscription concerts.http://www.topix.net/who/san-francisco-symphony/2008/06/cellist-steals-the-show-at-davies-... Hardly avant-garde at all- June 25, 2008 I was having a schmooz with a good friendcolleague not too long ago, and our conversation turned to the recent passing on of a vastly influential American composer, whom I shall identify as Joe Schmoe.http://www.topix.net/who/san-francisco-symphony/2008/06/hardly-avant-garde-at-all?fromrss=... Finland Station at the San Francisco Symphony- June 23, 2008 The "West Coast Premiere" of a new orchestral work by Finnish composer Magnus Lindberg took place at a Thursday matinee, led by the young Finnish conductor Sakari Oramo .http://www.topix.net/who/san-francisco-symphony/2008/06/finland-station-at-the-san-francis... Music review: Wondrous delicacy in tone poem- June 21, 2008 If there's anything more exciting than discovering a big, dramatic and beautiful new musical work, it's running across one where you least expect it.http://www.topix.net/who/san-francisco-symphony/2008/06/music-review-wondrous-delicacy-in-... SF Symphony fund-raiser at 'Chateau Le-Refuge' in Atherton- June 12, 2008 Another lovely area includes a fern garden with a massive stone waterfall that feeds a charming koi pond, banked by Japanese maples.http://www.topix.net/who/san-francisco-symphony/2008/06/sf-symphony-fund-raiser-at-chateau... Symphony conductors divide and conquer- June 11, 2008 Michael Tilson Thomas gets most of the attention, but the San Francisco Symphony keeps a gaggle of other conductors on staff to help out around the house.http://www.topix.net/who/san-francisco-symphony/2008/06/symphony-conductors-divide-and-con... A Different Way of Conducting Business- June 9, 2008 The era of the commercial classical record label is past. These days, if you are an orchestra and want to record, you do it yourself.The London Symphony Orchestra, Concertgebouw, San Francisco Symphony and the Chicago Symphony are just a few of the many orchestras with in-house labels releasing self-produced recordings of live concerts. This model is extending to commercial labels; Deutsche Grammophon is now distributing self-produced recordings as downloads on iTunes and elsewhere under the...http://www.topix.net/who/san-francisco-symphony/2008/06/a-different-way-of-conducting-busi... SF Symphony keeping music in schools- June 7, 2008 We often see music programs in schools cut or reduced drastically. But thanks to the San Francisco Symphony, every elementary school student in San Francisco is getting music education in a unique program ...http://www.topix.net/who/san-francisco-symphony/2008/06/sf-symphony-keeping-music-in-schoo... Symphonic triple-whammy: Three hot conductors s...- June 5, 2008 We loves us some Michael Tilson Thomas -- we better, because she's everywhere, darling -- but it must be hard to live and gesticulate passionately for the San Francisco Symphony in the shadow of the great MTT.http://www.topix.net/who/san-francisco-symphony/2008/06/symphonic-triple-whammy-three-hot-... |