Reviews Archive

Hilary Hahn’s Prokofiev The San Francisco Symphony Orchestra performed a concert on Sunday, May 27, 2012 at Davies Symphony Hall. The program included works by Finnish composer Kalevi Aho, as well as the Symphony #6 …

Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 5 What can I say? I am crazy about Mr. Kissin as a performer! Hard to believe that he’s now in his 40’s; I recall the seemingly shy young …

William Steinberg I listened carefully and watched this DVD earlier today. What struck me was the precision of Mr. Steinberg’s conducting, yet also his interesting total lack of communicating much emotion as part of his …

Strauss, R: Der Rosenkavalier Richard Strauss’ opera “Der Rosenkavalier” is an unquestioned masterpiece. On this DVD Renée Fleming performs in a wonderful version of Der Rosenkavalier with an all star cast. Sophie Koch, Diana Damrau, …

The Art of Renée Fleming This is a new collections of songs and arias performed by Renee Fleming. The CD will be issued on June 12th, 2012, and it will feature the following: Bellini: Casta …