The Icelandic pianist Vikingur Ólafsson is one of the world’s most engrossing live performers of classical piano music right now. Dazzling yet nuanced, he visited the Bay Area twice last year: to premiere an exciting new John Adams concerto and to pull of... See more
The last time I saw Michael Tilson Thomas, it wasn’t on stage at Davies Symphony Hall. It was at the Roxie Theater, at a screening of the 1932 film Merrily We Go To Hell, in July of last year. He and his husband, Joshua Robison, stood smiling in the lobby... See more
Michael Tilson Thomas, the conductor and composer who for 25 years served at Music Director of the San Francisco Symphony, died at home Wednesday due to complications from brain cancer. He was 81. Thomas, a towering figure in the classical music world for... See more
The City of Oakland has announced its hotly anticipated homecoming party for Olympic gold medalist Alysa Liu. The celebration gets underway at noon on Thursday, March 12, at Frank Ogawa Plaza in downtown Oakland. As one of the rare uniting sources of joy ... See more
Bruce Springsteen announced The Land of Hope and Dreams Tour on Tuesday, with a stop at San Francisco’s Chase Center right around the corner — on Monday, April 13. Tickets go on sale Friday, Feb. 20 at noon, Pacific Time. Marketing materials for the tour ... See more
