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- Fond Recollections of the Guarneri Quartet
- The Bleeding Edge: 3/31/2025
- Schwabacher Series to Conclude with Crocetto
- Naama Liany’s Old First Concerts Recital
- One Can Still Speak Truth to Power!
- Philharmonia Baroque to Present a Suite Program
- Thomas Dunford’s Lute Recital at St. Mark’s
- New Pentatone Album from Tamara Stefanovich
- JIVE to Celebrate First Anniversary for Passover
- Dalene and Hong Disappoint in Herbst
- Center for New Music: April, 2025
- Valčuha’s Latest Perspective on Eastern Europe
- SFS in April: All the Options in Davies
- Soap Opera at the Met (without the soap)
- Choices for April 4–6, 2025
- Lortie Returns to SFP with All-Ravel Program
- SFS 2025–26: Works by Living Composers
- Randall Goosby Coming to SFP
- Another Vinyl Release of the Takács Quartet Due
- The Bleeding Edge: 3/24/2025
- CMSF: Leonkoro String Quartet Debuts in Herbst
- SFCM Highlights: April, 2025
- Latest TLES Album Showcases Sarah Hennies
- DSO Features its Own in Brahms Concerto
- Joyce Yang to Return to SFP Next Month
- Satoko Fujii’s Tokyo Trio: First Studio Album
- Next Omni “Guitar Recital” to Feature Lute
- Jon Balke’s Latest ECM Album Coming in a Week
- Lisiecki’s Quantity Doesn’t Rise Up to Quality
- SFS Announces 2025–26 Season
- Plan for David Conte’s 2025 Faculty Artist Recital
- A Suite for “Digital” Birds?
- Johan Dalene to Make his SFP Debut This Month
- Christian McBride Honors Three Past Jazz Giants
- Lortie to Return to San Francisco as Recitalist
- Guitarist Hoppstock Arranges Schumann
- The Bleeding Edge: 3/17/2025
- Uneven Afternoon of Chamber Music at Davies
- Two World Premieres Coming to Earplay Concert
- Mary Shelley Goes to the Ballet?
- Quartets by Dvořák and Tchaikovsky at SFP
- David Oistrakh on Warner: the Third DVD
- Omni to Present Guitar Video of Schumann Works
- SFS: Elim Chan’s Tchaikovsky Disappoints
- In Search of Benjamin Appl’s Latest Album
- American Bach to Conclude Season with … Bach
- Omni Releasing Videos of Flute-Guitar Suite
- Chez Hanny to Host Three Composers
- Midori’s Return to SFP: “Two Centuries” Program
- David Oistrakh on Warner: the Second DVD
- Chanticleer to Explore Indian Music
- Bignamini’s Disappointing Recording Debut
- New Green Mitchell Trio Album from Queen Bee
- The Bleeding Edge: 3/10/2025
- Paponiu Brings Diversity to SFS Youth Orchestra
- Lisiecki to Return to San Francisco Performances
- Calidore Quartet’s Third Appearance with SFP
- LCCE to Partner with SFCM this Coming Friday
- Jeneba Kanneh-Mason: Too Much for One CD?
- PBO’s Third Candidate Music Director
- The Mendelssohns are Going Vinyl
- Schwabacher: Two Vocalists and Two Pianists
- Horszowski Trio to Return to Noe Music
- “Birdophobia” for Flute and Guitar
- David Oistrakh on Warner: the First DVD
- Sunset Music and Arts: March, 2025
- SFP: Tetzlaff Quartet Cancels US Tour
- The Bleeding Edge: 3/4/2025
- Choices for March 14, 2025
- Solo Replaces Duo to Compensate for Illness
- Midori to Return to SFP with West Coast Premiere
- Verve Releases Another “Unearthed” Ella Album
- Rojo Fumbles Full-Length Ballet for SFB
- SFCM Highlights: March, 2025
- SFS: A Disconcerting Evening with Robin Ticciati
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