by Robin Wirthlin | Jul 24, 2012 | Videos
Cypress String Quartet video — 2012 July 24 Dvorak — String Quartet No.13 in G Major, op.106 I. Allegro moderato II. Adagio ma non troppo III. Molto vivace IV. Finale. Andante–sostenuto–Allegro con fuoco
by Robin Wirthlin | Jul 24, 2012 | Concert Reviews
Today’s Noontime Concerts™ (“San Francisco’s Musical Lunch Break”) recital featured the return of regular performers, the Cypress String Quartet (violinists Cecily Ward and Tom Stone, violist Ethan Filner, and cellist Jennifer Kloetzel). The program consisted entirely...
by Robin Wirthlin | Dec 25, 2010 | Concert Reviews
Having now examined Joshua Kosman’s review of classical music in 2010 for the San Francisco Chronicle, I cannot resist the urge to perform this exercise myself. However, I want to begin by making a case for playing this game by different rules. Regular readers of my...
by Robin Wirthlin | Apr 27, 2010 | Concert Reviews
One of my music teachers told me a beautiful joke about Igor Stravinsky and Franz Schubert. The story was that Stravinsky told friends that he would always fall asleep during a performance of Schubert’s music; but then he would awaken and find that he was in...
