Category Archives: Guest Artist
Philharmonia Baroque’s Education Programs are in “Play” mode this season as we reach out to students of all ages
Connecting With History: Family Concert (Families with children 17 and younger) In our third annual Family Concert, the Orchestra will...
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Zheng Cao on CNN
Mezzo-soprano Zheng Cao, our guest artist in March, talks about her singing career and her struggles with cancer in this...
Flicka on Zheng Cao
Frederica von Stade contributes these words about our guest artist for March 4 – 13: I am so delighted that...
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Missed the Philharmonia Baroque on the BBC – listen online!
“[T]he program was as fresh and exciting as it had been when I first heard it,” writes the Examiner.com’s Stephen...
Pictures from Intrada
See pictures from our 30th Anniversary Opening Night Celebration, Intrada! On September 24 before the first concert of our 2010/11...
Nic Notes: Bach’s Wedding Cantata
Our Music Director Nic discusses our upcoming concert in his own words. Enjoy! “Lars Ulrik Mortensen is a master of...
Behind the Scenes: Robert Levin plays Mozart
Hope you’re looking forward to our concerts TONIGHT (!), this weekend and next week as much as we are! Our...
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Robert Levin interviewed by Wall Street Journal
In case you missed it, Robert Levin was interviewed in today’s Wall Street Journal. Like the recent San Francisco Classical...
SFCV Interviews Robert Levin
In anticipation of next week’s concerts, San Francisco Classical Voice published an interview Robert Levin today. He speaks about the U.S....
New events added to 2010/11 schedule
How do we celebrate an anniversary? Especially a big one like our 30th? No, not with pearls or diamonds. Special events!...
We’ve been Fall Arts Previewed
Our September concert set “Robert Levin plays Mozart” is featured today in San Jose Mercury News‘ and San Francisco Examiner‘s “Fall Arts...
September Program Notes: Robert Levin plays Mozart
Mozart: Incidental Music to Thamos, King of Egypt, K. 345/366a The story of Thamos, Mozart’s sole foray into incidental stage...
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Videos: Levin on Mozart
37 days from today, Robert Levin performs with the orchestra in the first concert of our September set, a program...
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Frederica von Stade interview from Houston PBS
Tired of reading some pretty gloomy posts on “Orchestra R/Evolution,” we decided to cheer ourselves up. And Flicka can certainly...
Musicianship, sensitivity, dramatic flair… grace, elegance, personal warmth
Joining us in March of 2011, Flicka has begun touring the country to say farewell to her adoring audiences before...
Great photos from our March Concert with Jordi Savall!
Until last week, we didn’t know that our friend Frank Wing stopped by in March to snap photos of Jordi...
"Scintillating" and "spectacular"
This past weekend, the orchestra played the first three concerts of our March concert set “The French Suite in Europe”...
Like the human voice…
Though Toronto indie rocker Charles Spearin’s Happiness Project is one the most touching explorations of humanity through sound in recent...
How’s your Catalan?
TV3 (Televisió de Catalunya) has posted its full documentary about Jordi Savall and the Borgia Dynasty. Jordi will conduct the...
Family Concert