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Day: February 7, 2016

BEETHOVEN TAKES A BACK SEAT WITH TAO DRIVING

BEETHOVEN TAKES A BACK SEAT WITH TAO DRIVING

But Half a program Saved by Emergency Conductor BERKELEY—A podium substitute saved the day for the Berkeley Symphony when Lisbon-based Joana Carneiro had to cancel on doctor’s orders. Though the music director is still well short of the big four-oh birthday, her health remains a question mark. Management was tight-lipped about when the popular conductor might return to action here. The surprise emergency guest was New Yorker Tito Muñoz, music director of the Phoenix Symphony, making his local debut. His…

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AN EXEMPLARY PROGRAM BY ENGLISH VIOLINIST-LEADER DANIEL HOPE

AN EXEMPLARY PROGRAM BY ENGLISH VIOLINIST-LEADER DANIEL HOPE

PALO ALTO—The visiting English violinist Daniel Hope is not only a stylish leader, but he brings along a palpable magnetic personality and a stimulating program spanning three centuries that puts competing groups to shame. His week as guest leader of the New Century Chamber Orchestra brought on four moderns, offset against the usual Bach-Vivaldi standards. And at the midpoint, he played that OTHER Mendelssohn Violin Concerto you haven’t heard, and he made a very strong case for it. In sum,…

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