Gathering Note

Notes from the concert hall

Tag: San Francisco Symphony

  • SFS announces Elim Chan

    Elim Chan is set to be the San Francisco Symphony’s next music director starting in 2027. It’s a smart choice for the orchestra roiled by the pandemic, artistic shuffles and institutional belt tightening.

  • The final notes of a musical giant

    Lesley Stahl’s recent interview with Michael Tilson Thomas for CBS Sunday Morning doesn’t break new ground, but it’s compelling all the same. There’s a short version—about nine minutes—and a longer, more expansive cut. What makes it essential viewing is the context: MTT is in the final stages of a battle with brain cancer, a disease…