Joshua Kosman May 14, 2021Updated: May 14, 2021, 11:57 am
Pianist Jeremy Denk leads the San Francisco Symphony from the keyboard at Davies Symphony Hall. Photo: Kristen Loken
One outcome of the COVID-19 pandemic that some of us dared to hope for was a re-examination of artistic priorities in concert life in particular, a deadening reliance on the same small set of certified “masterpieces.” What if the emergence from the shutdown offered an opportunity to allow more diverse voices into the conversation?
Well, it’s still early days, but there are signs that might be coming to pass.
The San Francisco Symphony gave its first live concert before a ticket-buying public on Thursday, May 13, an intimate affair led from the keyboard by pianist Jeremy Denk. And the first music to be heard was by William Grant Still, one of the leading figures in African American classical music and a woefully underrepresented name in concert life.
All photos by Christopher Amitrano
Located at 610 S. Van Ness Ave., Windsor Row intersects the bustling and hip Korea-town neighborhood with the leafy residential streets of Windsor Square and nearby Hancock Park.
WINDSOR ROW was designed by Electric Bowery Architects.
Replacing a run-down house and crumbling parking lot full of abandoned vehicles, the new townhouse project is made up of two facing contemporary four-story structures designed with six townhomes on each side, centered on a gated courtyard shared by residents that includes a stream that meanders along fresh landscaping. Each townhome includes a direct entrance to a work-from-home office suite, an outdoor patio, roof deck and private two-car garage.
Tony Bravo April 27, 2021Updated: April 27, 2021, 6:57 pm
Evan Anderson attends the “Immersive van Gogh” experience at SVN West in San Francisco. The experience runs through Sept. 6. Photo: Yalonda M. James, The Chronicle
A new artist residency program would focus on Bay Area creatives inspired by Vincent van Gogh, tied to an ongoing art attraction of the Dutch Post-Impressionist.
“Immersive van Gogh” plans to launch three one-month residencies at the SVN West venue, where the projected art attraction is installed through Sept. 6 and had presold more than 120,000 tickets before its March opening.
The program is accepting applications now through May 9, organizers announced Tuesday, April 27.
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