Add to yesterday's complaint about the Concertgebouw's programming (and
grudging admiration for the performance) a super-rave after last night's
Strauss "Don Juan" in Davies Hall - it had all the focused tension and
throat-grabbing intensity one could wish for, a truly great performance.
(BTW, I just realized having complained about the orchestra's conservative
presentations: http://www.sfcv.org/arts_revs/concertgebouw2_2_24_04.php.)

Also yesterday, yet another superb master class
experience at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music
(http://www.sfcv.org/2008/01/29/music-news-43/), and this for your
attention (admission is FREE, as marked below, otherwise $15-$20):

There are some choice Conservatory master classes coming up (admission
is free, as marked below, or $15-$20), miss them at your own peril:

Jan. 30, 7:30 - James Ehnes, violin (free)
Jan. 30, 7:30 - Haken Hardenberger, trumpet
Feb. 2, 9:30 a.m. - Ann Baltz, voice
Feb. 6, 7:30 - *Robert Mann*, violin (free)
Feb. 19, 7:30 - Jonathan Biss, piano
Feb. 26, 7:30 - *Paula Robison*, flute
Feb. 27, 7:30 - *Barbara Bonney*, voice
March 6, 10 a.m. - *Gil Shaham*, violin
March 14, 7:30 - *Manuel Barrueco,* guitar
March 18, 7:30 - Joel Krosnick, cello, in a chamber-music master class
(free)

Goodness, gracious: so much to experience, so "inexpensively"!

Janos Gereben
www.sfcv.org
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