She’s the One: Elim Chan Wins ’Em Over at Davies Symphony Hall ^58.3%

KQED - By Gabe Meline - 6/6/2026, 7:23 PM

Biased Writer Voice 49.7% - Halo Effect 40.8% - Anecdotal 27.6%

Elim Chan could have left the building Friday night after conducting just one piece, the gorgeous concert opener “Prelude and Liebestod” from Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde, and earned a spot in the San Francisco Symphony Hall of Fame. Instead, in her first public program at Davies Symphony Hall since being appointed as the Symphony’s next... more

St. Louis Symphony’s IN UNISON Chorus will debut a piece wrapped in ‘Family’ ties ^38.4%

STLPR - By Jeremy D. Goodwin - 5/8/2026, 10:00 AM

Anecdotal 24.2% - Negativity Bias 14.3% - Appeal to Emotion 14.2%

When many people were learning to use video calls to stay in touch with friends and family during the coronavirus pandemic, composer Nathalie Joachim used the technology to meet new people. In spring 2020, the Brooklyn-born musician with family roots in Haiti had dozens of conversations with members of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra’s... more

The Making of Handel’s Messiah ^65.9%

RadioWest | KUER - 12/23/2025, 5:05 PM

In 2021, protestors stormed the U.S. Capitol and tried to overturn the presidential election. In that moment, author Charles King turned to Handel’s Messiah. He found solace in the famous 18th century oratorio, which tells the story of Christ’s birth and resurrection. Maybe that’s because the piece was written in similarly tumultuous... more