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BlogsHow I won my job at the San Francisco Symphony, aged 18
Cellist Starla Breshears shares her experiences winning a job with an orchestra, from preparing excerpts to navigating the trial period
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NewsFive string players join San Francisco Symphony
Four violinists and a cellist join the orchestra, including a new associate concertmaster
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BlogsNietzschean virtuosity: Rainer Eudeikis plays Salonen’s Cello Concerto in San Francisco
US correspondent Thomas May speaks with Rainer Eudeikis, San Francisco Symphony’s principal cellist, about the unusual challenges of performing the Cello Concerto by the orchestra’s music director.
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NewsNew string appointments at San Francisco Symphony
The new players join the first violin, cello and bass sections
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VideoSan Francisco Symphony musicians perform Rossini’s William Tell Overture from lockdown
‘No animals or violas were harmed during the filming of this video’ The musicians of the San Francisco Symphony - with help from their children and pets - perform the Finale from Rossini’s William Tell Overture from their separate homes. Watch: Chilean nurse plays violin to coronavirus patients Watch: ...
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NewsObituary: Michael Grebanier, San Francisco Symphony principal cellist
A student of Leonard Rose, Grebanier won the Naumburg Competition in 1957
