San Francisco Performances begins its second year of the concert series called “PIVOT: New Adventures in the Performing Arts” with Iranian-American harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani, in the program ‘Time Present and Time Past.’ It brings together works from the 16th to the 20th Centuries, from William Byrd to Kaija Saariaho and Steve Reich.

KDFC's The State of the Arts
The Bay Area has some of the world’s best-known performing arts organizations and cultural offerings. Each day, Jeffrey Freymann showcases activities, concerts, soloists and ensembles coming through the area.