For its season finale, the orchestra ambitiously takes on Sibelius’s Second Symphony and an opener featuring high school players.
Gemma New leads a standout performance that sees Pablo Ferrández soloing in Edward Elgar’s Cello Concerto.
The 89-year-old tenor player still sings and swings with the best of them.
The group’s program for Chamber Music San Francisco includes two works that grapple with deafness and mortality.
Beloved Portuguese pianist Maria João Pires also makes a rare Los Angeles appearance.
For the composer’s anniversary year, conductor Markus Poschner leads performances of the original and revised versions.
The pianist’s interpretation is feisty and exuberant, full of adventurous twists.
The violinist adds the U.S. premiere of Jake Heggie’s Fantasy Suite 1803 to his Parisian program.
Widely divergent approaches to composition make for an ear-opening experience.
The closing concert highlights composers at every career stage, from an undergraduate student to a 95-year-old master.
