Previews

Jason Victor Serinus - November 8, 2012

A feast of operatic traditions is served up by top-flight musicians from many cultures, in a rare and hopeful collaboration.

Stephanie Jones - November 7, 2012

The French Quartet Ebene plays film music and classic rock for a new classical crowd.

Jason Victor Serinus - November 5, 2012

The second mainstay opera of SFO’s season to feature equally strong alternating casts, this Tosca, thanks to the company’s shrewd General Director David Gockley, gives us the dueling divas Angela Gheorghiu and Patricia Racette. 

Jason Victor Serinus - November 5, 2012

Esa-Pekka Salonen, the composer/conductor who until recent years led the Los Angeles Philharmonic, brings to the Pacific shore the same Philharmonia Orchestra whose many recordings with some of the greatest conductors of the latter 20th century have achieved legendary status.

Jeff Dunn - November 5, 2012

The Oakland East Bay Symphony concludes the national election work week with all American composers.

Michael Zwiebach - November 1, 2012

This Sunday, the prodigiously accomplished David Requiro joins forces with the excellent pianistRoy Bogas for a recital that leads off a fantastic season of concerts at the Crowden School intheir Sundays@Four series.

Michael Zwiebach - November 1, 2012

This Sunday, the prodigiously accomplished David Requiro joins forces with the excellent pianistRoy Bogas for a recital that leads off a fantastic season of concerts at the Crowden School intheir Sundays@Four series.

Brett Campbell - October 31, 2012

Other Minds, in collaboration with Cal Performances, is putting on a major retrospective of Conlon Nancarrow’s music this weekend. It’s music that, as Frank Zappa said, “will kill you.” (And he meant that in a good way.)

Stephanie Jones - October 30, 2012

“Improv queens” the Real Vocal String Quartet, on deck Nov. 14 at Salons at the Rex, is classically trained but embraces many musical idioms.

Jeff Dunn - October 25, 2012

Two superstars will be playing two No. 2 concertos too difficult for most other mortals.