Previews

The rip-roaring days of San Francisco’s Barbary Coast come alive, courtesy of the S.F. Symphony.

You put on your explorer hat, experience something that you may not be fully prepared for, and have a reaction. That’s what new music is all about.

San Francisco Choral Society is run by wizard chorus master Robert Geary, who always manages to inject drama, and even subtlety into the group’s productions.

The reliable, well-balanced California Bach Society’s next concert presents a selection of Handel's vibrant, public pieces.

There isn’t a concert in the Quartet’s 2012 lineup that I’d want to miss.

Those who have been waiting to hear this marvelous soprano live will finally get their wish.

Music Director Joana Carneiro leads Berkeley Symphony in a rousing
season finale, taking the audience on a spellbinding journey to Hungary.

Piercingly beautiful songs by Mahler and Shostakovich could make for one of the more profound recitals of this or any season.

The melding of German and Northern Italian Baroque musical cultures is celebrated over three weekends and four venues in Sonoma Bach's Early Music Festival.

The 25th anniversary tour of Anonymous 4 offers something for everyone from this a capella group that has played an important role in the revival of medieval music.