Reviews

David Bratman - March 4, 2025

El amor brujo shares a concert with Camille Saint-Saëns’ Violin Concerto No. 3 featuring soloist Alex Eisenberg.

Lisa Hirsch - March 4, 2025

A solid cast makes this a winning production of Mozart’s masterpiece.

Steven Winn - March 4, 2025

An overabundance of character dances doesn’t dampen the show’s overall effect.

Richard S. Ginell - March 4, 2025

Gustavo Dudamel leads a visceral, full-throttle performance that would surely win over skeptics of this work.

Harlow Robinson - March 4, 2025

The composer’s latest works are tributes to musicians he has long championed: Julius Eastman and Morton Feldman.

Melissa Hudson Bell - March 3, 2025

In works by Robert Moses, Raissa Simpson, and more, BCF explores the depth and breadth of Black dance in the Bay Area.

Rebecca Wishnia - February 28, 2025

The school’s partnership with artist management company Opus 3 has led to intriguing results, like this concert at Davies Symphony Hall.

Simon Cohen - February 27, 2025

The superstar player, who shot to fame at the Cliburn Competition three years ago, takes on the Goldberg Variations.

Michael Zwiebach - February 25, 2025

Casting this opera well is difficult even for bigger houses, but WBO manages it.

Richard S. Ginell - February 25, 2025

Baritone Simon Keenlyside and mezzo-soprano Ekaterina Gubanova perform Mahler’s early songs with Dudamel and the orchestra.