Reviews

Ken Iisaka - August 27, 2019

Pianists Jeffrey LaDeur, Albert Kim, and Daria Rabotkina share an evening with the Alexander Quartet, bassist Scott Pingel, and mezzo Kindra Scharich.

Jim Farber - August 25, 2019

Laura Karpman literally throws in the kitchen sink on a commissioned premiere for the orchestra.

Jim Farber - August 20, 2019

This Japan-England-America mashup will be very welcome to opera fans.

Lisa Hirsch - August 20, 2019

A new opera from Poul Ruders reimagines a Grimm fairy tale.

Jeff Kaliss - August 19, 2019

Well-sung renditions of Kurt Weill’s songs are highlights of this production.

Tysen Dauer - August 19, 2019

Ensemble of the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir earns the limelight.

Janos Gereben - August 19, 2019

Nuanced power characterizes the expert renditions of challenging works by these accomplished Merolini.

Richard S. Ginell - August 17, 2019

It was a Brazilian love affair for a night filled with tributes and reunions of old pros.

Andrew Gilbert - August 13, 2019

Just dipping a toe in the musical waters of the San José jazz celebration is a full-immersion experience.

David Bratman - August 13, 2019

The jazz trumpeter’s violin concerto starring Nicola Benedetti reveals a surfeit of ideas.