Reviews

Niels Swinkels - February 12, 2019

The eight vocalists of Cut Circle team up with the San Francisco Early Music Society for an afternoon of Franco-Flemish music.

Charles Shere - February 12, 2019

Sara Davis Buechner stands out in Clara Wieck Schumann’s piano concerto.

Ken Iisaka - February 12, 2019

Even in his smaller-scale piano works, the composer looms large.

Tamzin Elliott - February 12, 2019

The pianist pushes the boundaries of performance norms in a concert dedicated to his own death.

Andrew Gilbert - February 12, 2019

The singer and versatile multi-instrumentalist leads her crackerjack band through timeless selections from her pan-Caribbean songbook.

Jim Farber - February 12, 2019

The composer’s newest synthesis of East and West needs a visual component and some cutting.

David Bratman - February 11, 2019

Dr. K and company shine light on the recently rediscovered Funeral Song.

Rebecca Wishnia - February 11, 2019

The violinist gracefully masters Prokofiev’s challenging Violin Concerto No. 1.

Jonathan Minnick - February 5, 2019

UC Davis’s new-music group tackles the most challenging of modern compositions and scores.

Andrew Gilbert - February 5, 2019

The SFJAZZ tribute to Chucho Valdés is at its best when the Cuban composer and pianist takes center stage.