The orchestra seems ready to take on anything, and pianist Charlie Albright impresses again.
Shawn Kirchner’s Songs of Ascent provides a powerful contrast with the Mozart Requiem.
Michael Tilson Thomas teases out lyrical beauty in these Stravinsky masterworks.
The absurd wealth of the Parisian music scene is only hinted at with a pair of recitals by two of the best male vocalists in the world.
The orchestra demonstrates its mettle with a polished Bay Area premiere of a neglected Britten concerto.
L.A. Opera’s Don Carlo proves that Plácido Domingo is forever young.
Two masterful orchestras put the jazz back in “Jazz at the Bowl.”
The promising new-music collective collaborates with Julie Herndon at C4NM.
Two quartets at SFJAZZ showcase Berkeley High’s jazz legacy.
The local company gives an unpretentious but rousing production of the staple double bill.