Reviews

Nicholas Jones - October 31, 2017

Pitch-perfect performances blend seamlessly in a program spanning the centuries.

Carlyn Kessler - October 31, 2017

An airy afternoon of dances and a Bach concerto ends with Bartók’s spirited and spooky Divertimento.

Niels Swinkels - October 31, 2017

Orchestra and conductor were in top form, but Latvian violinist Baiba Skride stole the show.

Jim Farber - October 31, 2017

A mostly somber Día de los Muertos program casts the limelight on choral works by Latin American composers.

Jessica Balik - October 31, 2017

Echoes of 19th-century American music permeate works by George Crumb and Caroline Shaw.

David Bratman - October 30, 2017

High modernism is alive and well and cellist Karttunen brought some fine, new examples to Cal Performances.

Steve Osborn - October 30, 2017

The pianist with deep ties to the county and the string quartet brought music back to the Green Music Center.

Steven Winn - October 30, 2017

Alasdair Neale and Marin Symphony offer a vivid program of Tchaikovsky, Barber, and Mussorgsky.

Joe Cadagin - October 25, 2017

Hans Abrahmsen’s hour-long meditation, Snow, anchors an entertaining program from S.F. Contemporary Music Players.

Nicholas Jones - October 24, 2017

Vocalists, orchestra, and conductor are in perfect synch in this intense, spiritual program.