Reviews

Rebecca Wishnia - May 12, 2017

It’s an unusual mix of instruments, but Ensemble Mise-En makes it work.

Janice Berman - May 11, 2017

Choreographer Annabelle Lopez Ochoa’s dance version of the Tennessee Williams classic pulls no punches.

Michael Zwiebach - May 9, 2017

Brilliant vocal soloists and solid playing from a group of new faces in the ABS orchestra enlivened Handel's oratorio.

David Bratman - May 9, 2017

California Symphony contrasted Visconti’s lyrical concerto with big-boned, dramatic works.

Steven Winn - May 8, 2017

Charles Dutoit elicited powerful, emotional music from an augmented S.F. Symphony.

Jessica Balik - May 8, 2017

Bass Denis Sedov and the Bay Area Men’s Chorus collaborate in Shostakovich’s masterful setting of Yevgeny Yevtushenko’s Holocaust epic.

Rebecca Wishnia - May 3, 2017

The solo cellist presented strong works by Augusta Thomas Read, Missy Mazzoli, Anna Clyne, and Gity Razaz.

Niels Swinkels - May 2, 2017

One of Richard Strauss’s less-performed symphonic poems pairs with Igor Levit’s masterful Schumann performance.

Lou Fancher - May 2, 2017

The trio’s peerless musicianship and their unusual combination of cello, bass, and mandolin result in fresh interpretations of classic material.

Jessica Balik - May 2, 2017

The intrepid ensemble explores the fringes of music and the universe with a world premiere and three recent compositions.