Artist in residence Matthew Aucoin created and conducted a new pastiche score for F.W. Murnau’s classic film that was surprisingly moving.
Michael Tilson Thomas’ program traces the connection between the Renaissance and the Romantic by way of Mozart.
New music aces Volti and Left Coast Ensemble team up for a program based on personal letters.
The postmodern choreographer continues to explore the limits of physical expression in a new piece set to a Laurie Anderson score.
Guest artists Edvard Tshivzhel and Nikolai Demidenko help translate works from their compatriots.
It’s hard to come to grips with the new opera presented by L.A. Opera, which may be part of the point.
The “Full: Breath” program at BAMFA celebrated the most basic human instinct through dance, music, and visual art.
In their first concert in the series, the venerable ensemble delivered a mixed performance that ranged from murky to transcendent.
The fortepianist’s improvisations, and the orchestra’s less muscular approach resulted in a Beethoven quite different from the mighty thunderer of legend.
Pianist Jonathan Biss curates an evening of late period Beethoven at San Francisco Performances.