Reviews

Steven Winn - March 8, 2015

The mezzo soprano's recital in San Francisco with pianist Julius Drake offered rich payoffs in the middle of the program, oddities at the beginning and end.

Monica Hunter-Hart - March 6, 2015

From the blissful grace of Haydn to the turmoil of Shostakovich, the Oberlin Trio played with great depth of feeling.

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Janice Berman - March 5, 2015

Two masterful evocations of human togetherness shared the bill in S.F. Ballet's latest program.

Zoe Madonna - March 4, 2015

LA string ensemble the Formalist Quartet warmed snowy Ohio’s Oberlin campus with a passionate flurry of its own.

Giacomo Fiore - March 4, 2015

Three pianists, three hours, and 20 Philip Glass Études equal one riveting event.

Jim Farber - March 3, 2015

Netia Jones, David Henry Hwang, and composer Unsuk Chin combined to make L.A. Philharmonic's Alice a theatrical thrill ride.

Jeff Dunn - March 3, 2015

Mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke scored a major success in the orchestrated version of Heggie's song cycle.

Steven Winn - March 3, 2015

Mezzo Susan Graham was inspiring in an afternoon of art songs about romantic love.

Janice Berman - March 2, 2015

The Ballet's third repertory program had a premiere from a 24-year-old, among a set of varied, beautifully danced works.