Reviews

As part of the S.F. Symphony Great Performers Series, Kremerata Baltica stops by on its six-city tour promoting a release of some of Weinberg’s orchestral and chamber works.

A concert by the LCCE is filled with all kinds of play and 'some serious fun.'

Trio Cavatina and Samuel Rhodes combined as a quartet for fine music-making at Music at Kohl Mansion in Burlingame.

The poetic and insightful pianist Vadym Kholodenko delights listeners in the South Bay with works by Nicolai Medtner, Chopin, and Brahms.

Baritone Gerald Finley produced a polished, but mannered interpretation of Schubert’s Winterreise.

The return of Martha Graham Dance Company to Zellerbach Hall featured dancers with strong Graham technique, style, and substance and repertory that was alive and juicy.

The Choral Project of San Jose invited the Canadian Brass to share a concert, turning it into a multiple-ovation joyfest.

At the S.F. Symphony program staples are elevated — especially a concussive, ravishing, startling and altogether convincing Rachmaninov Rhapsody when performed by Daniil Trifonov.

The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, with Pinchas Zukerman as conductor and violin soloist, goes all-Beethoven in its San Francisco outing, to admirable effect.

The Lamplighters Die Fledermaus is fresh and lively, crisply paced by the Conductor George Cleve and Director Barbara Heroux, showcasing the singing, and this cast was on top of its game.