Reviews

Color the S.F. Symphony’s program “Bates” and “Beethoven,” for its unusual pairing of an old master with a youthful and inventive challenger.

Near-perfect vocalism and fine instrumental performances mark Musica Pacifica’s concert of French Baroque works.

The Gold Rush, whose score Charlie Chaplin composed and recorded, was one of the drawing cards of the S.F. Film Festival, with music played by the S.F. Chamber Orchestra.

The London Haydn Quartet, expert interpreters of the First Viennese School repertoire, manage to shrink the largess of Davis Hall in Mondavi to chamber size.

A Salute and Birthday Party for Gordon Getty tribute by the S.F. Symphony and Chorus has the bubbly sweetness of a generous celebration.

In the San Francisco Chamber Orchestra's warm-hearted year-end program, "The Virtuosi," musical fireworks brought a happy new year a few days early.

Someone New, the latest CD from the men of Chanticleer, is both yummy and filling.

In his centenary year, Benjamin Britten’s string quartets are winning a lot of attention, and clearly aren’t only for Brits.

17th-century music specialists Magnificat returned to the stage with a splash in a beautiful recreation of a Christmas mass.

Taking audiences on a delightfully fresh musical journey with a 271-year-old oratorio, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra and Chorale hit all the right notes.