Reviews

In its season opener, the San Francisco Symphony delivered jazz-age style with verve and necessary brashness.

Heart-wrenching, muscular star performances plus a rafter-shaking Chorus send this S.F. Opera production into the stratosphere.

At a Napa Valley vineyard, a thirsty audience laps up a liquescent recital, with one hilarious interlude.

A presentation of the Goat Rodeo Sessions offers a star-studded lineup and an evening of musicianship at its finest.

Though not a perfect Verdi tenor, Kaufmann is viscerally exciting and among the best we have right now.

Magisterial soloists, an enormous choir, and a fine orchestra perform Haydn’s oratorio “The Seasons” to a fare-thee-well.

The Merola Grand Finale 2013 displayed one of the finest choruses anyone will ever hear perform the finale from Bernstein’s Candide, showcasing six principals, each of whom sang as though stardom is already theirs.

The latest release from ZOFO, Mosh Pit, features six high-quality and listener-friendly works of piano music inspired by 19th and 20th century dances.

A performance by  the Ortelius Trio — Joshua Roman, Dale Barltrop, and Victor Asuncion — at Markham Vineyards is distinct, memorable, and completely delightful, aided by impeccable acoustics.

The L.A. Philharmonic’s excellent performance of the Verdi Requiem was very nearly brought down by the slip-ups of an overmatched video crew.