Reviews

Robert P. Commanday - October 1, 2012

The brilliant new Weill Hall starred in the Green Music Center’s gala opening, eclipsing even the playing of the Santa Rosa Symphony and Lang Lang and the work of three conductors.

David Bratman - October 1, 2012

Symphony Silicon Valley capitalizes on its popular appeal with a fine mixed program, with one Rossini ringer.

Jason Victor Serinus - September 30, 2012

The singing at S.F. Opera makes I Capuleti e i Montecchi

Jeff Dunn - September 30, 2012

The “imagined places” of Samuel Carl Adams’ Drift and
Providence
enriched the orchestral palette with new sounds, alongside Mahler's all-encompassing Fifth, reminding patrons of the S.F. Symphony’s world-class status.

Benjamin Frandzel - September 27, 2012

Cantor Yitzchak Meir Helfgot lofts his sublime music into the air, buoyed by Itzhak Perlman’s violin and assorted klezmer musicians.

Be'eri Moalem - September 24, 2012

Flavors and vignettes of Iran are evoked by a new work premiered by the Delphi Trio, now in residence at Old First Concerts.

Niels Swinkels - September 24, 2012

The Gold Coast Chamber Players kicked off its season at the Orinda Library by mining the treasure that is Schubert's String Quintet.

Jason Victor Serinus - September 21, 2012

The dissolute knight Falstaff sings out in Gordon Getty’s concert version of Plump Jack.

Jeff Dunn - September 20, 2012

Youth and age made for interesting comparisons at the season opener for Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg’s New Century Chamber Orchestra in Menlo Park.

Jeff Kaliss - September 18, 2012

Unique sounds simmer and boil at Classical Revolution’s latest showcase performance in Berkeley.