Reviews

Richard S. Ginell - February 28, 2022

The composer’s latest disc explores 23 of Ben Schott’s humorous German neologisms via new works performed by six contemporary music ensembles.

Michael Zwiebach - February 22, 2022

There was nothing routine about the music-making in last weekend’s compelling concert set.

Nicholas Jones - February 22, 2022

The group sings an imaginative concert at Grace Cathedral, led by retiring director Susan McMane.

Richard S. Ginell - February 22, 2022

The LA Phil premieres another exceptional concerto, Daníel Bjarnason’s FEAST, under the conductor laureate’s baton.

Jason Victor Serinus - February 22, 2022

Soprano Laetitia Grimaldi interprets a couple standard songs and many lesser-known gems.

Richard S. Ginell - February 21, 2022

Downes’s latest album offers a compact overview of the ragtime composer’s music.

Bill Doggett - February 15, 2022

The remarkable documentary brings viewers intimately close to the fabled singer.

Andrew Gilbert - February 14, 2022

The singer’s four-night stint at SFJAZZ provides food for thought and balm for the soul.

Jason Victor Serinus - February 12, 2022

A new, historically informed recording of Debussy’s opera mines the score for gold.

Janice Berman - February 11, 2022

Dancers go toe-to-toe with the unknowable in William Forsythe’s absorbing Blake Works I.