Reviews

Richard S. Ginell - February 10, 2020

It’s a trek from downtown, but the venue’s superior acoustics prove perfect for the chamber orchestra’s wide-ranging concert.

Tamzin Elliott - February 9, 2020

A full evening of improvised music makes for challenging and rewarding listening.

Jim Farber - February 8, 2020

Several Icelandic composers and Kaija Saariaho filled out an exciting, if gloomy new-music concert.

Catriona Barr - February 6, 2020

Clerestory uses the anniversary of the 19th Amendment to sing a concert of music by female composers.

Michael Zwiebach - February 4, 2020

Invigorating ideas of what opera might be were on display at the fourth WEO Snapshot Festival.

Andrew Gilbert - February 4, 2020

He’s only 21, but the New York–based jazz pianist showed serious artistry in a set at the Black Cat.

Jim Farber - February 3, 2020

Matthew Aucoin more than fulfills his promise as LAO’s first composer-in-residence.

Nicholas Jones - February 3, 2020

The great viol player leads a program of Baroque Spanish theater music at Cal Performances.

David Bratman - February 3, 2020

With Giancarlo Guerrero wielding the baton, the Polish orchestra excels in a concert of works by Karol Szymanowski and Witold Lutosławski.

Lisa Hirsch - February 3, 2020

The conductor laureate elicits a nuanced performance of this underperformed gem from the SF Symphony.