Reviews

Jim Farber - January 21, 2020

From Naive and Sentimental to Flower Power with the LA Phil.

Janos Gereben - January 21, 2020

Conservatory students join Berkeley Symphony musicians for the performance, and SF Ballet’s Martin West conducts.

Andrew Gilbert - January 21, 2020

The quartet’s unique sonic palette proves perfect for reinterpreting jazz classics from the great American composer.

Jeff Kaliss - January 20, 2020

The multimedia presentation at SFJAZZ explores issues of race, prejudice, and parenting.

Tamzin Elliott - January 20, 2020

Pasadena Opera presents Missy Mizzoli’s challenging opera.

Lisa Hirsch - January 20, 2020

Wolfe’s piece figures prominently in a mélange of a concert.

Richard S. Ginell - January 20, 2020

The “Onstage Sessions Jazz Club” setting was perfect for the Brazilian jazz singer’s take on The Book of Longing.

Michael Zwiebach - January 14, 2020

The viol consort gives a captivating account of Lachrimae in Berkeley.

Jim Farber - January 14, 2020

LBO’s King Arthur treads a fine line between 17th-century elegance and 21st-century political theater.

Nicholas Jones - January 14, 2020

Pianist Robert Mollicone accompanies the mezzo in a program of “Spanish” music filtered through composers from France, Russia, Italy, and even Spain.