Lisa Hirsch

The Finnish composer’s late masterpiece, about a school shooting and its enduring effects, premieres at SF Opera.

Pierrot lunaire and its artistic legacy are celebrated in a weekend festival marking the 150th anniversary of the composer’s birth.

And Adès’s Wreath is a brilliant response, paired on a program with Schubert’s String Quintet in C Major.

Esa-Pekka Salonen’s surprise announcement leaves a prestigious position open, but filling it quickly might not be easy.

On the eve of two longtime members’ retirement, the group celebrates 50 years with a characteristically contemporary program.

Morley brings her deep musicality to a varied garden-themed recital for Cal Performances.

The L.A.-based new-music group expands on its survey of Eastman’s works in two transporting performances.

At Cal Performances, the Eco Ensemble brings Cox’s captivating musical theater work The Road to Xibalba to life.

The mezzo-soprano is resplendent in a recital for SF Performances that honors Black women as artists and mothers.

Stepping in for Michael Tilson Thomas, the Ukrainian-Finnish conductor is the perfect partner for a program with pianist Seong-Jin Cho.