Michael Zwiebach

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

What to explore first in the great pianist’s recordings.

The group’s revolutionary impact is still reverberating, but more than that, they’re popular for playing contemporary music.

Some of L.A.’s foremost new-music experts take their passions public in the spring season of the piano music series.

A five-month search ends with the appointment of well-respected stage director Shawna Lucey.

Opera Parallèle’s family-friendly production is uplifting, and Marcus Shelby’s lively score is done justice by a superior cast.

Star violinists lead the way for the new season of the popular early music group.

The conductor was at the center of the major opera house revival of Handel, and he brings that experience to the West Coast with Alcina.

The innovative commissioning program dashes onward on the heels of the first award. UPDATED: The fourth writing team has been announced, with a tie to Michael Morgan.

Two showpiece works make a celebratory opening for the new season.