Rebecca Wishnia

Composer and percussionist Andy Akiho curates an adventurous program partly inspired by the art of Japanese American ceramicist Jun Kaneko.

The violinist, joined by longtime collaborator Lambert Orkis, shines especially in the rarely played Sonata by Ottorino Respighi.

The orchestra under guest conductor Juraj Valčuha plays a subtly defiant program that spotlights strong soloists, including violinist Gil Shaham.

The orchestra’s concert at Davies Symphony Hall sees demonstrations, but conductor Lahav Shani and the musicians press forward.

The bold and lively Czech ensemble does justice to a pair of underrated works by Tchaikovsky and Dvořák.

The school’s partnership with artist management company Opus 3 has led to intriguing results, like this concert at Davies Symphony Hall.

With Järvi conducting, the orchestra approaches Mahler’s Seventh with admirable risk and excitement, if not the polish of performances under MTT.

Bryan brings together diverse works from a dozen different contemporary composers who represent the global African diaspora.

An intimate concert offers the opportunity to hear a work by Arnold Bax, along with juvenilia by Benjamin Britten and Samuel Coleridge-Taylor.

Two works by Hector Berlioz get the spotlight in the orchestra’s latest program, along with music by Debussy, Richard Strauss, and John Adams.