Rebecca Wishnia

New arrangements refresh Wagner’s Wesendonck Lieder and Mahler’s Rückert-Lieder.

The trio, adjusting to a personnel change for the performance, brought interpretative daring to a performance of Beethoven trios.

The concert featured works from young composers inspired by two sculptures housed in the de Young Museum’s Gallery 16.

Derek Bermel’s 2015 work received its West Coast premiere by the ensemble at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.

The quartet played for a smaller crowd in the intimate setting of the Presidio Officers’ Club.

An exciting performance of Concerto for Orchestra caps off an evening that included pieces from Samuel Carl Adams and Mozart.

High level of musicianship from the Earplayers lifts up a diverse program with hits and misses.

The composer’s Time, Place, Action got its West Coast premiere, but stronger pieces by Debussy and Haydn received less attention from the quartet.

The musicians flawlessly played the composer’s complete string quartets — though sometimes the performance was more procedural than passionate.

The quartet performed premieres from composers Eric Tran and Max Stoffregen at Old First Church.