Steven Winn

Barrie Kosky and Suzanne Andrade’s richly imagined production is a visual feast, though sometimes at the cost of the music and the action.

The composer has again teamed up with librettist Gene Scheer for this latest commission from the Seattle-based Music of Remembrance.

Tenor Mark Padmore and pianist Mitsuko Uchida bring both the perspectives and limitations of maturity to Schubert’s song cycle.

The group delivers an emotional performance, with outstanding soloists and a superb contribution from the Cantorei.

There’s always a chance you’ll be hearing more of these works in progress in one of the company’s seasons to come.

The SF Symphony and Esa-Pekka Salonen also present a cheerful romp through Stravinsky’s neoclassical ballet Pulcinella.

The singers put poetry first in this condensed version of John Adams’s opera-oratorio.

A captivating take on Jean-Philippe Rameau’s Suite in A Minor opens the pianist’s recital and is the key to appreciating the entire program.

At Grace Cathedral, the 2022 Pulitzer Prize-winning work has its Bay Area premiere on a program that’s powerfully contemplative.

With a premiere by Nicolás Lell Benavides and an appearance by mezzo-soprano Kelley O’Connor, the show touches a lot of bases.