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A festival long known for its Pan-American musical flavor outdoes itself this year.

Big works by Dmitri Shostakovich and Sergei Prokofiev are conducted with fire and genius by Ryan Bancroft.

Known for his amiable, collaborative manner on the podium, Robertson is a favorite colleague of composers and orchestral players worldwide.

A chance meeting with a Bay Area drummer spawned a new set of songs for Johnson, which she shares in a string of shows this month.

The cellist’s brief but brilliant career is captured in soprano Marnie Breckenridge’s stunning performance for West Edge Opera.

Julia Keefe is bringing her Mildred Bailey Project, devoted to one of the first ladies of jazz, to the Bay Area this week.

Dai Wei is the ensemble’s latest Sound Investment composer, and Lara Downes takes up the post of creative partner.

Last chance to put in your votes for our annual best-of polls covering the Bay Area and Los Angeles.

Performances of Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time and George Crumb’s Black Angels highlight the final festival program.

The new opera may not be aggressively attention-grabbing, but it is rich, evocative, and deeply felt.