Reviews

Michael Zwiebach - March 25, 2025

In a program dedicated to The Four Seasons, the group explores the roots of Venetian style, bringing out the drama of these concertos.

Jim Farber - March 25, 2025

VOX Femina Los Angeles performs a concert of choral works inspired by literature that has, in various times and places, faced censorship.

David Bratman - March 25, 2025

Artistic and Music Director Donato Cabrera forges his own path in a concert that also features works by Grażyna Bacewicz and Saad Haddad.

Rebecca Wishnia - March 25, 2025

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

Steven Winn - March 24, 2025

Mary Shelley’s classic story is duly retold in choreography by Liam Scarlett and music by Lowell Liebermann.

Richard S. Ginell - March 21, 2025

For her new album, Root Progressions, Cheng commissioned six composers to write music that goes beyond genres and idioms.

Steven Winn - March 21, 2025

Tenor Michael John Butler gives a stunning account of Schumann’s Dichterliebe in a program that also features baritone Olivier Zerouali.

David Bratman - March 18, 2025

A lucid performance of Beethoven’s Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp Minor highlights a varied program for the San Jose Chamber Music Society.

Jim Farber - March 18, 2025

The production is silly fun, but the cast’s singing and James Conlon’s music direction are serious standouts.

Harlow Robinson - March 18, 2025

The Polish-Soviet composer has more of his work revived in a Recovered Voices concert at the Colburn School.