Non-Western classical music
In California, music-and-dance celebrations of the Persian New Year are going into full swing this week.
Pianist Jon Nakamatsu plays Grieg’s concerto in a program emphasizing folk styles of different ethnicities.
The new chamber opera about prophecy and instability is the climax of the artist’s yearlong residency at UC Berkeley.
The saxophonist/composer, a key figure in the Afrofuturist movement, celebrates 50 years of his band as he moves into new creative territory.
