Chamber Music

Paul Kotapish - September 19, 2017

Local composer Barry Phillips builds a sensitive score for Tal Skloot’s documentary about a wheelchair hiker who conquers a Sierra mountain pass.

Rebecca Wishnia - September 12, 2017

Aficionados celebrate an eclectic range of new (and even old) electronic music at the 18th annual festival.

Steve Osborn - August 21, 2017

New music and old mixed together in a concert that showed how a balanced playlist can refresh the ears.

Jessica Balik - August 15, 2017

The vibrant program showcased brilliant new compositions and outstanding musicianship.

David Bratman - August 4, 2017

In a concert ostensibly about expressionism, the surprise was Kreisler’s 1919 string quartet.

Lou Fancher - August 2, 2017

The San Francisco String Trio celebrates Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.

David Bratman - July 23, 2017

Louis Spohr hits a double but Mendelssohn crushes a surprise home run with an early piano quartet.

David Bratman - July 18, 2017

The “Classical Style” concert focuses on chamber masterworks from Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven.

Lou Fancher - July 14, 2017

Special concerts and impromptu performances ring out on a dozen pianos festooning the garden.

Tysen Dauer - June 12, 2017

A musical tribute to the great jazz saxophonist by way of J.S. Bach and poet A.B. Spellman