Chamber Music

Giacomo Fiore - September 12, 2016

A rousing retrospective ranges from minimalist to expansive, and celebrates both the somber and the spontaneous.

Paul Kotapish - September 7, 2016

The Omni Guitar Foundation hosts a promising season of globe-spanning guitar music—classical, flamenco, and beyond.

Lou Fancher - August 30, 2016

The expansive festival embraces everything from cassette culture to the hip-hop/noise frontiers of Daveed Diggs’ clipping.

Jeff Kaliss - August 26, 2016

The composer enters his ninth decade with new ideas and fresh energy for creating, teaching, and performing.

Rebecca Wishnia - August 20, 2016

After playing second fiddle to text on Lang’s new piece, cellist Maya Beiser shines on his earlier world to come.

Jason Victor Serinus - August 18, 2016

First, there was Opera on Tap, now there is “Bach and Brew” a homey little affair coming to a San Francisco brewery in September.

David Bratman - August 16, 2016

New Piano Collective’s second inaugural program ranged from the sublime to the silly.

Lisa Hirsch - August 9, 2016

Two commissions honor Marin Alsop, the festivals founder and guiding light.

Jeff Dunn - August 9, 2016

Recent works by Christopher Rouse and James MacMillan highlight the 2016 Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music’s opening concert.

David Bratman - July 26, 2016

Alexander Sitkovetsky and Wu Qian shine on a program spanning centuries of musical expression.