Orchestra

Jim Farber - March 11, 2019

The premiere of Adams’s new piano concerto is devilish fun.

Richard S. Ginell - March 5, 2019

Ahead of an international tour, the LA Phil stretches its Mahler muscles.

David Bratman - March 4, 2019

Guest conductor Tito Muñoz brought out the best in the orchestra.

Ben Kutner - February 26, 2019

Kaleidoscope tackles symphonic music without a conductor.

Steven Winn - February 24, 2019

The conductor opts for Strauss sweets.

Nicholas Jones - February 19, 2019

András Schiff plays and conducts a long, oddly asynchronous concert.

Richard S. Ginell - February 18, 2019

Thomas Wilkins conducts revelatory performances of works by Duke Ellington, William Grant Still, and George Gershwin.

Charles Shere - February 12, 2019

Sara Davis Buechner stands out in Clara Wieck Schumann’s piano concerto.

Jim Farber - February 12, 2019

The composer’s newest synthesis of East and West needs a visual component and some cutting.

David Bratman - February 11, 2019

Dr. K and company shine light on the recently rediscovered Funeral Song.