S.F. Symphony’s music director was right at home at Disney Hall in a program featuring Bruckner’s Seventh.
Tao’s pyrotechnics were matched by guest conductor Gemma New, who led dynamic readings of works both fresh and familiar.
Pianist Stewart Goodyear dazzles in Ravel’s Piano Concerto.
The remarkable 12-year-old prodigy performs her own violin concerto with aplomb.
The noted conductor talks about his mentor, colleague, and friend Leonard Bernstein, and about his own adventures on the podium.
The show at the Valley Performing Arts Center in L.A. featured the New West Symphony and a lot of lesser-known musical highlights.
New settings of the Nobel winner’s classic songs raise philosophical questions about the relationship of text and music.
The American master’s turbulent, challenging music arouses powerful responses.
A curious program pairs Ives with Dvořák and a misplaced serving of Gershwin.
From von Biber’s bombastic Battalia to the subtleties of a recent Andrew Norman piece, the NCCO played everything with grace and beauty.
