Orchestra

Edward Ortiz - June 30, 2015

The Philharmonic’s performance marks the beginning of a new era for the orchestra.

Steven Winn - June 22, 2015

The four-and-a-half-hour marathon had everything except the composer himself.

Niels Swinkels - June 2, 2015

The maestro led the symphony with casually controlled theatricality and an air of mischief.

Rebecca Wishnia - May 22, 2015

An exciting performance of Concerto for Orchestra caps off an evening that included pieces from Samuel Carl Adams and Mozart.

Joe Cadagin - May 19, 2015

What happens when indeterminate music’s “happy accidents” are not so accidental?

Niels Swinkels - May 13, 2015

A lovely rendering of Mahler’s Fourth Symphony is unfortunately paired with Bernstein’s brash, ostentatious Age of Anxiety.

Steve Osborn - May 5, 2015

Mahler’s Third Symphony is a long haul, but the Santa Rosa Symphony was in it to win it.

Monica Hunter-Hart - May 1, 2015

The orchestra, conducted by Mälkki, played through pieces by Bartók, Stravinsky, and Sibelius with jolly virtuosity.

Mark Rudio - April 24, 2015

The program — which explored works from Haydn, Mozart, Debussy, and Stravinsky — pit the sets of composers against each other, whether that was its intention or not.

Monica Hunter-Hart - April 17, 2015

The piano performance major impressed the audience at Oberlin’s Finney Chapel with a virtuosic performance.