After playing second fiddle to text on Lang’s new piece, cellist Maya Beiser shines on his earlier world to come.
Two commissions honor Marin Alsop, the festivals founder and guiding light.
Recent works by Christopher Rouse and James MacMillan highlight the 2016 Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music’s opening concert.
A collaborative song cycle explores the intersection of photography and music.
Pianist Yefim Bronfman is outstanding in the S.F. Symphony premiere of a new piece bustling with musical ideas and technical challenges.
Artists honk, squeal, and roar into new musical territory at the fearless festival.
A John Adams piece featuring electric violin is at the heart of a program exploring the contemplative side of 20th-century music.
A great American composer shows his variety in a well-balanced, entertaining performance at chamber/text, the free concert series.
Pianist Taka Kigawa brought energy and immediacy to Ligeti’s pianistic Everest.
A concerto penned under the auspices of the symphony’s Young American Composer-in-Residence program gets the spotlight in a beautifully balanced program.
