Early Music/Baroque

Roger Wallace - August 14, 2018

Brilliant bass Max van Egmond makes a last solo appearance with ABS.

Steven Winn - August 11, 2018

American Bach Soloists’ Academy Festival Orchestra and Academy Singers join forces in a festive Handel mashup.

Laura Clark - August 10, 2018

Dido and Cleopatra are warp and woof of an entertaining recital of Baroque gems.

Niels Swinkels - August 7, 2018

The venerable orchestra and choir deliver a memorable concert while simultaneously incubating the next generation in early music.

Michael Zwiebach - June 12, 2018

Voices of Music and the San Francisco Girls Chorus create a version like the one performed in Purcell's lifetime.

Nicholas Jones - June 12, 2018

Sequentia performs compellingly reconstructed music from a thousand years ago.

Jason Victor Serinus - June 5, 2018

Soprano Christine Brandes brought the fury and darkness, though the venue was unsuitable.

Steven Winn - May 22, 2018

The West Coast premiere of Philip Glass’s Third Piano Concerto dominates the program.

Steven Winn - May 15, 2018

Bach’s orchestral suites, masterfully interpreted.

Steven Winn - May 5, 2018

Foot-stomping, exuberant, and unabashedly sentimental, Jordi Savall’s latest musical tour is still about sensitive, extraordinary performances.