A program of ravishing beauty draws from the timeless Vespro della Beata Vergine.
Works from Corelli, Georg Muffat, and George Frideric Handel explore variations on the concerto grosso form.
The viol virtuoso brings French Baroque chamber music to the Bay Area.
Drama there was, but ABS’s revivifying take on Bach’s masterpiece was mainly gorgeous.
The orchestra shows versatility supporting Isserlis and in a lithe performance of a Haydn symphony.
A concert of music from the dark time of the Thirty Years’ War.
Elegant, understated playing in a cozy setting brings out the best in a program of Couperin, Marais, Balbastre, and Telemann.
An absorbing medieval music concert refreshes and uplifts while not shorting the entertainment side of things.
Soloists Nikolas Nackley and Tonia D’Amelio straddle the spiritual and the erotic in a charged performance of two cantatas.
Gorgeous tones on period instruments meld beautifully with a strong chorus and powerful soloists.
