Classical

Victoria Looseleaf - October 15, 2023

Cheng is one of the great explorers of new music, pushing herself beyond her comfort zone and finding delight in the unexpected.

Date:
City:
Berkeley
Price Range:
$5 to $60
Richard S. Ginell - October 10, 2023

Sheku Kanneh-Mason takes on Shostakovich’s First Cello Concerto, while Dudamel leads a Villa-Lobos ballet and Stravinsky’s Firebird.

Rebecca Wishnia - October 10, 2023

The San Francisco Symphony plays Naïve and Sentimental Music, plus a new violin concerto with soloist Pekka Kuusisto.

Marissa Skudlarek - October 10, 2023

Did Stephen Sondheim’s celebrated portrait of creative obsession spark ideas for composer Mason Bates and librettist Mark Campbell?

Lou Fancher - October 10, 2023

When Hanzhi Wang and Avi Avital share the stage at Cal Performances this week, familiar music will get a whole new twist.

Jim Farber - October 10, 2023

The post-pandemic world has been hard on these underfunded organizations. How will they hang on?

Jeff Kaliss - October 10, 2023

The pianist has rented out Herbst Theatre with composer JJ Hollingsworth to present his Petals of Peace and her Glass Suite.

Date:
City:
San Francisco
Price Range:
$30-$68