Reviews

Charles Burns - April 15, 2025

The 14th edition of the festival proves that contemporary composition is strong as ever in Los Angeles.

Scott Cmiel - April 15, 2025

Playing for a packed house, Vidovic shows why guitar lovers idolize her.

Jim Farber - April 15, 2025

Performed aboard the RMS Queen Mary, the production is a madcap but ultimately loving homage to the composer.

Andrew Gilbert - April 14, 2025

The Berkeley klezmer trio, joined by clarinetist Joel Rubin, brings to light music from the decades before World War II.

Rebecca Wishnia - April 14, 2025

Composer and percussionist Andy Akiho curates an adventurous program partly inspired by the art of Japanese American ceramicist Jun Kaneko.

Michael Zwiebach - April 12, 2025

Alsop’s first subscription appearance with the orchestra is highlighted by Gabriela Montero’s brilliant First Piano Concerto, the composer soloing.

Steven Winn - April 10, 2025

SFB reprises two hits from last season: Annabelle Lopez Ochoa’s Broken Wings and Frederick Ashton’s Marguerite and Armand.

Michael Zwiebach - April 8, 2025

An outstanding performance of Richard Strauss’s Metamorphosen anchors a concert that showcases NCCO’s impressively cohesive sound.

Richard S. Ginell - April 8, 2025

Kicking off The Soraya’s LA Seen festival, Blanchard plays excerpts from Champion and Fire Shut Up in My Bones.

Harlow Robinson - April 8, 2025

Louise Farrenc’s enchanting Nonet, along with recent works by Nokuthula Ngwenyama and Sarah Gibson, highlight an imaginative program.