Reviews

Ken Iisaka - September 23, 2019

The great pianist matched style to material in a series of impromptus before scaling the mountain of Brahms’s Op. 1.

Lisa Hirsch - September 23, 2019

A John Adams premiere and Daniil Trifonov playing Rachmaninoff round out the evening.

Richard S. Ginell - September 23, 2019

The line between pop and classical continues to blur, in a three-concert series presented by Christopher Rountree and Anna Bulbrook.

David Bratman - September 17, 2019

Mezzo Rachel Calloway brilliantly channels Frida Kahlo in a Gabriela Lena Frank song cycle.

Jim Farber - September 16, 2019

Strong performances bolster Barrie Kosky’s edgy production of the Puccini favorite.

Steven Winn - September 13, 2019

The dramatic work showcases the powerful 25-year partnership between conductor and orchestra.

Tamzin Elliott - September 13, 2019

The new-music group debuts the 14-movement URSA: an interstellar cantata at Monk Space.

Andrew Gilbert - September 10, 2019

The 89-year-old piano master opens SFJAZZ’s season.

Tamzin Elliott - September 10, 2019

Two new-music duos, Aperture Duo and Autoduplicity, engage in wanton acts of performance.

Nicholas Jones - September 9, 2019

All the elements coalesce in this provocative interpretation of Melville’s dark novella.