The great pianist matched style to material in a series of impromptus before scaling the mountain of Brahms’s Op. 1.
A John Adams premiere and Daniil Trifonov playing Rachmaninoff round out the evening.
The line between pop and classical continues to blur, in a three-concert series presented by Christopher Rountree and Anna Bulbrook.
Mezzo Rachel Calloway brilliantly channels Frida Kahlo in a Gabriela Lena Frank song cycle.
Strong performances bolster Barrie Kosky’s edgy production of the Puccini favorite.
The dramatic work showcases the powerful 25-year partnership between conductor and orchestra.
The new-music group debuts the 14-movement URSA: an interstellar cantata at Monk Space.
The 89-year-old piano master opens SFJAZZ’s season.
Two new-music duos, Aperture Duo and Autoduplicity, engage in wanton acts of performance.
All the elements coalesce in this provocative interpretation of Melville’s dark novella.