Reviews

Giacomo Fiore - May 20, 2019

Terry Riley, Laurie Anderson, and John Zorn improvise their way to new musical horizons.

Nicholas Jones - May 20, 2019

Peter Sellars’s masterful, minimalist direction provides the perfect setting for LAMC’s powerful performance.

Janos Gereben - May 20, 2019

SFSYO’s Young Mahlerites are taking the music to the Old World — again.

David Bratman - May 14, 2019

Students from the School of Music and Dance excel in a production-heavy performance.

Ben Kutner - May 14, 2019

The composer’s Eleven Bagatelles for the Piano, performed by pianist Inna Faliks, has brilliant parts but no through line.

Jeff Kaliss - May 14, 2019

A collaboration with Marcus Roberts’s jazz trio opens new musical avenues for the NCCO.

Steven Winn - May 14, 2019

Bernstein’s still-vibrant musical gets a thrilling account at the Paramount from the Oakland Symphony and a bevy of strong soloists and choirs.

Rebecca Wishnia - May 14, 2019

The group brings an experimental touch to every piece of repertoire, from a medieval rondeau to Elliott Carter.

Andrew Gilbert - May 14, 2019

The octogenarian jazzman sets the Black Cat ablaze with his fiery trio.

Janice Berman - May 13, 2019

The troupe’s mélange of percussive dance with cutting-edge electronics and live music brings down the house at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts.