Rod Gilfry takes an astonishing solo turn in the West Coast premiere of David Lang’s new opera.
The bassist and his band Think Free get to a deep conversational level at Freight & Salvage.
The conductor opts for Strauss sweets.
Wet Ink continues its exploration of Braxton’s unique, open forms at Areté in New York.
With Songplay, the mezzo-soprano and an impressive jazz combo pull off a seriously difficult magic trick.
András Schiff plays and conducts a long, oddly asynchronous concert.
The fine quartet gives a San Jose Chamber Music Society audience a treat.
Woodwinds and voices do battle with menacing tape players in the evening’s title work.
The L.A. Master Chorale parts The Sacred Veil.
Thomas Wilkins conducts revelatory performances of works by Duke Ellington, William Grant Still, and George Gershwin.
