St. Paul Chamber Orchestra and Jonathan Biss commission response pieces to Beethoven’s concertos and Salvatore Sciarrino took the anti-Beethoven role.
A thought-provoking concert at Mills College presents startling ways of making sounds and music.
Soloists are at the fore in Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante, but the orchestra was at its best in the Stravinsky ballet.
The conductor laureate brings Wilhelm Stenhammar’s Second Symphony to Davies Hall.
The orchestra shows versatility supporting Isserlis and in a lithe performance of a Haydn symphony.
The Serbian guitarist and composer was feted in a concert at S.F. Conservatory of Music, bringing at least one masterpiece to light.
The jazz vocalist reveals depth and velvety beauty in her Cal Performances appearance.
The Cello Concerto was one of three Salonen concertos on display in L.A. this weekend.
Eric Zivian and Sarah Cahill shine on Olivier Messiaen’s challenging work.
A concert of music from the dark time of the Thirty Years’ War.
