High modernism is alive and well and cellist Karttunen brought some fine, new examples to Cal Performances.
The pianist with deep ties to the county and the string quartet brought music back to the Green Music Center.
Alasdair Neale and Marin Symphony offer a vivid program of Tchaikovsky, Barber, and Mussorgsky.
Hans Abrahmsen’s hour-long meditation, Snow, anchors an entertaining program from S.F. Contemporary Music Players.
Vocalists, orchestra, and conductor are in perfect synch in this intense, spiritual program.
No waiting for the encores for the smiles and fun to appear: the guitarist and accordionist were on the same page from the beginning.
The flute-guitar-cello trio finds surprising new voices in old music and in newly minted commissions.
The CDMX Festival ended on a serious, new music note, with composers who are part of an international community of explorers.
Soloist Mayuko Kamio stands out in Khachaturian Violin Concerto.
The S.F. Symphony gave a stellar account of a 20th-century masterwork, and Joshua Roman carried Dvorak’s Cello Concerto.
