A musical tribute to the great jazz saxophonist by way of J.S. Bach and poet A.B. Spellman
Strong new music performed by Splinter Reeds, Kronos Quartet, and Ramon & Jessica’s sextet highlight a solid program.
The audience jumps to its feet for S.F. Symphony’s performance of a work that once inspired a riot.
S.F. Opera unveils a revival with spotty singing, less effective acting.
The success of this summer “reboot” hinges on the music, not the production.
The baritone created something special out of a shopworn production.
Lou Harrison’s Varied Trio was only on the program in commemoration of the composer’s anniversary. But the audience loved it.
Strauss’s complex, modern opera is lifted by strong performances on stage and in the pit.
Philip Glass’s beautiful dance-opera adaptation of a thorny Jean Cocteau theme gets the first-rate production and performance it deserves.
Catherine Cook and the Music of Remembrance Ensemble deliver powerful music inspired by Holocaust horrors.
