Reviews

Jessica Balik - May 23, 2017

The Sitkovetsky Trio and David Shifrin deliver an emotionally complex, vibrant program.

Rebecca Wishnia - May 19, 2017

In one of her final concerts with the ensemble, Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg leads a program of NCCO-commissioned works, including a standout composition by Ellen Taaffe Zwilich.

Jason Victor Serinus - May 19, 2017

The soprano offers a rare bouquet, delivered with splendid technique and expressiveness.

Jessica Balik - May 15, 2017

It’s not easy to produce a good performance of Stockhausen’s tricky, modernist masterpiece, but credit to Voices of Silicon Valley for trying.

Lucy Caplan - May 12, 2017

Japanese chamber opera informs the composer’s multimedia A Line Becomes a Circle

Rebecca Wishnia - May 12, 2017

It’s an unusual mix of instruments, but Ensemble Mise-En makes it work.

Janice Berman - May 11, 2017

Choreographer Annabelle Lopez Ochoa’s dance version of the Tennessee Williams classic pulls no punches.

Michael Zwiebach - May 9, 2017

Brilliant vocal soloists and solid playing from a group of new faces in the ABS orchestra enlivened Handel's oratorio.

David Bratman - May 9, 2017

California Symphony contrasted Visconti’s lyrical concerto with big-boned, dramatic works.

Steven Winn - May 8, 2017

Charles Dutoit elicited powerful, emotional music from an augmented S.F. Symphony.