The semistaged production cleverly transcends limits and delivers an exuberant reading of Bernstein’s score.
A John Adams piece featuring electric violin is at the heart of a program exploring the contemplative side of 20th-century music.
The popular mezzo-soprano justifies her adulation in a standout performance of an eerie Berlioz cantata.
Excellent singing was at the fore of a genuinely funny operatic comedy from 1679.
Dr. Magen Solomon has guided the venerable community choir to new levels of artistry.
A great American composer shows his variety in a well-balanced, entertaining performance at chamber/text, the free concert series.
Pianist Taka Kigawa brought energy and immediacy to Ligeti’s pianistic Everest.
A concerto penned under the auspices of the symphony’s Young American Composer-in-Residence program gets the spotlight in a beautifully balanced program.
With his opera in suspended animation, the composer Mark Grey puts forth a Frankenstein Symphony based on its themes at the Berkeley Symphony.
A new Jennifer Higdon suite highlights an evening of music inspired by — but not necessarily for — dancing.
