Filled with music and ideas from outside the concert hall, Ted Hearne's new work opens doors, but it was not the only fresh performance at Davies this past week.
A cabaret evening of Kate Smith songs created by mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe.
The orchestra dedicated its season opener to the maestro with a program of Beethoven and Schumann.
The Kronos Quartet joined other artists in paying tribute to the legendary 1970s power pop band Big Star and their “lost” third album.
Lisa Mezzacappa’s ode to the legacy of women explorers was itself adventurous, showing little need for genre boundaries.
In his performance of the Prokofiev Violin Concerto No. 2, Kenneth Renshaw shows he is a soloist to watch.
The Mariinsky dancers make the most of Prokofiev’s ballet, despite a few interpretive head-scratchers.
The performance by the Russian concert pianist was absolutely astonishing and matched by MTT and his musicians.
The resident choreographer of Smuin Ballet premieres a confident, beautifully realized work in an evening of pleasurable surprises.
The program was sparkling, imaginative, and even exotic, featuring works from Chinese-American composer Chen Yi and Japanese composer Toru Takemitsu.
