Reviews

The always adventurous Left Coast Chamber Ensemble launched its 2013-2014 season, making a bold sonic progress from Bach to Elliott Carter.

Dancing through a varied program, much of it in three-quarter time, pianist Sean Chen proves himself an estimable keyboard artist and a fine showman.

The San Francisco Dance Film Festival offered fine examples of live performance on film and video, in a showcase in which the shorts intrigued the most.

Sumptuous vocalism displayed in a personal grab bag of soprano-rarities marks Renée Fleming’s latest CD.

The San Francisco Symphony's subscription series opening the 2013-2014 season is well balanced: something new and interesting, something old and well-worn, something rare and tremulous.

In its season opener, the San Francisco Symphony delivered jazz-age style with verve and necessary brashness.

Heart-wrenching, muscular star performances plus a rafter-shaking Chorus send this S.F. Opera production into the stratosphere.

At a Napa Valley vineyard, a thirsty audience laps up a liquescent recital, with one hilarious interlude.

A presentation of the Goat Rodeo Sessions offers a star-studded lineup and an evening of musicianship at its finest.

Though not a perfect Verdi tenor, Kaufmann is viscerally exciting and among the best we have right now.