David Bratman

Its former music director leads the S.F. Symphony in a novel overture, a grand organ symphony, and a little-known Rachmaninov concerto.

The strong-fingered, highly rhythmic, and coolly emotional pianist Joyce Yang chooses a crafty program for her debut disc.

The Royal Philharmonic and pianist Thibaudet prove that the Hungarian half of its program can stand respectably next to the traditionally weighty Brahms German half.

There’s something for everyone in the music on a new two-CD set that explores a hidden (and openly honest) side of Shostakovich: his movie scoring.

The small but powerful S.F. Chamber Orchestra brings the virtues of midperiod Beethoven to top of mind.

Most string quintets, other than Schubert's, don't get played often. The San Francisco Symphony Chamber Musicians have the personnel to do it.

Schoenberg does Brahms, reimagining and revoicing a delightful piano quartet.

The S.F. Symphony delivers an excellent program displaying Schubert’s varied moods and idioms.

The Redwood Symphony offers Lorin Maazel's "symphonic synthesis" of the whole Ring cycle: It's like an hour-long Richard Strauss tone poem, except it's by Wagner.

Shaham and his Strad and J.S. Bach: a canny combination of brilliance and satisfying music-making.