Jim Farber

Igor Stravinsky’s venerable modernist masterpiece still has the power to shock, if only you add in helicopters.

Super soloist Aubree Oliverson is joined by her fellow post-conservatory grads in works by J.S. Bach and Georg Philipp Telemann.

Big works by Dmitri Shostakovich and Sergei Prokofiev are conducted with fire and genius by Ryan Bancroft.

The international ensemble, which comes together in L.A. every year, has a dedicated audience and a solid grip on the repertoire it plays.

Ever more detailed information on how the human brain reacts to music is fueling novel kinds of performances.

The psychedelic homage to West Coast iconoclast Pauline Oliveros is absorbing but missing some key components of her legacy.

Though small-scale, the NHSQ’s summer festivals fill a large hole in Los Angeles’ cultural life.

Music Director Mitsuko Uchida uses her Mozart chops to program a festival that, as usual, is wonderfully out of the ordinary.

Kate Soper’s “philosophy-opera” gets an outstanding production from director James Darrah and Long Beach Opera.

The piano duo plays music to accompany the visual antics of Man Ray and René Clair.