Lisa Hirsch

Strong singing and direction give Béla Bartók’s one-act chiller plenty of thrills in this production from OSJ’s Shawna Lucey.

Davidsen, one of the Metropolitan Opera’s reigning divas, shows complete mastery in a varied recital at Cal Performances.

There’s a theatrical bent to the two big works on the lineup: Carla Kihlstedt’s 26 Little Deaths and Andy Akiho’s Seven Pillars.

Two of the Bay Area’s premier small ensembles team up for a program that dwells on the netherworld between waking and dreams.

The orchestra and soloist Víkingur Ólafsson give the world premiere of After the Fall, Adams’s third piano concerto.

The orchestra and Music Director Francesco Lecce-Chong attempt to scale the composer’s epic Second Symphony.

A new work by SF Conservatory of Music-educated composer Ben Shirley fits perfectly on this chamber program at Herbst Theatre.

Meet the lore masters, music handlers, and editors who help ensure that orchestras, from the SF Symphony to SF Opera, stay in tune.

The Adlers’ annual concert highlights emerging opera talents, including standout Canadian soprano Olivia Smith.

The little-known mid-20th-century Russian composer gets the spotlight in an unusual concert from Other Minds.