Great performances mark Left Coast Chamber Ensemble’s ambitious program of two new Kurt Rhode operas.
Tod Browning’s classic film is more camp than creepy, but Philip Glass’s score still engages the imagination.
An airy afternoon of dances and a Bach concerto ends with Bartók’s spirited and spooky Divertimento.
Echoes of 19th-century American music permeate works by George Crumb and Caroline Shaw.
High modernism is alive and well and cellist Karttunen brought some fine, new examples to Cal Performances.
The pianist with deep ties to the county and the string quartet brought music back to the Green Music Center.
Hans Abrahmsen’s hour-long meditation, Snow, anchors an entertaining program from S.F. Contemporary Music Players.
No waiting for the encores for the smiles and fun to appear: the guitarist and accordionist were on the same page from the beginning.
The flute-guitar-cello trio finds surprising new voices in old music and in newly minted commissions.
The veteran ensemble champions new and vintage works for the modern brass quintet.
