Orchestra

A John Adams piece featuring electric violin is at the heart of a program exploring the contemplative side of 20th-century music.

The popular mezzo-soprano justifies her adulation in a standout performance of an eerie Berlioz cantata.

A concerto penned under the auspices of the symphony’s Young American Composer-in-Residence program gets the spotlight in a beautifully balanced program.

With his opera in suspended animation, the composer Mark Grey puts forth a Frankenstein Symphony based on its themes at the Berkeley Symphony.

A new Jennifer Higdon suite highlights an evening of music inspired by — but not necessarily for — dancing.

Music Director Alan Gilbert’s muscular approach made a tame program exciting and fresh.

In Hunger Strike, composer and vocalist Amy X Neuburg turns our attention to the conditions of solitary confinement.

The heralded composer’s much-anticipated premiere was just one gem in a dazzling evening of sonic and temporal connections explored by Pablo Heras-Casado and the S.F Symphony.

Singing the praises of Mendelssohn’s underrated “Hymn of Praise” symphony in a powerhouse performance by Philharmonia Baroque and an augmented Philharmonia Chorale.

The orchestra’s intimate connection with the works of Mahler continues to inspire.