Reviews

Lisa Hirsch - August 5, 2024

The orchestra under Cristian Măcelaru plays raucous pieces by Vivian Fung, Helen Grime, Nina C. Young, and Karim Al-Zand.

Lisa Hirsch - August 5, 2024

Mozart’s drama is brought to life by a superb young cast under the top-notch direction of Patricia Racette.

Lisa Hirsch - July 30, 2024

An intriguing, well-played concert features local stars and a late 19th-century Chickering grand piano.

Jim Farber - July 30, 2024

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

David Bratman - July 30, 2024

An expansive afternoon of chamber music is headlined by the marvelous Viano Quartet.

Josef Woodard - July 30, 2024

Festival performances of Ravel’s L’enfant et les sortilèges and John Adams’s Violin Concerto are spectacular.

David Bratman - July 29, 2024

Guest conductor Earl Lee leads a substantial program of Tchaikovsky, Samuel Barber, and Carlos Simon.

Jim Farber - July 23, 2024

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

Jeff Kaliss - July 23, 2024

A lieder recital by soprano Lisa Delan is followed by a concert featuring the up-and-coming Manetti Shrem Opera Fellows.

Jeff Rosenfeld - July 23, 2024

Tendler has used a bequest from his father to commission 16 pieces reflecting the two’s complicated relationship.