Niels Swinkels

Volti’s Pandora’s Gift, performed with the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir, leaves a lasting visual impression.

A lovely rendering of Mahler’s Fourth Symphony is unfortunately paired with Bernstein’s brash, ostentatious Age of Anxiety.

The early music group introduced a young cello soloist and played a sprightly reading of a Bach orchestral suite.

William Christie’s vocal and instrumental Baroque ensemble brings the language of love to Cal Performances.

It was a delight to see conductor and musicians alike perform Monteverdi’s 1607 “favola in musica.”

The California Bach Society’s "An Italian Lineage" explored an intriguing mix of composers from the 16th, 17th, and 20th centuries.

The conductor talks about his life-long admiration for the composer and his role in the early music revival.

French composer Philippe Hersant’s Der Gestirnte Himmel gets its world premiere with the Bay Area-based quartet.

Guest conductor James Feddeck leads the San Francisco Symphony in a fantastic debut.

The camaraderie of the Early Music ensemble creates an intimacy that makes each performance a joy to watch.