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The eminent guitarist pulls together his compadres for a retrospective at Berkeley’s Freight & Salvage.

Immune to rigid ideologies, Ligeti made music that was both tactile and intellectual, a postwar avant-gardist who still attracts audiences.

Retiring after 17 years at the Center, the executive and arts advocate had an enormous impact on the university and the region.

Unfolding over six hours, Stranger Love is composer Dylan Mattingly’s attempt at a transformative work that marries philosophical ideas and everyday experience.

Music complements visual curators’ work at the Gardner, and Steel’s innovations have brought programming to a new level of vitality.

After four years away, the company is back at Herbst Theatre with a new production that blends tradition and experimentation.

Your cheat sheet to great music festivals across California and the West.

From audience behavior and revenue to questions of repertoire and representation, arts leaders have a lot on their plates currently.

Yuja Wang is not alone. Some artists make the show more exciting with their sartorial choices.

Touring with star mezzo J’Nai Bridges in a program titled “Notes on Hope,” Owens is also taking advantage of residencies that tap his multiple skill sets.