Classical Music Reviews
Every week, our professional critics attend concerts throughout the Bay Area to let you know what went well...and occasionally what didn't. Let their insights enrich your musical experiences, and feel free to share your own views!
Chamber Orchestra/Orchestra REVIEW
March 23, 2013
The Australian Chamber Orchestra, superb and often startling performs in what anything but an ordinary night of music-making.
More about Cal Performances »Choral REVIEW
March 23, 2013
Perhaps the world’s preeminent ensemble for Renaissance vocal music, the Tallis Scholars deliver eloquence to die for.
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March 23, 2013
In performing Bach, Buxtehude, and Telemann, newcomer Marin Baroque faces uphill battles of insufficient vocal musicianship.
More about Marin Baroque »Choral REVIEW
March 22, 2013
Chalice Consort performed Friday in San Francisco with its new Director, Ragnar Bohlin, in a program of Roman Catholic Tenebrae Responsories by composer Tomás Luis de Victoria.
More about Chalice Consort »Dance REVIEW
March 22, 2013
The presentation of neoclassical masters, the inspiration for Ballet San Jose’s performances, covered a lot of ground, and the artists rose brightly to the challenge.
More about Ballet San Jose »Chamber Music REVIEW
March 21, 2013
The spirit of Schumann was deeply felt in the Left Coast's tribute to his influence, an evening that married standard repertoire and contemporary works in provocative and beguiling ways.
More about Left Coast Chamber Ensemble »Dance REVIEW
March 21, 2013
Onegin the evening-length extravaganza is back by popular demand at S.F. Ballet, with a prodigy of gorgeous dancing, stars to corps; an utterly gripping storyline, and a profoundly physical presentation.
More about San Francisco Ballet »Chamber Orchestra/Orchestra REVIEW
March 17, 2013
The St. Louis Symphony reaches out to the Davis community with a rarely played Beethoven symphony and the brilliant violinist James Ehnes performing Berg.
More about Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts »Recital REVIEW
March 17, 2013
Hampered by a diminished piano, soprano Isabel Leonard displays a beautiful voice but a somewhat limited emotional palette.
More about San Francisco Performances »Recital REVIEW
March 17, 2013
Pianist Jonathan Biss pairs Janáček and Berg with Robert Schumann, the better to champion the latter often-misunderstood composer.
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SFCV Previews
- Wed May 29, 2013 8:00pm
- Wed June 5, 2013 (All day)
Recent CD Reviews
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Gardiner: Bach Cantatas
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John Wilson Orchestra: Rodgers & Hammerstein at the Movies
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Gordon Getty: Piano Pieces
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L’Arpeggiata Mediterraneo
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Emanuel Ax: Variations