Composer Martin Matalon’s score for a 1919 silent film comedy isn’t meant as underscoring, and that’s part of the problem.
A band dedicated to the legacy of the under-recognized jazz great Mary Lou Williams delivers showstoppers with ease.
A fascinating concert of seldom-heard music reflects on the Europe of a century ago.
The Santa Rosa Symphony’s music director bows out with a strong reading of Mahler’s epic Ninth.
Volti Vocal Ensemble breathes life into the works of four living composers.
Composer-in-residence Katherine Balch’s world premiere and Haochen Zhang’s pianism raised the stakes.
Brahms’s colossal Violin Concerto is bookended with bombastic works by Prokofiev and Andrew Norman.
John Musto’s Bastianello and William Bolcom’s Lucrezia have fun with hoary comedic situations.
Foot-stomping, exuberant, and unabashedly sentimental, Jordi Savall’s latest musical tour is still about sensitive, extraordinary performances.
Two singers matched up well, dramatically and vocally at the Broad Stage.
