The beauty of Baroque opera and its most distinctive star are enlisted to help heal a king.
The durable company production is infused with some new blood, and a deep supporting cast.
Elegant, understated playing in a cozy setting brings out the best in a program of Couperin, Marais, Balbastre, and Telemann.
The young pianist gave an audience of enthusiasts a generous introduction to his Cliburn-medaling form.
Following the connections in Stephen Hough’s recital program for San Francisco Performances, was almost as engaging as his playing.
A pair of one-act operas range from the restrained to the flamboyant.
Britten’s brilliant Violin Concerto outshines the rest of the 20th-century program.
Fine performances fail to lift the music above the pleasantly familiar.
Playing music suggested by W. Kamau Bell, the orchestra showed an inspiring willingness to experiment.
S.F. Symphony’s stripped-down staging highlights the operetta’s strengths and weaknesses.