Previews

Victoria Looseleaf - October 30, 2023

Composer Fahad Siadat stages his oratorio-like version of a 12th-century Sufi epic at L.A.’s First Congregational Church.

Yoshi Kato - October 24, 2023

The unpredictable composer and arranger appears on the West Coast with her curiously mixed ensemble, m_unit.

Lou Fancher - October 21, 2023

Crossing stylistic boundaries, Gordis’s concert for Berkeley’s MusicSources next month will show the versatility of her instrument.

Lev Mamuya - October 17, 2023

The famous academic and activist curates a concert that reflects her personal journey.

Lou Fancher - October 10, 2023

When Hanzhi Wang and Avi Avital share the stage at Cal Performances this week, familiar music will get a whole new twist.

Jeff Kaliss - October 10, 2023

The pianist has rented out Herbst Theatre with composer JJ Hollingsworth to present his Petals of Peace and her Glass Suite.

Jeff Kaliss - October 3, 2023

Composers Alam Khan and Arjun K. Verma attempt an unprecedented connection between Indian and European musical traditions.

Lily O'Brien - October 2, 2023

The company is telling an all-American story in composer Carlisle Floyd’s setting of John Steinbeck’s classic novella.

Jeff Kaliss - September 26, 2023

The annual admission-free festival is again taking over Golden Gate Park, with 75 acts on six stages over three days.

Victoria Looseleaf - September 26, 2023

The innovative company’s latest is the sci-fi Star Choir, about colonization and what it means to be human.