San Francisco

The brass section gets a workout in Wagner's magnum opus, striking both joy and terror in the hearts of the players.

Stephen Sondheim's grand musical is a love poem to the creative impulse.

Seasoned pros and upcoming tyros offer some of the best jazz tickets in the Bay Area this summer.

S.F. Opera builds a Wagnerian dragon for the 21st century.

Keeping up with these quartets isn't easy, because, as new recordings show, they are always doing something new.

With a crackerjack quartet and a sheaf of exciting new material, the local saxophonist shows why his influence is so pervasive.

The well-cast revival of Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen holds up.

Mussorgsky's original version stands on its own merits in this opulent, semi-staged S.F. Symphony production.

Jazz chanteuse Kay Kostopoulos joins local all-stars for a swinging romp at the historic peninsula venue.

The baritone is hitting his prime and working harder than ever.