David Bratman

Miranda Liu is marvelous in Shostakovich’s Violin Concerto No. 1, while Ravel’s Boléro provides a colorful finale.

With the indefatigable Sarah Cahill at the keyboard and Artistic Director Donato Cabrera on the podium, the new concerto was in good hands.

Arturo Márquez’s violin concerto was the centerpiece of a concert conducted by the Tucson Symphony’s José Luis Gómez.

Founding Music Director Emily Ray’s last subscription concert with the ensemble is a courageous and enjoyable affair.

The orchestra and director Donato Cabrera brilliantly interpret pieces that would have been intimately familiar to the composer.

Pianist Jon Nakamatsu plays Grieg’s concerto in a program emphasizing folk styles of different ethnicities.

In Berkeley, the orchestra and conductor Christian Thielemann applied their unique sound to the music they’re most associated with.

Paul Huang and Danbi Um share a program for Chamber Music San Francisco, collaborating on a rarely played piece by Moritz Moszkowski.

Sam Adams’s piano concerto makes a big impression, while Esa-Pekka Salonen chivvies Bruckner’s Sixth Symphony along.

The orchestra’s conductor laureate may work seated on the podium now, but his interpretations are still vital as ever.