A concerto penned under the auspices of the symphony’s Young American Composer-in-Residence program gets the spotlight in a beautifully balanced program.

Awkward programming and distracting visuals overshadow a powerful rendition of Fauré’s Requiem.

Popular guest performers, conductor Tatsuya Shimono and soloist Ju-Young Baek, returned for a concert at San Jose’s California Theatre.

The San Jose Chamber Music Society kicked off its season with a lively program split between Latin American and European composers.

The program was sparkling, imaginative, and even exotic, featuring works from Chinese-American composer Chen Yi and Japanese composer Toru Takemitsu.

Schubert lived a tragic life, resulting in some dour music. But the third Schubertiade in [email protected] summer festival proved even the darkest music can be rewarding.

Cellist Arnold Choi performed four works, three unaccompanied, at the festival’s new venue in downtown San Jose.

Clarinetists Romie de Guise-Langlois and David Shifrin, occasionally joined by violin and piano, dazzled.