Jessica Balik

The ensemble joined students from Aragon High School in the West Coast premiere of Thomas Trachsel’s The Apocalyptic.

In the third installment of a year-long project, the San Francisco Contemporary Music Players offered two excellent premieres inspired by death and loss.

A star-studded week wrapped up as John Adams conducted his Grand Pianola Music and Malcolm MacDowell and Elvis Costello headlined A Soldier's Tale.

A ZOFO duo recital includes dazzling musicianship and a bit of flair and theatricality, too.

Interesting programming and a live performance of Chris Brubeck and Guillaume Saint-James’ Brothers in Arts herald an interesting season for the Oakland East Bay Symphony.

A hip and welcoming nine-member ensemble presents a range of eminently listenable works, beautifully played.

The Calder Quartet played its second in a series of three concerts devoted to performing all six of Bartók’s quartets at SF JAZZ Center’s Miner Auditorium.

Hydrogen Jukebox, the dizzying psychological opera that Allen Ginsberg created with Philip Glass is courageously performed by Berkeley's West Edge Opera.

An inviting melange of musical styles and subjects takes the high road at the 12th annual Festival of Contemporary Music.

The Club Foot Orchestra seamlessly meshes music with film in a presentation of Fritz Lang's legendary silent movie Metropolis under a starry sky in Saratoga.