Jim Farber

Ever more detailed information on how the human brain reacts to music is fueling novel kinds of performances.

The psychedelic homage to West Coast iconoclast Pauline Oliveros is absorbing but missing some key components of her legacy.

Though small-scale, the NHSQ’s summer festivals fill a large hole in Los Angeles’ cultural life.

Music Director Mitsuko Uchida uses her Mozart chops to program a festival that, as usual, is wonderfully out of the ordinary.

Kate Soper’s “philosophy-opera” gets an outstanding production from director James Darrah and Long Beach Opera.

The piano duo plays music to accompany the visual antics of Man Ray and René Clair.

Anchored by James Conlon’s masterful conducting and a world-class cast, this production has everything.

The closing concert highlights composers at every career stage, from an undergraduate student to a 95-year-old master.

In a concert powered by Derrick Skye’s fascinating Prisms, Cycles, Leaps 3, LACO bids farewell to a longtime venue.

The production, seen in San Francisco last season, seems uninspired at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.