Michael Zwiebach

The holiday season brings its bounty of Nutcrackers, carols, and a few surprises as well. Here are a few suggestions to launch you on your merry way.

The largest music-commissioning program of its kind in the U.S. is off to a running start.

Arts organizations respond to the recent fires by donating services and raising funds.

The influential music director will depart after the 2019–2020 season.

The fall 2017 season is full to bursting again. Here's a short list of big-ticket (and small-ticket) items for your consideration.

The new New Piano Collective launches a festival, with venues around the Bay, featuring 10 pianists playing the music that matters to them.

Martín y Soler’s jaunty farce makes an un-edgy interlude in West Edge Opera’s festival season.

The legend in his own time gets a five-disc retrospective of his piano music from Sarah Cahill, and oversees a small new music series.

The California Symphony has a lot going on. Here are the bullet points, to catch you up.

Sound artist and composer Wayne Grim has created a musical accompaniment for the solar eclipse viewing at the Exploratorium.