Nicholas Jones

The intrepid Bay Area company doesn’t just do Handel, but this production was hard to resist.

The viola da gamba’s foremost proponent has a vast and often bewildering back catalog. Here are some suggestions for dipping your ear in.

The cellist performed Elgar’s Cello Concerto with a remarkable balance of power and nuance.

Aaron Diehl is electrifying in his performance with the SF Symphony under the baton of Xian Zhang.

The star soprano shares thoughts, feelings, and moving song interpretations.

The group sings an imaginative concert at Grace Cathedral, led by retiring director Susan McMane.

The Beethoven of the 1500s created music that still has the power to move audiences, 500 years after his death.

Carlo Pallavicino’s forgotten opera delights the ear and the eye in this contemporary restoration.

The legendary (if apocryphal) rivalry leaps off the screen in a gripping digital production featuring Simon Barrad and Sidney Outlaw.

Francesco Cavalli’s bawdy critique of political corruption gets a fresh (live) take at the Bruns Amphitheater.