Previews

Kathryn Miller - April 13, 2009
Ragnar Bohlin
During a season otherwise filled with the iconic works of Beethoven, Mahler, and Handel, the San Francisco Symphony Chorus under the baton of R
Janos Gereben - April 10, 2009
Michael Morgan

The Oakland East Bay Symphony's April 17 concert at the Paramount Theatre "pairs two composers who were revolutionaries in their time, and who cha

Michael Zwiebach - April 7, 2009
Benjamin Simon

San Francisco Chamber Orchestra concerts are always lively affairs.

Michael Zwiebach - April 7, 2009
Carmen

Few classical works are as recession-proof as Opera San José's next production, Georges Bizet's Carmen.

Michael Zwiebach - April 7, 2009
Rossetti Piano Quartet

Put three-quarters of a string quartet (violin, viola, cello) together with a piano and you have a grouping that has inspired some of the g

Janos Gereben - April 7, 2009
“My name is Dylan Mattingly, I’m 17 (though for only three more hours ...), and I, along with Preben Antonsen (also 17), run a local new music ensemble made up of kids our age which plays music written in our lifetimes,” said the irresistible e-mail.
Catherine Getches - March 31, 2009
Krystian Zimerman

Polish pianist Krystian Zimerman is known for his technical polish, recently seen here

Jeff Dunn - March 31, 2009
Bruno Ferrandis

Live performances of the vast catalog of symphonic music by Russian composer Nicolai Myaskovsky (1881-1950) occur with near-hen’s-tooth f

David Bratman - March 30, 2009
Music from Eastern Europe, especially if it’s also from the earlier part of the 20th century, has a reputation for being rugged and rough-hewn, full of exotic sounds and hypnotic motifs over catchy rhythms. Sometimes that reputation is deserved.
Stephanie Friedman - March 30, 2009
The word “operetta” sounds like what it is: opera lite. The story may be tragic but the treatment will be light, if you can imagine that. You are not invited to dwell long in tragedy; neither are you permitted to escape from the sadness — not altogether.