Reviews

Rebecca Wishnia - January 29, 2018

The pianist cleverly interweaves new compositions with Janáček’s On an Overgrown Path.

David Bratman - January 29, 2018

Adapting the piano accompaniment for string quartet elicited the operatic quality of Schubert’s songs.

Janice Berman - January 29, 2018

It’s a dance! It’s a lifestyle! It’s a whipped topping! Benjamin Millepied’s L.A. Dance Project seems to be about more than the movement implies.

Jim Farber - January 25, 2018

The beauty of Baroque opera and its most distinctive star are enlisted to help heal a king.

Janice Berman - January 24, 2018

The durable company production is infused with some new blood, and a deep supporting cast.

Niels Swinkels - January 23, 2018

Elegant, understated playing in a cozy setting brings out the best in a program of Couperin, Marais, Balbastre, and Telemann.

Ken Iisaka - January 23, 2018

The young pianist gave an audience of enthusiasts a generous introduction to his Cliburn-medaling form.

Ken Iisaka - January 23, 2018

Following the connections in Stephen Hough’s recital program for San Francisco Performances, was almost as engaging as his playing.

Nicholas Jones - January 22, 2018

A pair of one-act operas range from the restrained to the flamboyant.

Tysen Dauer - January 22, 2018

Britten’s brilliant Violin Concerto outshines the rest of the 20th-century program.