Reviews

 A great ensemble visits San Francisco for the first time and leaves listeners swooning.

On four releases: The windswept visuals of the new DVD of Peter Grimes are real on a Britten DVD; plus: three must-hear voices, Olga Peretyatko, Meredith Monk, and Christiane Karg.

In a performance full of musical suspense Yuri Temirkanov and his Saint Petersburg Philharmonic demonstrated that their musical cards are all aces.

The 5-year-old Hot Air Music Festival’s burgeoning abundance was evident in all the music on tap; old and young alike experiencing the unrivaled charge of new music heard live.

The performance of Mahler's Third by the S.F. Symphony and MTT — a decades-long partnership that's created the constant challenge of playing against the highest expectations — remains a special occasion.

The Sacramento Opera has taken a vital step in the right direction with Il trovatore, breaking with the drama in company's recent past.

Superb singing launches the new ensemble Capella SF into the stratosphere of vocal music, as it ranges over the centuries up to today.

It’s rare to see dancers perform not only gorgeously but with such seamless unity as the Cedar Lake Ballet.

Delights to be had at the S.F. Symphony’s current outing include cellist Alisa Weilerstein and conductor Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, playing Haydn and Olympic-skaters-timely Rimsky-Korsakov.

SoloDuo, a pair of Italian guitarists provided rare and elegant entertainment, with new, and unusual repertory.