Reviews

With a solo violinist sometimes off in her own world, Symphony Silicon Valley brings quality playing to its program of Stravinsky, Tchaikovsky, and Mozart.

An inspiring performance of Haydn’s Mass in Time of War is paired with some serious L. Bernstein and light L. Mozart.

Music Director Joana Carneiro made a welcome return to her conducting duties at the Berkeley Symphony evening, offering refreshing renditions of three works.

Spot-on tuning and fine phrasing mark the concert by the New Esterházy Quartet, performing Haydn and other composers in his orbit.

Semyon Bychkov's direction of the SFS at its very best and Ragnar Bohlin's brilliant SFS Chorus gave an utterly moving War Requiem without a smidgen of sentimentality.

The aptly named annual Adler Fellows Gala Concert, "The Future Is Now," confirmed that San Francisco Opera’s year long training program prepares apprentice artists for greatness.

Richard Strauss' Die Frau ohne Schatten at the Metropolitan Opera combines a rich score, matchless orchestra, cast, and direction for a fantastic operatic odyssey.

Schubert, in various guises, is the hero of Israeli-born Shai Wosner’s piano recital for Cal Performances.

Volti continues to uncover excellent new music, but its performances, especially of a Britten classic, show that the chorus has room to grow.

The Redwood Symphony amasses large forces for a mixed bill that was mostly effective.