Reviews

The Australian Chamber Orchestra, superb and often startling performs in what anything but an ordinary night of music-making.

Chalice Consort performed Friday in San Francisco with its new Director, Ragnar Bohlin, in a program of Roman Catholic Tenebrae Responsories by composer Tomás Luis de Victoria.

In performing Bach, Buxtehude, and Telemann, newcomer Marin Baroque faces uphill battles of insufficient vocal musicianship.

The presentation of neoclassical masters, the inspiration for Ballet San Jose’s performances, covered a lot of ground, and the artists rose brightly to the challenge.

Onegin the evening-length extravaganza is back by popular demand at S.F. Ballet, with a prodigy of gorgeous dancing, stars to corps; an utterly gripping storyline, and a profoundly physical presentation.

The spirit of Schumann was deeply felt in the Left Coast's tribute to his influence, an evening that married standard repertoire and contemporary works in provocative and beguiling ways.

Maria Schneider marries melody to words in her latest release Winter Morning Walks, featuring Dawn Upshaw and two renowned Chamber Orchestras.

Pianist Jonathan Biss pairs Janáček and Berg with Robert Schumann, the better to champion the latter often-misunderstood composer.

Not content with a spectacular performance of a contemporary masterwork, and other meaty fare, Marcin Dylla did actual magic tricks during his encore.

Musical fireworks from Italy light up the sky in Philharmonia Baroque’s latest outing, with four brilliant soloists.