Reviews

Janos Gereben - December 10, 2012

A well-balanced program, excellent playing, and a sizeable crowd greeted S.F. Symphony Chamber musicians who matched their musical assignments perfectly.

Janice Berman - December 10, 2012

A new ballet born at Ballet San Jose includes a little playlet within the ballet that is sometimes a headscratcher, but nevertheless delivers the magic that audiences flock to the Nutcracker for.

David Bratman - December 9, 2012

The Del Sol Quartet, local purveyor of contemporary music, celebrated its 20th anniversary with a small festival at Z Space, where tangy precision was much on display.

Jason Victor Serinus - December 8, 2012

After a summer season hiatus in which it ostensibly regrouped, Festival Opera resurfaced this week with an interesting experiment in a new opera, About Face.

Janos Gereben - December 8, 2012

The fabulous chamber choir Volti's attributes were on display in its "Not-the-Messiah" concert: champion of new and American music, a connoisseur of literature, and extensively international in scope and interest.

Don Kaplan - December 7, 2012

Impeccable performances of adventuresome new works are the hallmark of the Volti choral ensemble.

Anatole Leikin - December 7, 2012

Knitting dissimilar piano works into a compelling recording is quite a feat, but pianist Rafal Blechacz is up to the challenge.

Jeff Dunn - December 6, 2012

Wednesday night, Michael Tilson Thomas and the San
Francisco Symphony played Mark Volkert’s Pandora for the first
time, and it was full of surprises.

Thomas Busse - December 4, 2012

The early-music quartet Musica Pacifica scored a seasonal concert hit with smart arrangements and excellent contributions from soprano Clara Rottsolk.

Steve Osborn - December 4, 2012

A rising star brings her spectacular musical presence to Santa Rosa Symphony’s night-of-operas program.