Reviews

Set to tour Cuba next month, the S.F. Girls Chorus is in top form, with commissioned pieces, sacred songs, and fun works too.

Tanya Tomkins takes her sweet time on a new Bach disc, revealing a wealth of musical wisdom.

A rare program of Russian Orthodox sacred music displays its emotional ardor, fervor, and great beauty.

The eyes have it (the ears, too) in Symphony Silicon Valley’s attention-getting concert.

As shown in Götterdämmerung, Francesca Zambello believes that the entire Ring drama can shine the light on the women.

In a magnificent performance as the Götterdämmerung Brünnhilde, Nina Stemme stands as a Wagnerian goddess amid an exceptional cast.

In a rare Bay Area appearance, the Royal Danish Ballet performs La Sylphide, a template of tragedy in the ballet canon: woman idealized, then destroyed.

In Washington State, the Icicle Creek Piano Trio makes its repertoire sound natural, but almost too easy.

An unknown sacred work by Antonio Vivaldi receives its Bay Area debut, voiced by Chora Nova.

John Adams is baaaack in his “fun chamber,” with a spirited, quasi-redux chamber symphony that pulsates with joy.