Reviews

Steven Winn - May 15, 2023

Baritone Benjamin Appl and pianist James Baillieu put together a gripping ode to the mysteries and spiritual depths of the night.

Lev Mamuya - May 15, 2023

In Falling Out of Time, the composer expounds on his familiar themes in a new way.

Tamzin Elliott - May 15, 2023

Shiroishi’s improvisatory skills are in full bloom in a concert with the unpredictable Wild Up.

David Bratman - May 9, 2023

Arturo Márquez’s violin concerto was the centerpiece of a concert conducted by the Tucson Symphony’s José Luis Gómez.

Lisa Hirsch - May 9, 2023

Toshi and Bernice Johnson Reagon’s operatic rendering of Octavia Butler’s novel is scarily on point but also musically winning.

Nicholas Jones - May 9, 2023

The group’s season-ending concert was devoted to Handel’s Apollo and Daphne and Jean-Philippe Rameau’s Pygmalion.

Scott Cmiel - May 8, 2023

Christopher Mallett’s recording of the works of Justin Holland is a groundbreaking contribution to American guitar history and repertory.

Emery Kerekes - May 8, 2023

From New York: The Metropolitan Opera star makes a recital debut that is alternately gripping and hilarious.

Andrew Gilbert - May 8, 2023

The master saxophonist owned the Davies stage in a wide-ranging program and still had time to appear at the SFJAZZ gala after.

Tamzin Elliott - May 7, 2023

The Làbeque sisters are joined by rocker-composers Bryce Dessner and David Chalmin for a new work by Radiohead’s Thom Yorke.