Reviews

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.

It was altogether fitting that the San Francisco Symphony had all those climate conditions to simulate in Richard Strauss’ An Alpine Symphony this week.

The New Century Chamber Orchestra plays new works and venerable older ones, to reveal connections and contrasts among composer pairs.

The Festival Jérôme Bel demonstrated new ways we can think across the boundaries of artist and non-artist, performer and spectator, in refreshingly fun shows at Stanford.

The Danish String Quartet, despite a dark and foreboding program, creates a mood of holy light with its brilliant performance.

Amassing to perform Rachmaninov’s Vespers and other sacred works, S.F. Choral Society partners impressively with the Golden Gate Men’s Chorus.

Music-lovers accustomed to regarding Mikhail Glinka as the beginning of Russian concert music got a pleasant surprise from the Philharmonia Baroque.