Reviews

Richard S. Ginell - March 28, 2023

The U.S. premiere of Felipe Lara’s Double Concerto has the two players merging avant-garde sensibilities, with Susanna Mälkki conducting.

Lisa Hirsch - March 27, 2023

Allen Shearer and Claudia Stevens’s operatic take on The Tempest succeeds most in musical moments that depart entirely from the original.

Jason Victor Serinus - March 27, 2023

Though the competition is formidable, Willis-Sørensen stands up to the greatest sopranos who have interpreted this song cycle.

Richard S. Ginell - March 21, 2023

The great trumpeter and his E-Collective group finally play a concert that was scheduled for three years ago.

Lisa Hirsch - March 21, 2023

The ensemble’s Cal Performances appearance brought a unique intensity to Kaija Saariaho’s Terra Memoria and Schubert’s final quartet.

David Bratman - March 21, 2023

Pianist Jon Nakamatsu plays Grieg’s concerto in a program emphasizing folk styles of different ethnicities.

Nicholas Jones - March 21, 2023

The annual showcase of excerpts from operatic works-in-progress confirms the future is bright for today’s composers and librettists.

Jim Farber - March 18, 2023

The LA Phil’s latest new-music concert brought pieces delayed by or composed during the shutdown.

Richard S. Ginell - March 17, 2023

It’s an idiosyncratic but serious recording project, perfect for the iconoclastic player.

Richard S. Ginell - March 14, 2023

For different reasons, Ancient Voices of Children and Symphonie fantastique challenged the conventions of their times.