Reviews

Martin Scorsese's documentary on George Harrison's life gives us his life in the same intuitive, slightly mysterious manner as the musician expressed himself

Resin — a stunning new ballet created for the Alonzo King LINES Ballet — is a cohesive suite of dances that is continuously spellbinding with dancers who are glorious interpreters and enhancers of rhythm and melody.

Music lovers expecting the ordinary at Stephanie Blythe’s vocal recital received several splendid surprises. Presented by S.F. Performances, the great mezzo-soprano defied expectations at every turn, and the results were nothing short of brilliant.

From thundering orchestral sonics to dreamy and delightsome scene-painting, Yefim Bronfman’s playing has it all.

Painfully memorialized, angst-filled works receive expression in Kronos Quartet’s recital.

With violinist Elizabeth Blumenstock’s brilliant ornamentation, Philharmonic Baroque Orchestra outdoes itself on its journey through Four Seasons.

A wind quintet formed by members of the Berlin Philharmonic plays works by great Czech composers with panache and flair.

At the helm of the San Francisco Symphony, with Joshua Bell as soloist, conductor Vasily Petrenko delivers on his program, but only half-way.

Leta Miller's book Music and Politics does what few histories or musicological studies do: offers a lively and entertaining read dealing with San Francisco's history of classical music.

A revered San Francisco institution inhabits the Difficult Music Zone, with works new and really old, but all of them challenging to ear and mind.