Reviews

Janice Berman - November 27, 2017

The first American to join the Bolshoi Ballet relates the story of his rise, fall, and hard-won comeback.

Lisa Hirsch - November 23, 2017

Stellar performances and flashes of musical brilliance aren’t enough to lift an opera that tells too much and shows too little.

Richard S. Ginell - November 21, 2017

The show at the Valley Performing Arts Center in L.A. featured the New West Symphony and a lot of lesser-known musical highlights.

Steven Winn - November 21, 2017

Thomas Adès’s operatic adaptation of Buñuel’s nightmarish masterpiece works brilliantly. Catch the encore in a theater near you.

Jim Farber - November 20, 2017

Some clear winners emerged from the 21-concert music fest, along with some also-ran entrants.

Janice Berman - November 20, 2017

The Chicago company serves a foolproof recipe: four intriguing pieces danced to perfection.

David Bratman - November 20, 2017

New settings of the Nobel winner’s classic songs raise philosophical questions about the relationship of text and music.

Steven Winn - November 18, 2017

The American master’s turbulent, challenging music arouses powerful responses.

Andrew Gilbert - November 14, 2017

The young vibraphonist has just released an album of originals, but on Friday he was showing off his versatility with a set of taut arrangements of funk jazz.

Scott Cmiel - November 14, 2017

In his first solo recital for the Omni Foundation, the guitarist took his audience on a journey of ardent emotional complexity.