The San Francisco Symphony plays Naïve and Sentimental Music, plus a new violin concerto with soloist Pekka Kuusisto.
The maverick saxophonist and composer busts open the recital format and makes it exciting with his multidirectional improvisations.
Brahms’s Clarinet Quintet and Gabriel Fauré’s Piano Quintet No. 2 make for an intriguing pairing.
The company’s shows are always a bit of a trek but so worth it.
And they’re mostly for the better, judging by the orchestra’s opening program under guest conductor Lidiya Yankovskaya.
On a new recording, the tenor demonstrates his superb vocal chops with just a bit too much restraint.
The composer’s Alpine Symphony caps an ambitious program that also has Leonidas Kavakos tackling Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto.
James Conlon’s strong, insightful direction of the singers and orchestra meets a less imaginative production.
The work, now at SF Opera, promises a deep dive into the complicated technologist, but does it weigh his character or just celebrate his legacy?
A new recording showcases the composer’s latest opera, a dark amalgamation of two literary works.