Features

Lisa Hirsch - October 16, 2018

The venerable institution is vital and current, as a week of performances demonstrates.

Yoshi Kato - October 15, 2018

In his recent Bay Area sets, the musician turned on a new audience with an aesthetic that mixes electronic dance loops and beats with traditional jazz grooves.

Jim Farber - October 8, 2018

Glass’s second-most-improbable opera will be seen in the famous staging that cemented the show in the international repertory.

Mark MacNamara - October 8, 2018

The Green Center’s new executive director looks to make art matter to his student constituents.

Andrew Gilbert - October 2, 2018

A world-class Brazilian choro fest is just one of our top picks this month.

Niloufar Talebi - September 27, 2018

A librettist-producer’s tale of what it takes to get through all the difficulties of bringing a new opera to the stage.

Molly Colin - September 15, 2018

Cellist Michelle Djokic calls “Time’s Up” on bullying and shaming in music rehearsals — and spreads the message to teens.

Jim Farber - September 10, 2018

The evolution of the Los Angeles Philharmonic presents a more hopeful view. Part II of LA Phil at 100.

Janice Berman - September 10, 2018

Our dance critic remembers the last great figure of modern dance.

Andrew Gilbert - September 10, 2018

The forward-thinking fest puts another crack in jazz’s glass ceiling.