Previews

A musical for the youngest set, based on the beloved story by Dr. Seuss and set to the music of Mel Marvin and Albert Hague. The characters look like they could live in your toy box.

Want to know the secrets of Olivier Messiaen’s music? Ask organist Jonathan Dimmock, who plays one of the composer’s greatest works this month.

Most string quintets, other than Schubert's, don't get played often. The San Francisco Symphony Chamber Musicians have the personnel to do it.

Although he’s recorded the Christmas repertoire before, most of us haven’t had the chance to witness him delivering it live, and it’ll be bound to raise goose bumps, regardless of the weather.

Saint Michael Trio is running the gamut of 250 years of trio music, including jazz, rock, and blues. In 75 minutes. That's got to be more entertaining than your average chamber concert or (especially) a music history lecture.

The Uruguayan six-string virtuoso masterfully interprets music from Bach to contemporary guitar.

Who could ask for anything more? A singing/playing/dancing celebration of the Gershwin brothers’ genius takes the stage at Stanford.

An innovative ensemble gives wide latitude to a range of composers in its upcoming recital.

The San Francisco Symphony gives you plenty of choices of family holiday concerts—certainly enough to schedule around your holiday parties. And Davies Symphony Hall with its beautifully decorated lobby is resplendent during the season.

Anyone who’s followed this quirky (and preposterously skilled) ensemble for any time at all knows that it’s ill-inclined to sit still, and that when it does move, it’s nearly always in a startling direction.