Reviews

Victoria Looseleaf - September 19, 2025

The organization’s Sept. 25 program in Irvine showcases the choreography of its founders.

Collin Ziegler - September 16, 2025

The pianist’s season-opening recital for Noe Music, on Sept. 14, spanned two centuries of the étude genre.

Lisa Hirsch - September 16, 2025

Taking advantage of Mozart’s ambiguous final scene, Opera San José lets the audience vote on how the opera ends.

Richard S. Ginell - September 16, 2025

The conductor brought his signature energy, capping the Hollywood Bowl run with both drama and humor.

Steven Winn - September 16, 2025

The orchestra’s season opener delivered stellar performances just hours after a labor deal was reached.

Nicholas Jones - September 16, 2025

25 years after its world premiere, Jake Heggie’s Dead Man Walking returns to SF Opera, through Sep. 28.

Lisa Hirsch - September 14, 2025

While the recently revived 20th-century opera might be an archival accomplishment, a new recording falls slightly flat.

Richard S. Ginell - September 9, 2025

Bang on a Can All-Stars and friends celebrate the composer’s breakthrough 1960s works, and a premiere by his son Gyan.

Harlow Robinson - September 9, 2025

Ellen Reid’s meditation on motherhood Body Cosmic and Mozart’s Requiem share a program that contemplates human existence.

Harlow Robinson - September 9, 2025

The new record from the Bay Area-based ensemble features three European works composed during or just after World War II.