Reviews

Catriona Barr - October 15, 2019

A piano quartet from Latvian composer Pēteris Vasks gets the audience on its feet.

Jim Farber - October 14, 2019

LA Phil catches fire with a pan-American concert of old favorites and a world premiere.

Tysen Dauer - October 14, 2019

Although the composer’s music is touted as avant-garde, the lovely sounds offered at Bing were anything but.

Steven Winn - October 14, 2019

Every detail of performance and staging contributes to making Michael Cavanagh’s reimagined production a feast for the ears and eyes.

Victoria Looseleaf - October 14, 2019

An all-star cast, including Renée Fleming, sings splendidly, but the show skirts many of the issues it raises.

Michael Zwiebach - October 10, 2019

Shamisen player Hidejiro Honjoh anchors a program that is crowned by Hiroya Miura’s dazzling mini opera.

Andrew Gilbert - October 8, 2019

The fearless jazz guitarist celebrates a new recording with a hot combo featuring the charango.

Claudia Bauer - October 8, 2019

The annual and free dance festival got off to a flying start last week.

Richard S. Ginell - October 8, 2019

The Venezuelan conductor brings out the best in his new orchestra in wildly different works by Gustav Mahler and Mason Bates.

David Bratman - October 7, 2019

The popular guest conductor took a refreshingly straightforward approach to major works from Tchaikovsky and Kodály.