Reviews

Harlow Robinson - June 3, 2025

A world-class cast headlined by baritone Quinn Kelsey commands the stage in a smart, polished production with a few updates.

Rebecca Wishnia - June 3, 2025

The brother-and-sister duo get their separate chances to shine in several lesser-known works for cello and piano.

Lisa Hirsch - June 2, 2025

Scaled back for a smaller stage, the Harvey Milk opera by composer Stewart Wallace and librettist Michael Korie is as relevant as ever.

Rebecca Wishnia - May 31, 2025

The superstar violinist partners with the orchestra in an all-Beethoven program that shows her at her inimitable best.

Richard S. Ginell - May 28, 2025

Jean-Yves Thibaudet solos in Gershwin on a concert that also includes Caroline Shaw’s The Observatory.

Andrew Gilbert - May 28, 2025

Concluding his two-season stint as a resident artistic director, Wiley brings the Bay Area music scene together in an all-embracing evening.

Harlow Robinson - May 28, 2025

Singing Vivaldi’s Stabat Mater and selections from Handel’s operas and oratorios, Mobley’s tone is celestial as promised.

Michael Zwiebach - May 25, 2025

The conductor leads a vivid performance of Stravinsky’s Firebird that shakes Davies, while Isabelle Faust plays Berg’s Violin Concerto.

Yoshi Kato - May 22, 2025

Feinstein and Jean-Yves Thibaudet partner in an American Songbook program with the SF Symphony, delighting fans in stories and songs.

Harlow Robinson - May 20, 2025

Tod Machover’s raucous theater piece is at UCLA this month, part of the Herb Alpert School of Music’s anniversary for Schoenberg.