Reviews

A concerto penned under the auspices of the symphony’s Young American Composer-in-Residence program gets the spotlight in a beautifully balanced program.

With his opera in suspended animation, the composer Mark Grey puts forth a Frankenstein Symphony based on its themes at the Berkeley Symphony.

A new Jennifer Higdon suite highlights an evening of music inspired by — but not necessarily for — dancing.

Music Director Alan Gilbert’s muscular approach made a tame program exciting and fresh.

In Hunger Strike, composer and vocalist Amy X Neuburg turns our attention to the conditions of solitary confinement.

The heralded composer’s much-anticipated premiere was just one gem in a dazzling evening of sonic and temporal connections explored by Pablo Heras-Casado and the S.F Symphony.

Singing the praises of Mendelssohn’s underrated “Hymn of Praise” symphony in a powerhouse performance by Philharmonia Baroque and an augmented Philharmonia Chorale.

Opera Parallèle delivers an imaginative production of Peter Maxwell Davies’ mysterious opera for three voices.

The violinist's recital featured Bach and a brand-new, Bach-inspired partita.

Despite the large forces arrayed for the Easter and Ascension Oratorios, Jeffrey Thomas and his musicians achieve chamber music-like clarity and unforced communication.