Playing for a packed house, Vidovic shows why guitar lovers idolize her.
Performed aboard the RMS Queen Mary, the production is a madcap but ultimately loving homage to the composer.
The Berkeley klezmer trio, joined by clarinetist Joel Rubin, brings to light music from the decades before World War II.
Composer and percussionist Andy Akiho curates an adventurous program partly inspired by the art of Japanese American ceramicist Jun Kaneko.
Alsop’s first subscription appearance with the orchestra is highlighted by Gabriela Montero’s brilliant First Piano Concerto, the composer soloing.
SFB reprises two hits from last season: Annabelle Lopez Ochoa’s Broken Wings and Frederick Ashton’s Marguerite and Armand.
An outstanding performance of Richard Strauss’s Metamorphosen anchors a concert that showcases NCCO’s impressively cohesive sound.
Kicking off The Soraya’s LA Seen festival, Blanchard plays excerpts from Champion and Fire Shut Up in My Bones.
Louise Farrenc’s enchanting Nonet, along with recent works by Nokuthula Ngwenyama and Sarah Gibson, highlight an imaginative program.
The violinist, joined by longtime collaborator Lambert Orkis, shines especially in the rarely played Sonata by Ottorino Respighi.