Reviews

David Bratman - November 26, 2011

Schoenberg does Brahms, reimagining and revoicing a delightful piano quartet.

Anatole Leikin - November 25, 2011

Chopin, and nothing but, comes to San Jose, courtesy of an accomplished young pianist with a heavy foot on the pedals.

Jonathan Rhodes Lee - November 23, 2011

Hear the youthful Mendelssohn with fresh ears on this superb recording of two concertos.

Michelle Dulak Thomson - November 22, 2011

Anonymous 4 sings marvelously varied selections from 13th- and early 14th-century treasure-troves.

Be'eri Moalem - November 21, 2011

One lucky French composer hears a long, intriguing concert of his music played by dedicated professionals and student musicians.

Kaneez Munjee - November 21, 2011

A Finnish paean to nature and the Earth itself is sung for the first time on the West Coast.

Thomas Busse - November 21, 2011

The Palace of the Legion of Honor does almost everything possible to sabotage a duo performing medieval love songs.

Jonathan Rhodes Lee - November 21, 2011

A guest conductor from Italy elicits a new level of poise and discipline from a much-loved Baroque ensemble.

Janos Gereben - November 19, 2011

Thursday's German Requiem offered yet another grand performance from the S.F. Symphony, an unforgettable one by Ragnar Bohlin's brilliant SFS Chorus, and yet something refreshingly different from other approaches. 

Scott Cmiel - November 16, 2011

A classical guitarist circles the globe in his program, which he played with complete mastery and ravishing color.