Reviews

A two-CD set celebrates the bicentennial of Franz Liszt’s birth, revealing threads connecting that visionary to other composers of note.

In its second of three all-Tchaikovsky concerts, the Mariinsky Orchestra shines a revealing light on the Fifth Symphony, giving it both dramatic urgency and ravishing lyricism.

Valery Gergiev’s Mariinsky Orchestra, playing two Tchaikovsky symphonies, scrubbed the varnish off the Pathétique and made “Winter Dreams” sound substantial.

José Luis Moscovich’s West Bay Opera again puts on a miracle of a production, on a small stage but with a big heart and an abundance of talent.

With superb soloists and instrumentalists, Magnificat delivers a perfect rendition of Charpentier’s masque Descent of Orpheus Into the Underworld.

San Francisco Opera unveiled director Gabriele Lavia's new production of Mozart's Don Giovanni in what revealed to be a thrilling and inspiring Hall of Mirrors.

Martin Scorsese's documentary on George Harrison's life gives us his life in the same intuitive, slightly mysterious manner as the musician expressed himself

Resin — a stunning new ballet created for the Alonzo King LINES Ballet — is a cohesive suite of dances that is continuously spellbinding with dancers who are glorious interpreters and enhancers of rhythm and melody.

Music lovers expecting the ordinary at Stephanie Blythe’s vocal recital received several splendid surprises. Presented by S.F. Performances, the great mezzo-soprano defied expectations at every turn, and the results were nothing short of brilliant.

From thundering orchestral sonics to dreamy and delightsome scene-painting, Yefim Bronfman’s playing has it all.