In a performance at UC Berkeley, the chamber chorus takes on the challenges of Gérard Grisey’s Les Chants de l’Amour.
Gustavo Dudamel’s interpretation may be more controlled now, but it still has youthful dash and vigor.
On its debut album, Censored Anthems, chamber orchestra Parlando looks at composers working within the restrictions of socialist realism.
Over four nights at SFJAZZ, Younger and her quintet debut sublime original pieces in new arrangements featuring NCCO.
Amid their California residency in Berkeley and Orange County, conductor and orchestra shine in symphonies by Schubert and Dvořák.
Opera Parallèle’s The Pigeon Keeper is a production for everyone, with a strong moral and moving performances.
El amor brujo shares a concert with Camille Saint-Saëns’ Violin Concerto No. 3 featuring soloist Alex Eisenberg.
A solid cast makes this a winning production of Mozart’s masterpiece.
An overabundance of character dances doesn’t dampen the show’s overall effect.
Gustavo Dudamel leads a visceral, full-throttle performance that would surely win over skeptics of this work.
