Reviews

Steven Winn - March 21, 2025

Tenor Michael John Butler gives a stunning account of Schumann’s Dichterliebe in a program that also features baritone Olivier Zerouali.

David Bratman - March 18, 2025

A lucid performance of Beethoven’s Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp Minor highlights a varied program for the San Jose Chamber Music Society.

Jim Farber - March 18, 2025

The production is silly fun, but the cast’s singing and James Conlon’s music direction are serious standouts.

Harlow Robinson - March 18, 2025

The Polish-Soviet composer has more of his work revived in a Recovered Voices concert at the Colburn School.

Rebecca Wishnia - March 18, 2025

The bold and lively Czech ensemble does justice to a pair of underrated works by Tchaikovsky and Dvořák.

Lisa Hirsch - March 18, 2025

In one of his last appearances with the orchestra, Music Director Joseph Young leads a program of works inspired by the season.

Steven Winn - March 16, 2025

The South African artist and a team of collaborators combine surrealism, time travel, and stagecraft in this production at Cal Performances.

Michael Zwiebach - March 15, 2025

Guest conductor Elim Chan returns with a passionate yet graceful program that pairs Swan Lake with the “Pathétique” Symphony.

Lisa Hirsch - March 11, 2025

In a performance at UC Berkeley, the chamber chorus takes on the challenges of Gérard Grisey’s Les Chants de l’Amour.

Richard S. Ginell - March 11, 2025

Gustavo Dudamel’s interpretation may be more controlled now, but it still has youthful dash and vigor.