Collin Ziegler

While clarifying its complex music, conductor James Gaffigan’s interpretation lacked the power of storytelling.

Pairing Igor Stravinsky’s A Soldier’s Tale with a new work made for exciting, enlivening theater.

The Symphony’s latest program under Miguel Harth-Bedoya raised questions about the allure of a “Spanish” sound.

The opera delineates the real-life friendship between librettist Howard Reich and Elie Wiesel, Nobel laureate and Holocaust survivor.

The great pianist played the composer’s 24 Préludes, with confident brilliance while mishandling some of the quieter pieces.

The pianist’s command of Sergei Prokofiev’s most fearsome music was on display in a concert at Davies Symphony Hall.

The Berkeley-based group's “Wandering Dove” program drew from Iberia, Yemen, and North Africa with fluid grace.

The “Luminaries” concert highlighted powerful pieces, and made a case for the contemporary.

The oratorio has its ups and downs, but the English Concert presented a strong rendition.

During his recital at Stanford Live, the pianist demonstrated the depth that short compositions can carry.