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Younger chamber music players are an inspiring bunch. They'll try anything, and since these groups have chops to spare, they usually succeed wildly. The Israeli Chamber Project is an example of this diversity.

The Borodin Quartet needs no introduction to chamber music fans. The group is playing two of Shostakovich's most popular quartets in its upcoming concerts, making this is the pick of the litter of this week's chamber performances.

Even people who don't generally like opera make an exception for Rossini's The Barber of Seville. What better way to perk up your February than to see this comic fireball performed with a young, good-looking cast of up-and-comers at the OSJ?

In his Schwabacher Debut recital, baritone Sidney Outlaw sings a commissioned song cycle based on the words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Classical musicians don’t ordinarily record “albums” now; they record works. But Musica Pacifica’s Dancing in the Isles is an album.

The San Francisco Chamber Orchestra brings new life to the silver screen with the upcoming concert series, Now or Never.

Mario Guarneri is no more a classical purist than he is a violinist. Instead, the Juilliard-trained trumpeter, who spent 15 years with the L.A. Philharmonic, is a proponent of both the jazz and classical repertoires, as he’ll demonstrate with his appearance for the Healdsburg Jazz Festival.

Paul Bowles, once described as “famous for not being famous,” was an allusive artist of elusive categorization. On Saturday, Nicole Paiement’s Blue Print project began its ninth season, with a intriguing focus on Bowles’ music.

News from the Kids and Families beat: A weekly round-up of what's happening with young musicians and their dedicated educators.