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A must-see concert from pianist Sarah Cahill at the Hotel Rex on Wednesday will feature spiritual music from several angles.

Anybody who likes Romantic music will love Richard Strauss' Four Last Songs and the interpreter at the San Francisco Symphony this week will be the young, golden-voiced soprano Elza van den Heever.

If you haven't already (or even if you have) now is the time to check out International Orange Chorale of San Francisco.

A look into the nationwide trend by arts presenters, who are beginning to reexamine ticket pricing, and, in many cases, to dramatically reduce the cost of single tickets so as to boost sales.

A preview of the season opener at the Oakland East Bay symphony and a one-of-a-kind chat with Carlos Santana, who is bringing people together across musical lines, and is right in tune with the orchestra.

This is not your grandfather’s music career: A look inside today's career musician, where the playing field has changed in a sea of downloads and fierce competition, where only the most savvy and entrepreneurial succeed. Time to "get out of your music ghetto."

The San Francisco Symphony last week tried to attract a younger audience, with a populist bent. While I applaud the idea, the success lay in increased ticket sales, not in delivery of a pleasing aesthetic experience.

It turns out the Bay Area has a legit klezmer band of its own. A concert titled “Klezmania!” will celebrate the holidays and Chanukah with traditional klezmer, Yiddish and Israeli folk songs, along with original klezmer compositions.

A very special recording from Jake Heggie features works that address love and loss with beauty and care, assembling one of the finest collections of American singers ever to grace a contemporary song collection.