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A packed house greets the West Edge Opera’s concert performance of Rossini’s early opera, Elizabeth, Queen of England; rarely performed, but well-done here.

Glorious dancing to a seeming musical puzzle is the signature of Random Dance’s Far, the London company seen at Yerba Buena Gardens.

The remarkable Italian conductor Claudio Abbado, who led some of the world's most revered musical institutions, died at his home in Bolgna, Italy on Jan. 20.

The presentation of a cycle of all 10 of Beethoven’s sonatas for violin and piano is a rare enough treat; on period instruments an even a rarer one.

The Broadway-based chanteuse worked her magic at Bing Concert Hall, in a program that mixed the new and challenging, with nearly forgotten songs from the classic era of American popular song.

For a 40th-anniversary concert the players of the Kronos Quartet took the opportunity to look back at some of the contemporary trends the group has fostered over the years.