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Coming from a culture that regards classical music as vital to family life, violinist Sarah Chang reflects on her international tours and her 300-year-old instrument that, she says, will outlive her.

Even though a bit hampered, soprano Susanna Phillips charms with her distinctive recital of songs by Berg, Chausson, Messiaen, Granados, and Schubert.

It takes a family to make a musical dynasty, as the innumerable Bach composers proved, with works well-performed by the California Bach Society.

The Escher Quartet comes to rescue to fill a program in San José, with its amply satisfying playing of Beethoven quartets.

Thriving in an area blessed with myriad composers, the Kronos Quartet chooses some novel ones, plus a long-term arranger.

A S.F. Chamber Orchestra program transverses three centuries of music with consistent liveliness, grace, and skill.

Mezzo-soprano Zheng Cao, 46, whose nationally publicized fight against cancer was as inspiring as her vibrant singing, has died.