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The N.Y. Philharmonic arrived bearing gifts over the weekend as part of the S.F. Symphony’s American Orchestra Series, and the rewards were manifold.

An unknown piano work by the iconoclastic Lou Harrison will rise from the dead, along with an East–West fusion work for large chorus, La Koro Sutro.

New Century Chamber Orchestra premieres a concerto reflective of commedia dell’arte, with some of its japes and jabs turned into lively sound.

If you’re in the South Bay and you haven’t checked Symphony Silicon Valley out already, here are two good opportunities to do so.

A robust celebration of San Francisco's early musical days is, to use an old phrase, a hoot and a half.

If you’re waiting for other orchestras in the area to do a similar program, well, don’t hold your breath.

You have to be ready to
receive it, but if you are, this concert of last masterworks by some of
history’s great composers is a refreshing find, and an all-too-rare opportunity
to take some time for yourself.

Youthful pianist Orion Weiss plays the racing stripes off Gershwin classic vehicles, with the Buffalo Philharmonic along for the ride.

A typically thought-provoking and brilliant Peter Serkin recital contrasts Beethoven against moderns like Knussen, Wuorinen, and Takemitsu.