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SFCV’s critic visits New York to review a dark new chamber opera involving polygamy ... obsession.

In his second of three "Project San Francisco" appearances this year, Joshua Bell gave a recital at Davies Symphony Hall in another demonstration of superb bow control and the ability to make the audience swoon.

The multitalented bass-baritone preps for the physical and emotional demands of his first Bay Area recital, with songs ranging from gloomy to soulful and intense.

The Big Four of the music industry (Warner Music Group, Universal Music Group, EMI Group Ltd., and Sony Music Entertainment) are now down to the Big Three after a $4.1 million buyout of EMI.

Eric Owens Bay Area recital debut contrasts German lieder with more intimate fare from Debussy and Duparc. Ravel’s Don Quichotte to Dulcinée should be the icing on the cake.

The Redwood Symphony offers Lorin Maazel's "symphonic synthesis" of the whole Ring cycle: It's like an hour-long Richard Strauss tone poem, except it's by Wagner.

Niko Umar-Durr's Next World Premiere Meet the Berkeley Symphony The Year of the (Velveteen) Rabbit: Celebrating 25

Shaham and his Strad and J.S. Bach: a canny combination of brilliance and satisfying music-making.

A fine choral ensemble invites its audience to think about loved ones who have died, and sings about deliverance and rest.

Major changes are afoot to improve acoustics at the Herbst Theatre and to provide space in San Francisco’s Veterans Building for several arts organizations and amenities, necessitating a long closure.