An overabundance of character dances doesn’t dampen the show’s overall effect.
The company is taking this tricky 19th-century work and empowering its lead, offering a fresh twist on a classic.
Enriching her classical background with explorations of other genres seems natural to the star violinist and actress.
Strong singing and direction give Béla Bartók’s one-act chiller plenty of thrills in this production from OSJ’s Shawna Lucey.
The star soloist strides confidently through Einojuhani Rautavaara’s Piano Concerto No. 1 and Maurice Ravel’s Piano Concerto for the Left Hand.
Composer Mary Kouyoumdjian’s adaptation of this film about intergenerational trauma comes to LA Opera.
Cellist Inbal Segev, dancers from Berkeley Ballet Theater, and spectacular lighting all contribute to the motion of Clyne’s concerto.
Conductor Xian Zhang returns to Walt Disney Concert Hall with this rarity, and pianist George Li plays Tchaikovsky.
On her latest album, Kopatchinskaja gives standout performances of unusual works by composers forced to flee their homelands.
The vocalist is a once-in-a-generation talent, as she again shows in a concert at Cal Performances.
