Chamber Music

New Piano Collective’s second inaugural program ranged from the sublime to the silly.

Two commissions honor Marin Alsop, the festivals founder and guiding light.

Recent works by Christopher Rouse and James MacMillan highlight the 2016 Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music’s opening concert.

Alexander Sitkovetsky and Wu Qian shine on a program spanning centuries of musical expression.

Lesser-known composers took center stage at Music@Menlo, where real masterworks by Erno Dohnányi and Anton Arensky were shadowed by early works from Mahler and Shostakovich.

A collaborative song cycle explores the intersection of photography and music.

The world’s best-known cellist celebrates collaboration in a new film: The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble. He discusses the film with SFCV.

The well-curated 2016 program adds voices to the mix of period instruments.

A great American composer shows his variety in a well-balanced, entertaining performance at chamber/text, the free concert series.

A new Jennifer Higdon suite highlights an evening of music inspired by — but not necessarily for — dancing.