In their "Bridge to Beethoven" series, violinist Jennifer Koh and pianist Shai Wosner set a contemporary composer a near-impossible task.
Fresh compositions by Simon Dobson highlight the latest installment of this inventive series.
The collaborative One Found Sound finds adventure in chamber works by Mozart, Nielsen, and Thomson.
Royal Hartigan guided the stellar combo in a vibrant program that spanned multiple musical traditions.
The ensemble will be missed for their sensible interpretations and fine ensemble playing.
The ensemble pulled together a diverse group of pieces for its program at Berkeley’s Hertz Hall.
With friends Barry Shiffman and Zuill Bailey, Cypress Quartet gave fluid performances of Brahms’ sextets.
The composer’s early piano sonata and an Andrew Imbrie’s Earplay Fantasy dominated the proceedings.
The Ives Quartet has morphed into the Ives Collective, which began 2016 with Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time
The group lived up to its “hip, unstuffy” reputation at St. Mark’s Lutheran in San Francisco.