The composer’s newest synthesis of East and West needs a visual component and some cutting.
Dr. K and company shine light on the recently rediscovered Funeral Song.
The violinist gracefully masters Prokofiev’s challenging Violin Concerto No. 1.
The career activist chooses music that energizes the spirit and engenders joy.
Hannah Kendall’s new piece was the centerpiece of a concert that included powerful works by Leonard Bernstein and Benjamin Britten.
An eclectic, thrilling concert can only scratch the surface of black musicians’ contributions to classical music.
The premiere of Wolfe’s Fire in my mouth is timely in many ways.
Witold Lutosławski’s 50-year-old Cello Concerto has its first San Francisco performances.
Jon Kimura Parker makes light work of a challenging Brahms piano concerto.
Salonen’s approach was particularly apt on a new work from Anna Thorvaldsdottir.
