Orchestra

A night of stars that felt more like a great, improvised house concert, full of wit and humor.

Two works that are worlds apart but complement each other shared the bill at Thursday's Berkeley Symphony concert.

The Philharmonic’s Green Umbrella series harbors a Frankenstein and other offbeat works conducted by John Adams.

The violinist's bravura playing dominated the concert, but it was Copland who triumphed, musically.

With all due respect to the fine orchestra and lauded guest soloists, it was the voices of the Philharmonia Baroque Chorale that made their “Joyous Christmas” concert an evening to remember.

The San Francisco Wind Ensemble showed maturity beyond its years in a performance of Ferrer Ferrán's, Symphony No. 4, “El Coloso.” Read the review.

Interesting programming and a live performance of Chris Brubeck and Guillaume Saint-James’ Brothers in Arts herald an interesting season for the Oakland East Bay Symphony.

It took the Czech Philharmonic to bring a major, underperformed Dvořák masterpiece to Berkeley, and the orchestra played it for all its worth.

S.F. Symphony kicks off its American tour with Ravel’s full “choreographic symphony in three parts” drawn from his 1912 ballet score Daphnis et Chloé, featuring Gil Shaham as soloist.

A S.F. Symphony concert led by Pablo Heras-Casado offers a fascinating mix-and-match program, impressively executed, with a stunning performance by Leila Josefowicz.