Jordi Savall and Hespèrion XXI brought a vast cross-cultural program to Cal Performances, with mixed results.
Four accompanists reflect on improvising, composing, and the unlikely paths that led them to scoring silent films.
Palaver Strings honored civil rights and labor activists at Noe Valley Ministry.
The pianist talks about discovering new paths and “merging with the music” in performance.
With John Adams conducting his own music and 20th-century Russian music, Michael Tilson Thomas was serendipitously remembered.
