The performing arts center at Cal State Northridge will feature local performers and groups in four major concerts.
Under the Hungarian composer’s direction, Appl presents a recital in which thoughts of death morph into a celebration of love and creativity.
Led by conductor Emmanuelle Haïm, French Baroque ensemble Le Concert d’Astrée pairs an ode by Handel with operas by Rameau.
The group plays lesser-known masters like Giovanni Legrenzi and Francesco Cavalli in a concert for the San Francisco Early Music Society.
The orchestra under guest conductor Juraj Valčuha plays a subtly defiant program that spotlights strong soloists, including violinist Gil Shaham.