Reviews

Jens Ibsen - June 16, 2026

Francis Johnson gets a dazzling revival from Music of the Regiment and the New York Baroque Dance Company.

Lisa Hirsch - June 16, 2026

Early music veterans Sequentia turned a concert of 11th-century German songs into a meditation on music itself.

Steven Winn - June 15, 2026

Conductor Tianyi Lu made her debut with the SF Symphony, but violinist Maria Dueñas stole the show.

Jason Victor Serinus - June 13, 2026

The soprano debuted the title role in Susannah at Lyric Opera of Chicago. She returned to perform and record an all-Puccini recital.

Richard S. Ginell - June 12, 2026

A new recording with Donald Runnicles from the Grand Teton Music Festival lands between Viennese warmth and Bernsteinian angst.

Richard S. Ginell - June 9, 2026

Gustavo Dudamel’s triumphant final concerts as music director of the LA Philharmonic reflected his main interests.

Collin Ziegler - June 9, 2026

Pairing Igor Stravinsky’s A Soldier’s Tale with a new work made for exciting, enlivening theater.

Charles Burns - June 9, 2026

Allison Loggins-Hull’s latest album is a deeply personal document of her time with the Cleveland Orchestra.

Scott Cmiel - June 9, 2026

On Vesper, Sean Shibe makes a case that the classical guitar is one of contemporary music's most vital frontiers.

Lisa Hirsch - June 9, 2026

The revival is a devastating triumph powered by Eun Sun Kim and Elena Pankratova.