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With its unique setting, a former steel pipe factory, West Edge Opera stays true to its marketing tagline of "unexpected places" for "remarkable operas."

David Ramadanoff of the California Sound Collective talks about the importance of diverse programming and bringing the music to the audiences.

The South American duo plays electro-folk and will perform on Aug. 20 at the PLACE in Oakland, with BOLO, and on Aug. 21 in the Elks Lodge in San Francisco, with Barrio Lindo.

String quartets often change personnel or just come to the end of the road, but San Francisco's Ives Quartet did something different.

The cellist shows polish and musicality in new, experimental works.

Here’s a refresher on French 18th-century opera and an introduction to Marin Marais’ last opera, the highlight of American Bach Soloists’ August festival.

Schubert lived a tragic life, resulting in some dour music. But the third Schubertiade in Music@Menlo summer festival proved even the darkest music can be rewarding.

The full genius of the composer shone in three masterworks: Arpeggione” Sonata; the “Wanderer” Fantasy; and the Octet.

A determined cellist balances ambitious repertory and a modern musician's disciplined mix of artistic and business concerns.

West Edge Opera’s full-out production embraced the hedonistic sexuality and the depravity of Alban Berg’s masterpiece.