A delicate reading of a Beethoven concerto pairs nicely with Daniel Harding's stately take on Richard Strauss's Alpine Symphony.
Works by Sibelius, Britten, and John Luther Adams celebrate the mysterious power of the sea.
Become Desert is a worthy, tranquil sequel to John Luther Adams's blockbuster Become Ocean.
Prokofiev's cantata Alexander Nevsky wowed, beyond John Adams's The Dharma at Big Sur.
Teatrocinema's innovative visual design mostly worked to enhance the inherent cinematic qualities of Das Lied von der Erde.
As the S.F. Symphony prepares to play the score to Batman, its composer tells us how he keeps up his phenomenal creative pace.
The S.F. Symphony concert brought together Berg's Violin Concerto and Mahler's Fifth Symphony.
Pierre Jalbert's new violin concerto highlights the orchestra's first reunion with its emeritus conductor.
A vibrant program of challenging works benefited from superb solos and energetic conducting by Carlos Vieu.
Howard Hanson's "Romantic" is the standout in a program that included works by Bernstein, Copland, and Nancy Bloomer Deussen.
