Music Director John Kennedy crafted an intriguing and satisfying program of three 20th-century pieces for the Chamber...
Classical Music and Opera
Dutoit Conducts Ravel and Stravinsky
On Saturday night, Charles Dutoit conducted the Los Angeles Philharmonic in three works all composed within a period...
Classical Focus, Feb. 20 – 23
In Classical Focus, Theodore Bell selects highlights from Jim Eninger’s Clickable Chamber Music Newsletter. Here are...
Music Review: Members of Quatuor Ebène with Orion Weiss
Mercy! Mercy! Merci! The Quatuor Ebène, err, Trio Ebène, managed to impress Valentine revelers on a fine Sunday...
Classical Focus, Feb. 12 – 14
Here is a great idea - treat your Valentine to a romantic evening of fine music this weekend. There are some great...
Classical Focus, Feb. 7 – 11
Two outstanding clarinetists are in concert this weekend: noted young Spanish virtuoso Jose Franch-Ballester is...
Music Review: Pacific Serenades
The opening concert of Pacific Serenades’ 24th season certainly fulfilled their mission: to generate new chamber music...
John Adams in Conversation & Concert
I'm not sure what I expected. As someone who has listened to and studied classical music as a pianist and a singer, I...
Long Beach Opera’s ‘The Good Soldier Schweik’
The Good Soldier Schweik by Robert Kurka is one of the finest Long Beach Opera productions I've seen. The cast was...