The bawdy adventures of a criminal/poet from the 15th century? That promise alone was enough to get me out to see the...
Review: Brahms Project with Emanuel Ax and Anne Sofie von Otter at Disney Hall
In “Crazy Hearts: Nashville,” a reality TV show about country music performers, a cast member consoles her recently...
Review: ‘The Magic Flute’ at LA Opera
At the risk of sounding like Rex Reed, let me just throw out a few preliminary comments: “Run, don’t walk to this...
Review: ‘Parfumerie’ at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts
The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts opened its doors in October with the distinction of being the...
CD Review: Strauss Performed by Manfred Honeck and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
The first release in a new series of recordings by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra led by its music director,...
CD Review: Janine Jansen Performs and Conducts Bach Violin Concertos and Sonatas
Bach is primarily known for his compositions for keyboard instruments. With a few notable exceptions (the sonatas and...
Review: Pasadena Symphony and Anne Akiko Meyers
If Saturday night seemed more rowdy than usual, it wasn’t because of the college kids grinding and twerking to hip-hop...
Review: The LA Master Chorale Performs ‘Te Deum’ and ‘Carmina Burana’
Los Angeles boasts several musical gems that, at least in the view of many Angelenos, rank it among the world’s great...
CD Review: Yuja Wang Performs Rachmaninoff and Prokofiev
Oscar Wilde said that “youth is wasted on the young,” but don’t tell that to Yuja Wang and Gustavo Dudamel. Both have...