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...
Review: Cliburn Concert Series Presents Gold Medalist Vadym Kholodenko
On Tuesday night, in the first concert of the 2013-2014 Cliburn Concert Series, Vadym Kholodenko made his eagerly...
Review: ‘Twilight Zone UnScripted’ at the Falcon Theatre
For the month of September, the Falcon Theatre hosts the talented, hysterically funny Impro Theatre completely...
‘In Search of Blind Joe Death: The Saga of John Fahey’: Reminiscences and a Review
Although I hate to admit it, I have known about the iconic American guitarist/composer John Fahey and played his music...
Review: ‘Rapture, Blister, Burn’ at Geffen Playhouse
Playwright Gina Gionfriddo's “Rapture, Blister, Burn” — full of smart, witty dialogue delivered by the sharp, spot-on...