Is the Bay Area really the center of classical music disruption, the region’s favorite term? Last week offered some reasons to think so. There was the news that the San Francisco Symphony had made Esa ...
Things definitely go in cycles for the Leipzig String Quartet — CD cycles, that is. When the quartet isn’t performing concerts, the musicians are likely to be in the studio recording. The quartet, ...
These are wonderful performances. The Mandelring Quartet don’t overplay the savagery and shocks - their approach is lyrical, sane and effortlessly musical. They can deploy the big guns when necessary ...