Kronos Quartet

The urge at this time of the year to indulge ourselves with experiences that may not be all that nourishing or healthful extends to the concert hall. Read More

It was mostly a lineup of concert music penned by film composers, along with a terrific contemporary tone poem by a hip, 32-year-old comer from the Bay Area, Mason Bates. Read More

Frank Zappa would give you a sneer and a sarcastic response whenever the word "respectable" was mentioned, but in fact, he did want to be recognized as a serious American composer - if on his own terms. Read More

That's Terry Riley on the organ at Walt Disney Concert Hall. On Saturday night he looked like the biblical God, white beard flowing as he conjured huge sound out of the Frank Gehry-designed machine. Read More

The distinctive qualities that make California a sympathetic refuge for creative renegades are all explored musically in the Los Angeles Philharmonic's upcoming West Coast, Left Coast festival curated by Creative Chair, John Adams. Read More

The organizers at Disney Hall have assembled an incredibly diverse foursome to kick off their annual "West Coast, Left Coast" concert series. Read More

And if you thought the only stringed instrument that rocked was the type slung by the likes of Slash, Hendrix and Page—then, you Philistine, the Kronos Quartet's got a fret to pick with you. Read More