Music Director Laureate Michael Tilson Thomas returns to the San Francisco Symphony January 25–27 to conduct his final subscription series program with the Orchestra.
From the Boston Symphony Orchestra to Audra McDonald to A Far Cry, the season is packed with enlivening performances. Arts critic Lloyd Schwartz recommends the concerts he's looking forward to.
What a year! I pulled out my notebook over a hundred times and came away, more often not, with a happy heart. Below is a condensed list of the very best - and worst - that I saw.