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In ‘The Eloquent Oboe’, Tekla Cunningham and colleagues draw out the quiet drama in solo Bach cantatas – where the oboe’s sigh becomes the soul’s own speech.

A lean Seattle Symphony under guest conductor Ivars Taurins brings stylish energy to Baroque orchestral theater by Telemann, Hasse and Handel.

Gustavo Dudamel continues his farewell season with a taut, searching Mahler Resurrection at Disney Hall, a performance of clarity and humility that seeks communion with the composer’s restless soul.

Nadine Sierra stars as a highly affecting Amina in the tenor-turned-director’s revisionist take on Bellini’s bel canto masterwork. 

The Philharmonic continues its celebration of the composer-conductor’s centennial with pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard as soloist in an innovative program juxtaposing selections by the modernist maestro with pieces by Debussy.