Looking forward 2025: These Bay Area classical concerts and productions have us excited

2025 is just getting started, but the Bay Area’s classical music organizations have already announced events that fans won’t want to miss.

(The year is also promising a lot of amazing pop/rock/hip-hop concerts as well as some compelling films).

With a new John Adams concerto, a solo concert by a top-tier soprano, piano music in San Francisco and Palo Alto, and one of the world’s most dramatic — and shortest! — operas, here are four of the can’t-miss performances to enjoy in the New Year.