Take a Genre-Expanding Ride on Rhiannon Giddens’s American Railroad Andrew Gilbert - November 19, 2024 Feature Carmen Returns to SF Opera With a Top-Drawer Cast Michael Zwiebach - November 18, 2024 Review SF Symphony Chorus Performs Without Contract, Orchestra Members Facing Same Prospect Janos Gereben - November 18, 2024 Music News Latest SF Opera’s Adler Fellows Dazzle in Showcase Performance Review The Adlers’ annual concert highlights emerging opera talents, including standout Canadian soprano Olivia Smith. Joe Hisaishi’s Harp Concerto Gets a First Hearing at the LA Phil Review The famous film composer conducts his own work on a program that also includes Pictures at an Exhibition. SF Symphony’s Struggles Take Center Stage in Fauré’s Requiem Review Divisive contract negotiations between management and musicians seem to impact the performance led by guest conductor Kazuki Yamada. Ars Minerva Brings a 17th-Century Venetian Opera to Modern Life Review The worthy but forgotten La Flora is the latest Baroque gem to be revived by this great local company. At Disney Hall, Lightscape Journeys Into an Endangered American West Review Film and live performance intertwine in this multimedia work about a world on the brink of destruction. Pianist Behzod Abduraimov Relates to the Russian Soul Review Abduraimov returns to staple repertoire by Sergei Prokofiev and Modest Mussorgsky in a recital tour of the West Coast. San Jose Chamber Orchestra Plays Two Works With Three Conductors Review An Argentine-inspired program, with music by Pablo E. Furman and Astor Piazzolla, comes off successfully despite an unexpected podium shuffle. Dance Heidi Duckler Is Los Angeles’ “Queen of Site-Specific Dance” November 12, 2024 SFDanceworks Welcomes Rena Butler for Season Seven Opener November 4, 2024 Step Afrika! Dances the Story of the Great Migration October 29, 2024 The Carnival of the Animals Like You’ve Never Seen It Before October 21, 2024 Jazz Everyone’s Turning Out for Oaktown Jazz Workshops’ 30th Anniversary November 11, 2024 Mali Obomsawin’s Brand of Native American Jazz Comes to San Francisco November 4, 2024 The Art of the SFJAZZ Collective October 28, 2024 Wayne Shorter, Always a Jazz Pioneer, Still Inspires Others to Innovate October 28, 2024 Opera Ars Minerva Brings a 17th-Century Venetian Opera to Modern Life November 19, 2024 Carmen Returns to SF Opera With a Top-Drawer Cast November 18, 2024 SF Opera’s Adler Fellows Dazzle in Showcase Performance November 17, 2024 Homepage Links Listen to KDFC Facebook Twitter Instagram The SFCV Weekly Newsletter Receive the latest news delivered straight to your inbox with a digest of all the latest events, reviews, and hot deals. First Name Last Name Email Address SFCV L.A. 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Review SF Symphony’s Struggles Take Center Stage in Fauré’s Requiem Rebecca Wishnia - November 18, 2024 Divisive contract negotiations between management and musicians seem to impact the performance led by guest conductor Kazuki Yamada. Ars Minerva Brings a 17th-Century Venetian Opera to Modern Life November 19, 2024 Carmen Returns to SF Opera With a Top-Drawer Cast November 18, 2024 Classical Revolution Keeps the Wheels Turning at 18 November 17, 2024 Take a Genre-Expanding Ride on Rhiannon Giddens’s American Railroad November 19, 2024 Features Take a Genre-Expanding Ride on Rhiannon Giddens’s American Railroad LA Phil’s Noon to Midnight Festival Returns Brighter Than Ever Inside the Mind of Leonardo da Vinci With Director Ken Burns and Composer Caroline Shaw Reviews San Jose Chamber Orchestra Plays Two Works With Three Conductors At Disney Hall, Lightscape Journeys Into an Endangered American West Joe Hisaishi’s Harp Concerto Gets a First Hearing at the LA Phil Music News Pacific Symphony Welcomes New Music Director Alexander Shelley SF Symphony Chorus Performs Without Contract, Orchestra Members Facing Same Prospect Classical Revolution Keeps the Wheels Turning at 18 Artist Spotlights Countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo Hits All the High Notes Tenor Benjamin Bernheim Brings the Olympics to Los Angeles Conductor Michael Christie Does It All, From Orchestra to Opera to ABBA Previews Pianist Lara Downes Explores American Migrations With Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra Heidi Duckler Is Los Angeles’ “Queen of Site-Specific Dance” SFDanceworks Welcomes Rena Butler for Season Seven Opener Media Take a Genre-Expanding Ride on Rhiannon Giddens’s American Railroad Inside the Mind of Leonardo da Vinci With Director Ken Burns and Composer Caroline Shaw SF Symphony and LA Phil to Face Off at 67th Annual Grammy Awards From the Archives SFCV Presents: The Virtual Greenroom With Sheku Kanneh-Mason Videos On Oct. 5, 2023, cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason joined music writer Lev Mamuya via Zoom in SFCV’s interview series. Full Speed Ahead for the Kronos Festival at SFJAZZ Feature After nearly 50 years, the quartet still has new things to say. The festival April 7–9 spans its ever-expanding repertory. Renée Fleming Gets Really Busy Artist Spotlight At 63, the soprano has many irons in the fire, including un-retiring from the Metropolitan Opera to sing in a premiere. The Recording Wizard Who Keeps Music@Menlo Sounding Pristine Feature Da-Hong Seetoo trained as a virtuoso violinist, but for the past several decades, he’s made his biggest impact as an audio engineer.
