LA Phil’s Gurrelieder Is for the Ages Richard S. Ginell - December 17, 2024 Review 2024 Recording Roundup of Local Artists SFCV Editors - December 17, 2024 Feature Can a Movie Capture the Elusive and Incomparable Maria Callas? Janos Gereben - December 17, 2024 Review Latest Zakir Hussain, Pioneering Tabla Drummer, Dies at 73 Music News The virtuoso musician will be remembered for integrating the tabla into Western musical genres, among many accomplishments. Asmik Grigorian Delivers Russian Songs With Drama Review The soprano pours herself into powerful, emotional selections by Tchaikovsky and Sergei Rachmaninoff. S.F. Artists Keep Up the Fight for Better Labor Contracts Music News At the San Francisco Symphony, Opera, and Ballet, negotiations continue, with some positive developments to report. For Christmas, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Chorale Bring Fresh Joy to Bach Cantatas Review Guest conductor Ruben Valenzuela leads two of the composer’s Advent cantatas and music by a lesser-known 18th-century figure, Christoph Graupner. San Francisco Classical Voice’s First 25 Years: An Oral History Feature Get the inside story behind the rise of a certain music website. Tres Souls Says Adios This Season Preview Before disbanding next year, the bolero trio plays a string of holiday shows across California. The Parker Quartet Puts It All Together Review Pieces by Brahms, Alexander Zemlinsky, and Arnold Schoenberg are a seamless fit for this recital at the SF Conservatory of Music. Dance S.F. Artists Keep Up the Fight for Better Labor Contracts December 17, 2024 Bodytraffic Dances Into December More Thankful Than Ever December 3, 2024 The Spiritual Sacrifice of Igor Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring December 3, 2024 No Holidays for San Francisco Ballet’s Labor Relations November 27, 2024 Jazz 2024 Recording Roundup of Local Artists December 17, 2024 Charlie Hunter, Prodigal Guitarist, Returns to the Bay Area December 10, 2024 A Style for Every Season at SFJAZZ With Singer Destani Wolf December 9, 2024 Zoe Ellis Taps Into the Gospel Voice of the Bay December 3, 2024 Opera S.F. Artists Keep Up the Fight for Better Labor Contracts December 17, 2024 Asmik Grigorian Delivers Russian Songs With Drama December 17, 2024 Can a Movie Capture the Elusive and Incomparable Maria Callas? 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Review Can a Movie Capture the Elusive and Incomparable Maria Callas? Janos Gereben - December 17, 2024 Maria, starring Angelina Jolie and now streaming on Netflix, is likely to ignite even more passion than Maestro or Tár. 2024 Recording Roundup of Local Artists December 17, 2024 San Francisco Classical Voice’s First 25 Years: An Oral History December 17, 2024 For Christmas, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Chorale Bring Fresh Joy to Bach Cantatas December 13, 2024 Asmik Grigorian Delivers Russian Songs With Drama December 17, 2024 Features San Francisco Classical Voice’s First 25 Years: An Oral History 2024 Recording Roundup of Local Artists Charlie Hunter, Prodigal Guitarist, Returns to the Bay Area Reviews LA Phil’s Gurrelieder Is for the Ages Asmik Grigorian Delivers Russian Songs With Drama Can a Movie Capture the Elusive and Incomparable Maria Callas? Music News Zakir Hussain, Pioneering Tabla Drummer, Dies at 73 S.F. Artists Keep Up the Fight for Better Labor Contracts Yuval Sharon Steps Away From Experimental Opera Company He Founded Artist Spotlights Soprano Asmik Grigorian: “I have such a huge appetite for life.” LA Phil Violinist Bing Wang: Making Music With Purpose Countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo Hits All the High Notes Previews Tres Souls Says Adios This Season Handel’s Messiah at Grace Cathedral Is an S.F. Tradition for a Reason Bodytraffic Dances Into December More Thankful Than Ever Media Can a Movie Capture the Elusive and Incomparable Maria Callas? 2024 Recording Roundup of Local Artists Take a Genre-Expanding Ride on Rhiannon Giddens’s American Railroad 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.