In honor of the opening, this past week, of the SFJAZZ Center, the Presidential inauguration, and anything else that might chase the midwinter blues, we present a list of jazz classics from the BeBop era and beyond.
No one saw it coming, but today everybody wants to write an opera, and audiences are embracing new work. San Francisco Opera’s general director has been squarely in the middle of that revival.
Sonoma’s Weill Hall will host some 400 young musicians at the Bay Area Youth Orchestra Festival designed to showcase their talent while helping a youth charity.
In a new collaborative piece, four artists, including former Kronos Quartet member Joan Jeanrenaud, explore their own creative reactions to disease and disability.
In 2012 SFCV reviewed 55 of the top classical CD releases of the year. Here is a lineup of highly recommended recordings that you can use as stocking stuffers, or as an end-of-year splurge for yourself.
