Features

Lou Fancher - July 2, 2018

The prolific composer talks about her creative life and her new opera about Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera.

Michael Zwiebach - June 26, 2018

Need a mood lift? Here's a look at a little genre that produced some of classical music's biggest hits.

Janos Gereben - June 26, 2018

The brass section gets a workout in Wagner's magnum opus, striking both joy and terror in the hearts of the players.

Andrew Gilbert - June 22, 2018

Seasoned pros and upcoming tyros offer some of the best jazz tickets in the Bay Area this summer.

Paul Kotapish - June 19, 2018

S.F. Opera builds a Wagnerian dragon for the 21st century.

Allan Kozinn - June 19, 2018

Keeping up with these quartets isn't easy, because, as new recordings show, they are always doing something new.

Lily O'Brien - June 11, 2018

This spectacle of the season will be even more spectacular.

Lou Fancher - June 5, 2018

When polio struck the aspiring pianist, she had to retrain her body how to engage with her instrument and make music in new ways.

SFCV Editors - May 30, 2018

Your cheat sheet to more than 30 different music festivals across California and the West Coast.

Mark MacNamara - May 22, 2018

Can a "flat" organization prevent the abuse endemic in hierarchies? Are humane values worth some inefficiency?