Features

Janos Gereben - January 26, 2016

S.F. Symphony hopes for a touchdown with its collaboration with NFL Films, and West Bay Opera gets ready for Onegin.

Jeff Kaliss - January 22, 2016

It’s not your dad’s electronic organ. At 16 tons, Marshall and Ogletree’s International Touring Organ is (barely) portable, but it’s the expanded range of things it can do that is really interesting.

Jeff Kaliss - January 19, 2016

The Harris Guitar Collection at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music offers students a chance to work with different guitars from history.

Janos Gereben - January 12, 2016

Cappella SF is embarking on yet another presentation of the "rare and unusual," and iconic artist David Bowie dies.

Michael Zwiebach - January 5, 2016

SFCV recommends some of the big events hitting the Bay Area this spring.

Gordon Getty - December 15, 2015

One of opera’s great philanthropists argues for allowing market forces to help opera production escape from "infantile disorder."

Janos Gereben - December 15, 2015

The Conservatory of Flowers will continue to celebrate the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition through April 10, 2016, and the San Francisco Merola Opera Program is honoring Patricia Racette.

Jeff Kaliss - December 12, 2015

Anyone can join this Oakland orchestra without an audition, and not surprisingly, a lot of adventurous musicians are taking advantage.

Mark MacNamara - December 11, 2015

The milennial-oriented venue at the S.F. Symphony’s SoundBox series has orchestra officials dreaming big as the second season begins. Can the series last?

Mark MacNamara - December 10, 2015

You may never have heard his name, but meet the man who put Cal Performances on the map and has powered up a great many Bay Area arts presenters.