Features

Matthew Sedlar - September 8, 2015

We have received many kind words and tributes to Robert Commanday through emails, site comments, and social media.

Janos Gereben - September 4, 2015

Robert Paul Commanday, who died last night in his Berkeley home at age 93, was a prominent presence and inspiring gadfly to generations of musicians, audiences, and journalists.

Janos Gereben - August 31, 2015

The Bay Area mourns the loss of George Cleve, from former students and musicologists to fans.

Mark MacNamara - August 27, 2015

The general and artistic director of the Elbphilharmonie and Laeiszhalle talks to SFCV about the project and how it has evolved for events the project leaders haven’t even thought up.

Janos Gereben - August 25, 2015

The Proms bring summer to an end, and autumn's personnel searches heat up.

Mark MacNamara - August 25, 2015

The leading technological audience engagement tool is now six years old, and it’s a “game-changer,” according to many insiders we’ve talked to.

Matthew Sedlar - August 25, 2015

The wait is over. We look at the winners of our first-ever Best of the Bay reader poll.

Janos Gereben - August 11, 2015

Curious Flights announces its upcoming season, and Seiji Ozawa suffers a hip fracture after a fall.

Jason Victor Serinus - August 7, 2015

SFCV sits down with the composers to discuss their pieces, Absolute Jest and Radial Play, and what is next.

Janos Gereben - July 28, 2015

Prize-winning tenor Darren Pene Pati returns from the London Operalia with a surprise for his voice coach, and the Independent praises MTT/S.F. Symphony record.