Features

Michael Zwiebach - November 7, 2013

The space age has inspired many musicians to write music inspired by our efforts to understand our solar system and universe. Here's to inspiration from the stars.

Courtesy of the San Francisco Symphony, SFCV brought students to the orchestra’s performance of the complete score to Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo at the S.F. Symphony. Read their reactions here.

Mark MacNamara - November 7, 2013

Mezzo-soprano Olivia Cosio is a remarkably determined young woman, which is what sets her apart, as much as her abundant talent.

Brett Campbell - November 5, 2013

Guitarist Bryce Dessner of the indie rock band The National is also an indie composer for classical ensembles like the Kronos Quartet, a record producer, a collaborator with other artists, and even a little bit of an impresario.

Janos Gereben - October 31, 2013

Zarin Mehta, former president of the New York Philharmonic was named co-executive director of Sonoma's Donald and Maureen Green Music Center

Watch a SFCV produced slideshow of Lisa Bielawa’s Crissy Field Broadcast — simultaneously an experiment in large-scale community music-making and a kind of interactive, open-air sound sculpture created by over a thousand musicians tramping over the former airfield.

Steven Winn - October 29, 2013

Celebrating the orchestra’s 25th anniversary, the Oakland East Bay Symphony and Michael Morgan have one of the few long-term orchestra-conductor relationships that have grown more fruitful with time.

Michael Zwiebach - October 24, 2013

There is so much scary, spooky music out there, Halloween is practically a classical music holiday. This is just a beginning sampler ranging from ghost stories to haunted house staples. Have fun.

Mark MacNamara - October 23, 2013

sf Art & Film is a local nonprofit that lets teenagers experience art, including music performances, for free. The only difficulty is finding interested teens.

Jeff Kaliss - October 21, 2013

More than 1,000 musicians take part this weekend in Crissy Field Broadcast, an open-space musical event by Lisa Bielawa.