SFCV’s writers report on topics relevant to the Los Angeles area. Review Rafael Payare Powers Up the LA Phil Richard S. Ginell - April 18, 2023 With high-energy gestures, Payare brought excitement, lighting a fire under the orchestra. Review L.A.’s New-Music Scene, in Abundance Jim Farber - April 18, 2023 Concerts from Jacaranda and the Hear Now Festival show a broad spectrum of musical possibilities. Review A Modern Take on Schubert From the Danish String Quartet Josef Woodard - April 17, 2023 The group’s ambitious Doppelgänger project pairs the composer’s late chamber works with challenging new commissions. Review Donghoon Shin Mourns “Ingenious Lovely Things” With the LA Phil Lisa Hirsch - April 11, 2023 The composer’s dark, often mocking orchestral work shares space with Brahms’s First Piano Concerto and Sibelius’s Symphony No. 3. Feature LA Opera’s Short Road to Pandemic Theater Victoria Looseleaf - April 11, 2023 The company’s Digital Shorts, still available for viewing, brought together major-name creatives to invent 10-minute operatic films. Review Steve Reich’s Latest Works on Display From LA Phil New Music Group Jim Farber - April 4, 2023 The local premiere of Reich/Richter highlights a concert celebrating the 86-year-old composer’s long productivity. Artist Spotlight Rafael Payare Loves Mahler — Tár, Not So Much Tom Jacobs - April 3, 2023 The Venezuelan conductor has been floated as a successor to Gustavo Dudamel, but right now he just wants to focus on his upcoming concerts with the LA Phil. Artist Spotlight Steve Reich Looks Back on the Musical Revolution He Helped Ignite Tom Jacobs - April 3, 2023 SFCV chats with one of the pioneers in American composition about how the “minimalist” label doesn’t do his movement justice. Review Samara Joy Sings and Swings Mightily With the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra Richard S. Ginell - March 28, 2023 The newly minted Grammy Award winner delivers a remarkably polished set at The Soraya. Review Reena Esmail’s Malhaar Is a Rainmaker for Los Angeles Master Chorale Josef Woodard - March 28, 2023 The premiere of Esmail’s work about water and the environment makes a powerful impression alongside Gabriel Fauré’s Requiem. Pagination « First First page ‹ Previous Previous page … 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 … Next › Next page Last » Last page