SFCV’s writers report on topics relevant to the Los Angeles area. Review Chicago Symphony Visits the West Coast in Riccardo Muti’s Farewell Season Josef Woodard - January 27, 2023 Orchestra and music director were united in splendid interpretations of Beethoven and Mussorgsky/Ravel. Review Roderick Cox and LA Phil Make the Case for Dawson’s Stirring Negro Folk Symphony Richard S. Ginell - January 24, 2023 Resurrected by determined advocates like Cox, William Levi Dawson’s symphony is definitely repertory-worthy. Review A Wrenching and Timely Rape of Lucretia From Los Angeles Opera Victoria Looseleaf - January 24, 2023 Britten’s chamber opera is brilliantly performed by students in the Domingo-Colburn-Stein Young Artist Program. Artist Spotlight Learning to Listen With Composer and Conductor Matthias Pintscher Victoria Looseleaf - January 23, 2023 SFCV chats with a leading figure in new music, who wraps up his tenure with the famed Ensemble intercontemporain this season. Feature Tackling the Bane of Musicians’ Existence: Focal Dystonia Jim Farber - January 23, 2023 At USC’s Keck School of Medicine, a multidisciplinary clinic works to treat neurological conditions that afflict instrumentalists. Review Discovering the Music of Alvin Lucier Is Partly About Discovering Yourself Tamzin Elliott - January 20, 2023 A memorial concert for the experimental composer shows his genius at making us aware of how we listen and how that connects us to one another. Preview John Adams on Revising Girls of the Golden West: “One of the hardest things I’ve ever done.” Jim Farber - January 19, 2023 The composer leads a thoroughly reworked version of his opera with the original soloists and the LA Phil. Review MTT and LA Phil Create a Mahler Ninth for the Ages Richard S. Ginell - January 17, 2023 Mahler’s last completed symphony gets a daring, all-encompassing interpretation at Disney Hall. Review Ambient-Music Harpist Mary Lattimore Crafts a Soundtrack for the Future Tamzin Elliott - January 16, 2023 Collaborating with other specialists in the genre, Lattimore cultivates her own brand of improvisation at L.A.’s Zebulon. Preview Orange County Comes Together for Pacific Symphony’s Lunar New Year Concert Victoria Looseleaf - January 16, 2023 The orchestra’s annual pan-Asian celebration combines music, dance, and community spirit. Pagination « First First page ‹ Previous Previous page … 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 … Next › Next page Last » Last page