Media

Sometimes artists make their most daring leaps using recorded media. Our expert staff collects and selects the most interesting recordings, books, movies, and videos to review here, helping you keep track of the music scene from the comfort of your home.

Jason Victor Serinus - December 23, 2024

The French lyric’s new album, featuring pianist Carrie-Ann Matheson, delightfully flouts conventions in service of maximal expression.

Janos Gereben - December 17, 2024

Maria, starring Angelina Jolie and now streaming on Netflix, is likely to ignite even more passion than Maestro or Tár.

SFCV Editors - December 17, 2024

Offered without critique, a smorgasbord of music that was released this year.

Andrew Gilbert - November 19, 2024

The singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist’s signature project with the Silkroad Ensemble is now available in album form.

Tamzin Elliott - November 12, 2024

The filmmaker’s new documentary is his first on a non-American subject and his first to feature an original score.

Janos Gereben - November 11, 2024

Both orchestras are nominated for signature projects led by their outgoing music directors.

Jeff Kaliss - October 28, 2024

In his new book, Missing Music, record producer Ian Brennan relates the journeys he’s taken around the world.

Janos Gereben - October 21, 2024

The orchestra has launched the latest version of SFSKids.org, which has seen more than 5 million logins since debuting in 2002.

Janos Gereben - October 15, 2024

A new film shows how Music Director Eun Sun Kim and the entire company handled the massive undertaking of staging Wagner’s Lohengrin.

Tom Jacobs - October 7, 2024

The organization is launching a Substack about music and astrology and also plans to release more archival recordings.