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.

Iris Kwok - February 20, 2024

The YouTube phenom talks about balancing online life with the sort of performing she’d like to pursue.

Michael Zwiebach - February 13, 2024

Our introduction to one of the 20th century’s greatest pianists, a poet, showman, and prolific recording artist.

Annelies Zijderveld - January 26, 2024

The Oscar-nominated documentary of Jon Batiste’s epic compositional journey also includes intimate moments with his wife as she battles cancer.

Jason Victor Serinus - January 3, 2024

Any comprehensive history of American classical music should include this educator who brought Indigenous traditions to the concert hall.

Emily Wilson - January 3, 2024

With an annual composition contest and a soon-to-be-released album, Witczyk proves new music can work on any instrument.

SFCV Editors - December 19, 2023

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

Richard S. Ginell - November 28, 2023

The Soviet composer’s conflicted legacy reaches astonishing highs and lows in this concluding CD set from the orchestra and Andris Nelsons.

Janos Gereben - November 27, 2023

The annual holiday program from Salt Lake City, with a different set of stars each year, airs on PBS stations this December.

Lev Mamuya - November 21, 2023

In a live screening, Wu Tsang’s project benefits from a score by Caroline Shaw, Andrew Yee, and Asma Maroof.

Janos Gereben - November 20, 2023

The Leonard Bernstein biopic is out in theaters this week and will arrive on Netflix next month.