Music News

Funding for the California Arts Council gets another boost in the final state budget.

When Simon Rattle concludes his 16-year run at the helm in 2017, the new principal conductor will be Kirill Petrenko.

The man who led the drive to save Ballet San Jose in March, is leaving the company.

The June 18 performance of the San Francisco Opera's production of Le Nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro) was dedicated to the memory of Sandra Bernhard, who died earlier the same day in a Houston hospice.

Paying tribute to a great writer, music, and art critic.

The symphony sees attendance increase after offering live streams of performances.

Oliver Herbert talks about his experience at the competition and what comes next.

The Peninsula Symphony has been recovering well from the embezzlement that is sending Stephen Jay Carlton to prison.

The inaugural Green Music Center ChamberFest will start June 24, with eight concerts in the 240-seat Schroeder Hall and the finale on June 28 in the 1,400-seat Weill Hall.

Career and project-based grants go to a diverse list of local groups and individuals.