Previews

Janos Gereben - January 23, 2014

In what seems to be perfect typecasting, Viennese-born George Cleve makes his Lamplighters conducting debut in the most Viennese of operettas, Johann Strauss' Die Fledermaus (The Bat).

Mark MacNamara - January 23, 2014

How better to celebrate Black History Month than at SFJAZZ; more than a great jazz venue, it features a series of outreach programs with education classes, events, and now a “family matinee.”

Molly Colin - January 23, 2014

What better musical way to ring in the Year of the Horse with the entire family than the San Francisco Symphony's 14th Annual Chinese New Year concert.

Brett Campbell - January 22, 2014

On Jan. 23, Sarah Cahill and the Ives String Quartet will play Henry Cowell’s music in two concerts at San Quentin State Prison, where the Menlo Park-born composer was locked up from 1936-1940.

Jeff Kaliss - January 16, 2014

Just extended for a two-week Bay Area run, The Girls in the Band offers entertainment and good music in big band jazz style, as well as artful explanation of why “girl bands” were both a rarity and a refuge.

Mark MacNamara - January 16, 2014

What’s the energy level like when 500-plus youth orchestra players get together to share great music? You have to experience it to understand.

Molly Colin - January 16, 2014

Oakland’s annual musical tribute to Martin Luther King features new compositions by Marcus Shelby and much more.

Jason Victor Serinus - January 6, 2014

"Desire, Despair, Destiny, and Death!" are apt words for Opera Bravura's upcoming opera-scene extravaganza on Jan. 11.

Michael Zwiebach - December 20, 2013

One thing that co-founder and lutenist David Tayler wants you to know about the group’s upcoming “Venetian Vespers” concert: It’s going to be fun ... exactly what you want this time of year amidst the cookie-cutter carols concerts.

Michael Zwiebach - December 19, 2013

Smuin Ballet avoids the whole Nutcracker scrum every year by doing a program they call The Christmas Ballet. It’s the opposite of traditional, despite its 20th anniversary this year.