San Francisco

SFCV’s writers report on topics relevant to the San Francisco area.

Andrew Gilbert - October 3, 2020

A new disc establishes the quintet as solid contributors to the Bay Area’s rich tradition of classical-crossover innovators.

Jason Victor Serinus - October 3, 2020

A new recording captures the music if not the drama of Ricky Ian Gordon’s chamber opera.

Janos Gereben - September 28, 2020

Tune in Oct. 25 to enjoy the online edition of the unsinkable company’s annual tradition of topical spoofs set to Gilbert & Sullivan tunes.

Peter Feher - September 28, 2020

The online series matches up-and-coming singers and pianists with composers and coaches to present world premieres.

Claudia Campazzo - September 25, 2020

SFCV carries on with its mission through the pandemic and into the new season.

Richard S. Ginell - September 25, 2020

Shulamit Ran, Jennifer Higdon, and Ellen Taaffe Zwilich are featured on Contemporary Voices.

Steven Winn - September 25, 2020

Sarah Kirkland Snider uses the traditional form for new musical ideas in her hymn to Earth and its inhabitants.

Janice Berman - September 25, 2020

Ballet was just the beginning for Chafin Seymour, the rising San José dancer, choreographer, and teacher.

Janos Gereben - September 22, 2020

A renegotiated agreement sidesteps furloughs by dramatically reducing current compensation.

Paul Kotapish - September 22, 2020

The activist pianist commemorates National Voter Registration Day with a new video of a song from Leonard Bernstein’s 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.