San Francisco

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

Paul Kotapish - April 7, 2020

Fears about the long-term impacts of COVID-19 prompt the National Ballet of Canada to make sweeping changes to their season.

Jason Victor Serinus - April 6, 2020

Are you streaming a lot of music online now? Here’s an audiophile’s guide to the basics of greater sound.

Richard S. Ginell - April 6, 2020

Pianist Kirill Gerstein delights in a recording of a playful new Adès concerto.

Janos Gereben - April 6, 2020

Real-time online ballet classes and chorus rehearsals are just two ways local companies are meeting the COVID-19 challenge.

Peter Feher - March 31, 2020

Your comprehensive guide to online and streaming music from the Bay Area and Los Angeles. With links!

Steven Winn - March 30, 2020

Anne Sofie von Otter, Dashon Burton, and Avery Amereau give voice to Shaw’s The Listeners and Is a Rose.

Victoria Looseleaf - March 27, 2020

The new disc from the Choir of Clare College, Cambridge offers restorative music by Arvo Pärt, Pēteris Vasks, and James MacMillan.

Richard S. Ginell - March 27, 2020

A new CD offers a glimpse of the composer’s much-postponed multimedia collaboration with poet Saul Williams on issues of gentrification.

Janos Gereben - March 26, 2020

The selected artists are rising stars with origins around the globe.