San Francisco

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

Janos Gereben - February 4, 2025

Amid an uncertain future for the arts in this country, the company is promising powerful productions that can unite audiences.

Janos Gereben - February 4, 2025

The SF Symphony and LA Phil both take home top prizes in the classical categories.

Victoria Looseleaf - February 3, 2025

The percussion quartet features in a new Tharp work, SLACKTIDE, touring California this month.

Andrew Gilbert - February 3, 2025

The Oakland percussionist’s album-release concert at the Freight & Salvage unites the community in music.

Victoria Looseleaf - February 3, 2025

Excerpts from past productions highlight an evening in honor of Yuval Sharon, the company’s founder and outgoing artistic director.

Yoshi Kato - February 3, 2025

Roman is in residence at Stanford University this month, exploring the relationship between music and recovery.

Steven Vargas - February 2, 2025

Sound plays as important a role as movement in Driscoll’s recent work, which arrives on the West Coast this week.

Andrew Gilbert - January 28, 2025

Yang’s trio revisits a groundbreaking work that bridges jazz and classical, Mary Lou Williams’s 1945 Zodiac Suite.

Janos Gereben - January 27, 2025

The small South Bay company is bringing a grand vision and even bigger voices to its upcoming production of a rare work.

Katelyn Simone - January 27, 2025

After a century of silence, Opera Lafayette and OperaCréole premiere the greatest American opera never heard.