Jeff Rosenfeld

Jeff Rosenfeld is a Bay Area science communicator and arts writer. He has long performed as an oboist in local orchestras, bands, and operas.

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Jeff Rosenfeld - September 1, 2024

Music and narration blend in the composer-guitarist’s Memoir, based on his mother’s account of her life.

Jeff Rosenfeld - August 13, 2024

The second weekend of orchestral concerts has star soloists and exciting, diverse compositions.

Jeff Rosenfeld - July 23, 2024

Tendler has used a bequest from his father to commission 16 pieces reflecting the two’s complicated relationship.

Jeff Rosenfeld - May 21, 2024

The contemporary ensemble stages a concert filled with revelations.

Jeff Rosenfeld - March 25, 2024

The great conductor, who died in February, left an unparalleled recording legacy that spans a huge range of music. Here’s where to begin.

Jeff Rosenfeld - March 8, 2024

A trio of players make extraordinary music from the composer’s technical challenges and also premiere a new Saariaho-inspired work.

Jeff Rosenfeld - February 28, 2024

Directed by Joseph Young, an exciting program draws connections between French and American musical icons.

Jeff Rosenfeld - February 20, 2024

Michael Morgan’s last commission for the orchestra is realized by debuting conductor Kedrick Armstrong and star bass Morris Robinson.

Jeff Rosenfeld - August 12, 2008

On the day my lifelong infatuation with classical radio died, I hardly realized it would be revived by the Internet just a year later and become better than ever — so exciting that my CDs are quickly becoming superfluous, forgotten on their dusty shelves. Studio recordings simply can't compare to the magnetism of the great live performances on Internet radio.

Jeff Rosenfeld - November 6, 2007
At one time, Italian music meant throbbing voices soaring unashamedly through ornate melodies, propelled by the pulsating oom-pah-pah of an orchestra masquerading as a massive guitar. In its latest concert, last Monday at the Green Room of San Francisco’s Veterans War Memorial, the Left Coast Ensemble took stock of recent Italian music.