Steven Winn

Steven Winn is a San Francisco-based writer and critic and frequent interviewer for City Arts & Lectures. His work has appeared in Gramophone, Musical America, Opera, Symphony, and the San Francisco Chronicle.

Articles By This Author

Steven Winn - November 2, 2020

The youthful pair give robust, fully committed readings of sonatas from Rachmaninoff and Barber.

Steven Winn - October 23, 2020

David Hertzberg’s spooky chamber orchestra recasts a Hans Christian Andersen tale of spirit possession.

Steven Winn - October 19, 2020

Copland’s original chamber setting for Appalachian Spring is revelatory.

Steven Winn - October 12, 2020

The violin virtuoso shines in an eclectic recital recorded at home with a handful of gifted cohorts.

Steven Winn - October 5, 2020

The presentation may have been folksy, but the power couple delivered serious operatic artistry in their online recital.

Steven Winn - September 25, 2020

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

Steven Winn - September 19, 2020

Missy Mazzoli’s neo-Gothic opera evokes themes of the American dream on the harsh prairie frontier.

Steven Winn - September 5, 2020

A sense of urgency infuses the virtuoso’s new double-CD release.

Steven Winn - August 21, 2020

An anthology of the violinist's intimate livestream performances with special guests is a relaxed audio bouquet of comfortable standards.

Steven Winn - August 17, 2020

Each étude, prelude, and little musical moment is polished, precise, and personal on this Deutsche Grammophon release.