Women in Music

Richard S. Ginell - February 4, 2025

Conductor Susanna Mälkki leads the LA Phil in the great composer’s 2023 trumpet concerto, HUSH.

Rebecca Wishnia - February 3, 2025

Bryan brings together diverse works from a dozen different contemporary composers who represent the global African diaspora.

Andrew Gilbert - January 28, 2025

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

Emily Wilson - January 28, 2025

The MacArthur “genius grant” winner draws on her deep knowledge of jazz, gospel, and more for the orchestra’s experimental concert series.

Yoshi Kato - January 22, 2025

Spencer uses the MLK holiday to introduce singers from her mentoring program across a weekend of sets at the SFJAZZ Center.

Andrew Gilbert - January 20, 2025

Aftab tours California this month, going deeper into the songs and sounds on her latest album, Night Reign.

Janos Gereben - January 14, 2025

Amid a fiscal crisis, the city of Oakland has revoked its funding for the acclaimed women’s vocal ensemble this season.

Jason Victor Serinus - January 7, 2025

Baroque cantatas that set the Roman story are gloriously sung on the latest release from French early-music ensemble Les Paladins.

Nicholas Jones - December 17, 2024

The soprano pours herself into powerful, emotional selections by Tchaikovsky and Sergei Rachmaninoff.

Janos Gereben - December 17, 2024

Maria, starring Angelina Jolie and now streaming on Netflix, is likely to ignite even more passion than Maestro or Tár.