Los Angeles

SFCV’s writers report on topics relevant to the Los Angeles area.

Victoria Looseleaf - January 21, 2025

LAB’s artistic director is reviving her 2023 evening-length Holocaust remembrance piece set to Max Richter’s music.

Tom Jacobs - January 20, 2025

Belmont Music Publishers, run by one of the composer’s sons, has lost its entire catalog of some 100,000 scores and parts.

Victoria Looseleaf - January 19, 2025

The ensemble’s Black History Month concerts promise to serve as an ear-opener.

Tom Jacobs - January 10, 2025

The LA Phil, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, and other organizations have scrapped or postponed a full weekend of performances.

Richard S. Ginell - January 7, 2025

Violinist Lisa Batiashvili is brilliant in Beethoven, and the orchestra responds marvelously to Ticciati.

Tom Jacobs - December 23, 2024

The venue’s annual June festival is now being jointly presented by the LA Phil and the worldwide entertainment group.

SFCV Editors - December 22, 2024

Here are the concerts, solo recitals, and opera productions that stood out in a busy year, according to SFCV’s reviewers.

Richard S. Ginell - December 17, 2024

A magnificent performance of Schoenberg’s massive cantata, led by Zubin Mehta, caps a mini festival of the composer’s early works.

SFCV Editors - December 17, 2024

Offered without critique, a smorgasbord of music that was released this year.

Victoria Looseleaf - December 16, 2024

Before disbanding next year, the bolero trio plays a string of holiday shows across California.