How SF Opera Is Preparing the Cast and Audience for Kaija Saariaho’s Innocence Emily Wilson - May 25, 2024 Feature Chanticleer Goes Medieval With Guillaume de Machaut Jeff Kaliss - May 25, 2024 Preview Kraftwerk’s Huge Musical Influence on Display at Disney Hall Richard S. Ginell - May 29, 2024 Review Latest A New Era at Pasadena Symphony Music News Brett Mitchell’s inaugural season as music director is the next chapter in the orchestra’s nearly century-long history. Tenor Russell Thomas to Conclude His LA Opera Tenure With Passion Feature Thomas is set to premiere Fire and Blue Sky, a song cycle written for him by composer Joel Thompson and poet Imani Tolliver. Jake Heggie’s New Opera Unearths a Story About Nazi-Looted Art Review The composer has again teamed up with librettist Gene Scheer for this latest commission from the Seattle-based Music of Remembrance. At Ojai, Music Director Mitsuko Uchida Shows Off Her Modernist Chops Preview The pianist has curated a variegated set of concerts, embracing the festival’s tradition of adventure. San Francisco Comes Together in Sahba Aminikia’s The Language of the Birds Preview The composer’s adaptation of a 12th-century Persian poem involves many collaborators, including the SF Girls Chorus and The Living Earth Show. HOCKET’s New Scores for Surrealist Short Films Review The piano duo plays music to accompany the visual antics of Man Ray and René Clair. Berkeley Community Chorus’s Rare Program of Bloch and Duruflé Music News Two sacred works, both steeped in fascinating history, are on the bill for BCCO this June. 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Preview At Ojai, Music Director Mitsuko Uchida Shows Off Her Modernist Chops Tom Jacobs - May 25, 2024 The pianist has curated a variegated set of concerts, embracing the festival’s tradition of adventure. San Francisco Comes Together in Sahba Aminikia’s The Language of the Birds May 29, 2024 Tenor Russell Thomas to Conclude His LA Opera Tenure With Passion May 29, 2024 Stanford Live Maintains Standards for 2024–2025 Season May 29, 2024 Jake Heggie’s New Opera Unearths a Story About Nazi-Looted Art May 28, 2024 Features Tenor Russell Thomas to Conclude His LA Opera Tenure With Passion How SF Opera Is Preparing the Cast and Audience for Kaija Saariaho’s Innocence Fanny Mendelssohn on Film Reviews Pianist Gabriela Montero Returns for Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra Finale Kraftwerk’s Huge Musical Influence on Display at Disney Hall Jake Heggie’s New Opera Unearths a Story About Nazi-Looted Art Music News A New Era at Pasadena Symphony Berkeley Community Chorus’s Rare Program of Bloch and Duruflé Stanford Live Maintains Standards for 2024–2025 Season Artist Spotlights Inna Faliks: Pianist, Writer, Voyager Kwangchul Youn Is Settling in San Francisco for a Bit Daniel Stewart on Five Years With the SF Symphony Youth Orchestra: “I treat them exactly as I would treat the Vienna Philharmonic.” Previews San Francisco Comes Together in Sahba Aminikia’s The Language of the Birds At Ojai, Music Director Mitsuko Uchida Shows Off Her Modernist Chops Chanticleer Goes Medieval With Guillaume de Machaut Media Kraftwerk’s Huge Musical Influence on Display at Disney Hall Fanny Mendelssohn on Film Inna Faliks: Pianist, Writer, Voyager From the Archives SFCV Presents: The Virtual Greenroom With Sheku Kanneh-Mason Videos On Oct. 5, 2023, cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason joined music writer Lev Mamuya via Zoom in SFCV’s interview series. Full Speed Ahead for the Kronos Festival at SFJAZZ Feature After nearly 50 years, the quartet still has new things to say. The festival April 7–9 spans its ever-expanding repertory. Renée Fleming Gets Really Busy Artist Spotlight At 63, the soprano has many irons in the fire, including un-retiring from the Metropolitan Opera to sing in a premiere. The Recording Wizard Who Keeps Music@Menlo Sounding Pristine Feature Da-Hong Seetoo trained as a virtuoso violinist, but for the past several decades, he’s made his biggest impact as an audio engineer.
