Letter From Santa Fe: The Righteous and the Unrighteous Lisa Hirsch - August 24, 2024 Feature Step Into the Musical Garden of Natalia Lafourcade Victoria Looseleaf - August 24, 2024 Artist Spotlight Good Vibes Are Sweeping Over the Bay Area Jazz Scene Andrew Gilbert - August 24, 2024 Feature Latest SF International Piano Festival to Celebrate the Sound of France Preview The convocation of pianists is devoting time to Gabriel Fauré on the centenary of the composer’s death. Young Musicians of Kontrapunktus Strut Their Stuff Review Super soloist Aubree Oliverson is joined by her fellow post-conservatory grads in works by J.S. Bach and Georg Philipp Telemann. SF Opera Honors Former General Director David Gockley Music News One of American opera’s great innovators and champions unveils his memorial plaque. Chamber Music SF: A Case Study in Managing Change Music News The transition from outgoing Executive Director Daniel Levenstein to Jeanette Wong was as seamless as possible. The Rite of Spring Lives Up to Its Reputation at the Hollywood Bowl Review Igor Stravinsky’s venerable modernist masterpiece still has the power to shock, if only you add in helicopters. Audience Choice Awards 2023–2024: Bay Area Winners Feature The full roster of excellence, as chosen by our readers. Find out who has bragging rights this year. A Bay Area Celebration of Arnold Schoenberg’s Sesquicentennial Music News Few, if any, major events were planned, so conductor Jonathan Khuner took on the job himself. Dance The Just and the Blind: A Poignant Take on Black Masculine Identity August 6, 2024 In The Motherboard Suite, the Music of Saul Williams Meets the Dance World of Bill T. Jones August 5, 2024 ODC Theater Presents a Daring Dance Festival July 29, 2024 An Arts Festival on the Mayan Riviera as Irresistible as the Destination July 16, 2024 Jazz Good Vibes Are Sweeping Over the Bay Area Jazz Scene August 24, 2024 Herbie Hancock Brings the Funk in Head Hunters Reunion at the Hollywood Bowl August 19, 2024 San Jose Jazz Summer Fest Keeps Up the Latin Beat August 13, 2024 How Losing a Microphone Led to a West Coast Tour for Jazz Vocalist Aubrey Johnson August 12, 2024 Opera SF Opera Honors Former General Director David Gockley August 26, 2024 Letter From Santa Fe: The Righteous and the Unrighteous August 24, 2024 Promising Young Singers Come Together One Last Time in Merola Grand Finale August 19, 2024 Homepage Links Listen to KDFC Facebook Twitter Instagram The SFCV Weekly Newsletter Receive the latest news delivered straight to your inbox with a digest of all the latest events, reviews, and hot deals. First Name Last Name Email Address SFCV L.A. 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