Artist Spotlights

Victoria Looseleaf - August 24, 2024

The celebrated Mexican singer-songwriter chats with SFCV ahead of her concerts with Gustavo Dudamel and the LA Phil.

Tom Jacobs - August 13, 2024

Known for his amiable, collaborative manner on the podium, Robertson is a favorite colleague of composers and orchestral players worldwide.

Iris Kwok - August 6, 2024

The 31-year-old, who’s performed with everyone from Gustavo Dudamel to Taylor Swift, chats about his career path and his passion for new music.

Jeff Kaliss - July 29, 2024

The festival premieres excerpts from Karim Al-Zand’s opera in progress, inspired by the true history of these tales.

Simon Cohen - July 22, 2024

In his “Carte Blanche” recital for Music@Menlo, Bavouzet will play the composer’s complete solo piano works, all in a single afternoon.

Jeff Kaliss - June 18, 2024

The violist and violinist, longtime members of the ensemble who are both retiring this month, reflect on 40-plus years of championing new music.

Tom Jacobs - June 16, 2024

Opera Parallèle stages Spears’s Fellow Travelers this month, while Santa Fe Opera is set for the world premiere of The Righteous later this summer.

Victoria Looseleaf - June 11, 2024

In the director’s latest opus, a vintage W.E.B. Du Bois story and a classic Baroque opera collide. Here’s why they go together.

Victoria Looseleaf - June 3, 2024

With “Shifting Ground,” a commissioning and recording project, Kenney is approaching Baroque music as the start of something contemporary.

Victoria Looseleaf - May 17, 2024

Faliks talks about her memoir, Weight in the Fingertips, and her latest album, Manuscripts Don’t Burn — the subjects of her current tour.