SFCV’s writers report on topics relevant to the Los Angeles area. Music News Grammy Award Activity Goes Into High Gear Janos Gereben - November 22, 2022 In the last week, the 2023 nominees were announced, and the 2022 Latin Grammys were awarded. Feature Orchestras Go on the Road Again Jim Farber - November 22, 2022 After more than two years of forced isolation, performance touring is back on the calendar. Review A Shabby Tosca Misses the Mark at LA Opera Jim Farber - November 21, 2022 Great singing can’t rescue this drab revival. Review Electric Fields Takes the Audience on a Cosmic Journey Jim Farber - November 20, 2022 Pianists Katia and Marielle Labèque premiere a psychedelic new work at Disney Hall, in collaboration with soprano Barbara Hannigan. Review “Rock My Soul” Explores Black Women Composers Past and Present Richard S. Ginell - November 15, 2022 The LA Phil’s recent string of festival programming falls short on the classical side but succeeds at its most contemporary. Preview Peter Sellars and Los Angeles Master Chorale Find Communal Consolation Tom Jacobs - November 15, 2022 The director’s latest collaboration with the chorus adapts a mournful but timely piece by early Baroque composer Heinrich Schütz. Artist Spotlight Chasing Transcendence With Pianist Tigran Hamasyan Jonathan Leal - November 15, 2022 SFCV chats with the genre-crossing player whose sound lies somewhere between classical, jazz, rock, and Armenian folk music. Artist Spotlight The Labèque Sisters: Playing Together and Always Discovering Something New Victoria Looseleaf - November 8, 2022 SFCV chats with the famed sibling piano duo about working with contemporary composers and staging new pieces. Review The Israel Philharmonic Lands in California With Its New Music Director Richard S. Ginell - November 7, 2022 The orchestra and conductor Lahav Shani are touring with a program that pairs two Jewish composers, Gustav Mahler and Paul Ben-Haim. Feature The Music of Persecuted 20th-Century Composers Gets Another Hearing Richard S. Ginell - November 7, 2022 New high-profile recordings of works by Erwin Schulhoff, Mieczysław Weinberg, and Alberto Hemsi return nearly lost music to life. Pagination « First First page ‹ Previous Previous page … 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 … Next › Next page Last » Last page