Music News

Michael Zwiebach - August 22, 2017

The new New Piano Collective launches a festival, with venues around the Bay, featuring 10 pianists playing the music that matters to them.

Janos Gereben - August 21, 2017

Feud between L.A. Philharmonic’s Gustavo Dudamel and President Nicolas Maduro cited as reason for the cancellation.

Janos Gereben - August 18, 2017

Artistic Director Lisa Bielawa will step down after the 2017–2018 season.

Paul Kotapish - August 15, 2017

Final voting ends at 6 p.m. (Pacific) for the third annual SFCV Best of the Bay poll. Vote for your favorite classical-music artists, events, venues, and more.

Janos Gereben - August 10, 2017

The venerable institution inaugurates its next century with an impressive roster of guest artists and performance programs.

Janos Gereben - August 8, 2017

San Francisco gets the opera’s formal world premiere in November.

Michael Zwiebach - August 4, 2017

The legend in his own time gets a five-disc retrospective of his piano music from Sarah Cahill, and oversees a small new music series.

Janos Gereben - August 4, 2017

Their new season boasts an impressive roster of guest collaborators and ambitious plans.

Michael Zwiebach - August 1, 2017

The California Symphony has a lot going on. Here are the bullet points, to catch you up.

Janos Gereben - July 27, 2017

A new film about actress Hedy Lamarr documents her technological inventions and her collaboration with composer George Antheil.