Music News

Merola Opera Program's first event of its 58th season, which took place in the S.F. Conservatory of Music's Concert Hall on Thursday night, was loud and impressive.

The San Francisco Symphony's series of performing the soundtrack to films onstage is gaining popularity with other symphony orchestras.

The S.F. Symphony’s principal trumpet takes center stage at Davies Hall with “A Jazzy Night with Mark Inouye.”

The youth orchestra is getting rave reviews around Germany as it continues its European tour.

Merola Opera Program has offerings that will keep opera fans satisfied until S.F. Opera starts up again in the fall.

The San Francisco Ballet Orchestra has announced that Cordula Merks, a violinist with the Seattle Symphony, has been appointed concertmaster for the S.F. Ballet.

It remains unknown whether Bryan Hymel will miss the last show of S.F. Opera’s Les Troyens.

Funding for the California Arts Council gets another boost in the final state budget.

When Simon Rattle concludes his 16-year run at the helm in 2017, the new principal conductor will be Kirill Petrenko.

The man who led the drive to save Ballet San Jose in March, is leaving the company.