Music News

Janos Gereben - April 7, 2015

Why Porter was a great music critic, in five sentences from Alex Ross.

Giacomo Fiore - March 20, 2015

The Bay Area-based soprano will rework a conventional religious service into a musical event.

Janice Berman - March 17, 2015

Ballet San Jose raised the fund to finish its season.

Janice Berman - March 10, 2015

There is some hope in the effort to avert a Ballet San Jose shutdown.

Jeff Kaliss - March 10, 2015

With an opera a week away from its premiere, Kurt Rohde barely has time to acknowledge a prestigious award that's come his way.

Jason Victor Serinus - February 26, 2015

Berkeley Symphony's maestra has now won a few more plum, permanent positions. At 38, she's now a very well-known, important conductor.

Jeff Kaliss - February 24, 2015

Ye-Eun Choi has everything going for her, and now she has a Guarneri violin on long-term loan.

Jeff Kaliss - February 17, 2015

CounterPulse, ODC, and AXIS Dance Company are among the companies that won grants to produce new work in 2016-17.

Jason Victor Serinus - February 16, 2015

Work on Bright Sheng's new opera Dream of the Red Chamber progresses, and S.F. Opera is announcing production team members and a preview at the Stanford Pan-Asian Music Festival.

Vulture - February 11, 2015

Alan Gilbert announces he's stepping down from the Phil in 2017.