Steven Winn

The plot may be melodramatic, but the truthfulness about music-making makes Yaron Zilberman’s new film, with its star-studded cast, an excellent example of music in film. 

Tis the season for late Brahms, and the San Francisco Symphony under late replacement conductor Asher Fisch delivered a somber, powerful reading of the composer’s last symphony.

A pairing of French works delivered delights at S.F. Chamber Orchestra’s season opener.

The eagerly awaited premiere of composer Jake Heggie’s new opera is around the corner. Here’s a backstage look.

Ideas for arts funding and San Francisco policies to better support the arts provoke stimulating discussion at a Town Hall meeting.

Judd Greenstein’s “thrill-ride” highlights a winning chamber music program in a Napa Valley vineyard.

The Marin Symphony's presentation of an opus to the Golden Gate Bridge, the sonically immersive composition by Rob Kapilow, is a work that aims to capture it all.

For years, Bach muddied the waters of the “authentic” version of his St. Matthew Passion, but now American Bach Soloists will clarify certain things.

A leading executive director of several symphonies, rich in both style and substance, reflects on his past and the future of the orchestra.

Wonderful playing by a youth orchestra, highlighted by an assured performance from a young teen soloist, induces happy thoughts about their future careers.