SF Ballet's Don Quixote Is a Gorgeous, Overflowing Romp Steven Winn - March 24, 2026 Review New SF Symphony Cellist Is Orchestra’s Youngest Player Janos Gereben - March 24, 2026 Music News Behind-the-Scenes Opera Legend Kip Cranna Collects Another Honor Lisa Hirsch - March 23, 2026 Feature Latest “Tragedy and humor, they’re pretty much the same thing”: Gerald Barry Turns Oscar Wilde's Salome Into Dark Comedy Preview The Irish composer's hour-long opera will have its U.S. premiere on March 24 with the LA Phil New Music Group, led by Thomas Adès. Andrés Orozco-Estrada Brings Fire — and Intrigue — to SF Symphony Review The conductor electrified the orchestra, even as his packed schedule makes him an unlikely music director pick. The Silkroad Ensemble Gets Its Groove On Review The March 19 concert demonstrated how the group has evolved and grown as it has continued down its unique path. Brightwork Celebrates a Multiplicity of Identity Across the American Continents Review The March 17 concert at Monk Space featured works by Indigenous composers from the Navajo Nation to the Hawaiian Islands. In The Grotesque and the Sublime, Daníel Bjarnason Moves Away From Volcanic Icelandic Landscapes Review The album is always fresh and unpredictable, despite conjuring inscrutable moods. Violinist Augustin Hadelich Brings Out the Seriousness of Salon Music Review The violinist’s novel interpretations — spotlighted at a March 20 concert — evoked the bold settings the pieces emerged from. Phil Elwood at 100: Remembering a Lion of Bay Area Music Journalism Feature The jazz journalist, who died in 2006, had encyclopedic knowledge and a joyous, collegial spirit. Dance SF Ballet's Don Quixote Is a Gorgeous, Overflowing Romp March 24, 2026 From Stillness to Rapture in Forsythe's The Blake Works March 3, 2026 Kyle Abraham’s Dance Company Brings Kinetic Ebullience to Berkeley February 24, 2026 Balanchine Ups and Downs at SF Ballet February 18, 2026 Jazz Tigran Hamsyan’s Concert Homage to Armenia Hits Home March 10, 2026 SF Conservatory’s Black Student Union Concert Celebrates the “Joy and Power” of Blackness February 24, 2026 Kelly Green Reimagines Standards With Flair February 24, 2026 One Last Ride with the Amazing Assad Brothers February 18, 2026 Opera Behind-the-Scenes Opera Legend Kip Cranna Collects Another Honor March 23, 2026 “Tragedy and humor, they’re pretty much the same thing”: Gerald Barry Turns Oscar Wilde's Salome Into Dark Comedy March 23, 2026 An Over-the-Top Turandot at Pacific Opera Project March 17, 2026 Homepage Links Listen to KDFC Facebook Threads Instagram The SFCV Weekly Newsletter Find Events Popular Review Opera Star Nadine Sierra Dazzles at Stanford Live Recital, and Calls Out Timothée Chalamet Michael Zwiebach - March 16, 2026 At Bing Concert Hall, the world-class soprano delivered a memorable program of Italian and Spanish works plus six encores. Feature Behind-the-Scenes Opera Legend Kip Cranna Collects Another Honor Lisa Hirsch - March 23, 2026 The “Obi-Wan Kenobi” of the Bay Area opera community will be feted at Opera Parallèle’s gala. “Tragedy and humor, they’re pretty much the same thing”: Gerald Barry Turns Oscar Wilde's Salome Into Dark Comedy March 23, 2026 New SF Symphony Cellist Is Orchestra’s Youngest Player March 24, 2026 Of His 100 Years, Stuart Canin Has Spent 95 Making Splendid Music March 17, 2026 Philharmonia Baroque to Celebrate Former Music Director at Season Gala March 24, 2026 Features Phil Elwood at 100: Remembering a Lion of Bay Area Music Journalism Behind-the-Scenes Opera Legend Kip Cranna Collects Another Honor Silkroad Ensemble Brings Music's Healing Power to the Bay Area Reviews Violinist Augustin Hadelich Brings Out the Seriousness of Salon Music Led by Donato Cabrera, California Symphony Takes Minimalism to the Max In The Grotesque and the Sublime, Daníel Bjarnason Moves Away From Volcanic Icelandic Landscapes Music News Philharmonia Baroque to Celebrate Former Music Director at Season Gala New SF Symphony Cellist Is Orchestra’s Youngest Player Of His 100 Years, Stuart Canin Has Spent 95 Making Splendid Music Artist Spotlights Conductor Nicole Paiement Is an Architect of Contemporary Opera From Reality T.V. to the Met, Countertenor John Holiday Says, “If somebody tells me I can’t do something, I show them how I can.” Violinist Jennifer Koh Champions New Music and Emerging Artists Previews “Tragedy and humor, they’re pretty much the same thing”: Gerald Barry Turns Oscar Wilde's Salome Into Dark Comedy Francesco Piemontesi Owes a Lot to Serendipity For America’s 250th Anniversary, Lara Downes Introduces “The Declaration Project” Media In The Grotesque and the Sublime, Daníel Bjarnason Moves Away From Volcanic Icelandic Landscapes Opus 109 Lets Víkingur Ólafsson’s Curatorial Imagination Shine A Lost Opera From Teaching Legend Nadia Boulanger Resurfaces From the Archives Boston University’s Lost Treasure El Caminante Lacks Sparkle Review While the recently revived 20th-century opera might be an archival accomplishment, a new recording falls slightly flat. Bass-Baritone Gerald Finley Says He’s Only Evil Onstage Artist Spotlight Ahead of his Los Angeles recital debut, Finley chats about his signature roles, particularly in the operas of John Adams. Rachmaninoff Week at the Hollywood Bowl Achieves Liftoff Review The LA Phil played a tight, eloquent Symphony No. 2, and pianist Daniil Trifonov soloed in the second and third concertos. LA Philharmonic’s Double Tour of the Solar System at the Hollywood Bowl Review Leonard Slatkin conducted a program including his son Daniel’s Voyager 130 and Gustav Holst’s The Planets.
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